tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2895120748336650128..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: 5th Circuit: Hot prisons may be cruel and unusual, but A/C not requiredGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-23198563111788854162015-09-03T22:45:54.157-05:002015-09-03T22:45:54.157-05:00Dear Anonymous, Apparently you have a reading comp...Dear Anonymous, Apparently you have a reading comprehension problem. Did you not understand the context of what I said in my comment regarding my own situation? If anyone out there does not ever make mistakes, I would sure like to know how it's done. But to put it in a simpler statement to summarize, addiction can creep up on ANYONE who, like myself, was taking pain medications for a legitimate purpose and obtaining them in a perfectly legal fashion. Come on dude, get real. That was a very sophomoric statement.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17784680212867584492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-62473297150170482712015-08-26T02:30:25.693-05:002015-08-26T02:30:25.693-05:00If you dont like prison, try to avoid the reasons ...If you dont like prison, try to avoid the reasons that will get you there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-48665823888294106192015-08-15T18:36:26.230-05:002015-08-15T18:36:26.230-05:00Well said Larry. It appears that there are quite ...Well said Larry. It appears that there are quite a few sanctimoniously judgmental individuals who are lacking in basic compassion and human kindness. Inmates are human beings, someone's mother, father, son, daughter, husband or wife. The extreme heat is a violation of the 8th amendment- cruel and unusual punishment. One can hope that the next time some of them sit in Church they remember that Christ died for those inmates too, and it is His goodness and mercy that leads a man to repentance- not broiling him alive. The had also better pray they don't end up there... Or somewhere similar after they die.Susan Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105194337934142763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-89922466435233471392015-07-11T09:02:33.440-05:002015-07-11T09:02:33.440-05:00This is in reply to the narrow minded statements m...This is in reply to the narrow minded statements made by the mentally myopic "Anonymous" on June 19 at 4:09 pm, and by another "anonymous" on June 19 at 5:06 pm. I spent 20 years in prison because of substance addiction. I had had severe, frequent migraines since the age of 12 in 1961. In 1976, before anyone was really aware of prescription drug abuse, I was freely given opiate pain medications. By 1987, I became informed about drug addiction and drug abuse and realized I was an addict. In 1989 I committed 2 crimes for which I was guilty. Had it not been for the drug addiction and being "high" at the time, I may not have committed those crimes. However, I take full responsibility for both the drugs and the crimes. That is how easy it is to end up in prison. Anon at 4:09 makes it sound like anyone and everyone should be able to easily avoid breaking the law. Do you exceed the speed limit? Do you come to a FULL stop at a stop sign? Do you signal every time you change lanes? Things just sometimes happen to otherwise good Christian family men who get caught up in something gradually over the years like I did. Open your eyes and your mind and stop being so sanctimonious. To Anon 5:06, Hey, wake up dude. They did not have the technology for any sort of air conditioning or mechanical air movement devices when the 8th Amendment was instituted. In 2011, I saw 5 deaths occur that may have been prevented had there been ventilation or air conditioning. Heat causes tempers to flare, fights, even stabbings to occur. I personally witnessed such events on numerous occasions. Guards, or "bosses" as they are called in there, lose their cool and patience with the inmates, as well as each other> I have witnessed fight erupt between the guards in those 120 degree temperatures. This is not about coddling the inmates or just merely making them comfortable, but preventing the heat from becoming a death sentence to those with medical problems or taking medications from which severe complications can arise. Get off the condescending, sanctimonious crap and see the world for what it is, rather than sitting back and passing judgement.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17784680212867584492noreply@blogger.com