"Put them all in that unit and let them all kill themselves," said Michaux, a Durham Democrat. A RAT demonstrating a little common sense? Hmmm... that's gotta be a typo.
Posted on 08/27/2005 2:21:06 PM PDT by george76
Rep. Mickey Michaux showed little sympathy for prison inmates locked up for gang activity as he pushed this week for a bill that would increase penalties for gang-related crime.
He said on the House floor Monday that he suggested to N.C. Correction Secretary Theodis Beck that he create a special prison unit for gang members.
"Put them all in that unit and let them all kill themselves," said Michaux, a Durham Democrat.
Beck is creating a special unit at Foothills Correctional Institution in Morganton. Prison officials have begun moving gang members into the unit that will eventually house 192 inmates.
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sounds like Mickey figured it out..
Simply brilliant.
But, wait, there's more!
But they [Prison officials at Foothills Correctional Institution] do not want the unit to become a place where inmates can kill one another.
Warning! Barf Bag Alert.
Prison officials want to help them renounce their gang ties and change their behavior.
"Put them all in that unit and let them all kill themselves," said Michaux, a Durham Democrat. A RAT demonstrating a little common sense? Hmmm... that's gotta be a typo.
Rep. Mike Michaux (D-NC)
Doesn't he look like John Conyers ?
Conyers with heavier makeup...
Mickey Michaux is one of the more independent-minded Democrat pols in NC.
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