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Posted on 09/27/2011 6:06:48 PM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
Inmates at a jail in South Wales already have Sky Sports 1, but have lodged a formal complaint with the prison authorities that they do not also get Sky Sports 2 and 3. The limited choice of channels meant criminals missed out on watching Brighton play Liverpool in the Carling Cup last Wednesday night – and seeing Manchester City play Everton on Saturday. The fight for "sports rights" led David Davies, the MP for Monmouth, to point out that many people outside prison could not afford the channels. "It beggars belief they are complaining about this – I haven't even got Sky Sports myself," he said. Officials at HMP Parc in Bridgend, South Wales, a Category B prison, said prisoners were allowed Sky Sports 1 for good behaviour. But one officer complained: "They can spend all day watching Sky Sports 1. But they're hacked off because they don't have Sky Sports 2 and 3. They've been moaning it is a breach of their human rights.
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But they're hacked off because they don't have Sky Sports 2 and 3.Hacked off... now there's an idea. They should DEFINITELY have something hacked off.
Sounds like they are looking for the “Pole Vaulting Over Prison Walls” channel!
In prisons they will use certain programs for rewards, or withhold them as punishment. They may be bargaining right now.
Paging Sheriff Arpaio, paging Sheriff Joe Arpaio...
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