[Vigilanteman]

In our village idiot's (Bob Carey Jr.) hometown of Scranton, we had a major scandal which broke the year or so before Jerry Sandusky kicked it off the front page: a Democrat judge was sending kids to juvenile detention for bullsh*t petty charges like this.

It turned out that he was being paid handsomely by the jail contractor (surprise! Another well-connected Democrat) who wanted to keep his detention facilities full so he could maximize the $300 plus per kid per day charge which was billed to the local county.

Given that this is Philadelphia, a city which makes even the sewage pond of Scranton look relatively clean, I've got to wonder if something similar is in play here.

[staytrue]

Michael Moore actually featured this in “Capitalism, a Love Story”

Of course his spin was “capitalism is bad and thou shalt not privatize prisons”

My spin is there should be a check and balance on the govt. specifically, the judiciary.

[Rusty0604]

I saw that on TV; outrageous!

The schools don’t get their funding if kids aren’t present so that is the reason they fine and put people in jail. It’s all about the money, not the kids.

[Rannug]

I’ve always wondered, is it “redding” or “reeding”?