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Posted on 03/28/2020 11:40:29 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Something was wrong. The chow hall line at New York’s Rikers Island jail had halted. For three hours, the men stood and waited, without food, until a correctional officer quietly delivered the news: A civilian chef was among those who tested positive for the coronavirus.
“We was like, ‘What? The cook?’” said Corey Young, who spoke to The Associated Press last week by phone from Rikers. He and others wondered if the chef had sneezed on trays or into the food. Some men later floated the idea of a hunger strike to protest.
“I don’t want to eat nothing that comes from the state,” Young said. “They are not going to take care of us properly here.”
Health experts say prisons and jails are considered a potential epicenter for America’s coronavirus pandemic. They are little cities hidden behind tall fences where many people share cells, sit elbow-to-elbow at dining areas and are herded through halls to the yard or prison industry jobs.
They say it’s nearly impossible to keep 6 feet away from anyone, adding to tensions. Medical services behind bars have long been substandard and even hand sanitizer is considered contraband in some facilities because of its alcohol content. …
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...
“I don’t want to eat nothing that comes from the state,” Young said. “They are not going to take care of us properly here.”
Bummer dude, starve yourself save the tax payers $$$
MSM is attempting to make the public feel bad for Criminals,Unbelivable
State won’t take care..
What’s the matter? You don’t like green bologna 3 times a day?
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Plus apples too!
They let 500 people out of the Allegheny County jail in Pittsburgh.
Great idea! Weaken your ability to handle adverse conditions.
A “hunger strike.”
That’ll show them!
Weinstein positive for coronavirus.... and he has private rooms! So... the hell, what.
They are prisoners— always subject to group infectious dynamics. Like-— dirty needles mainlining the heroin they get from the crooked guards and the prisoner gangs that own them.
Hunger strike? In the spirit of assisted suicide, which the liberals love, stop feeding them.
Just keep them in their cells. Then dump a can of Spam into their cells. Is the media pushing anarchy now?
Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time.
Did they and China ban vaping yet. With similar characteristics (INCLUDING DEATH) it could be part of an underlying cause.
https://www.theauthenticgay.com/10-vaping-health-risks/
QUESTIONS never asked by OUR PROGRAMMERS
“I don’t want to eat nothing that comes from the state,” Young said. “They are not going to take care of us properly here.”
No Soup for you!
Lamestream media ongoing attempt to get criminals freed.........gg. /s
Report just yesterday that a criminal released from prison because of the virus IMMEDIATELY went and assaulted a woman threatened to kill her-
Maybe he wants some take-out from the local Chinese restaurant. I hear that snake and bat are lurking behind the sneeze guard on the buffet.
This is the thread where we tell the fraidy-cats to keep losers and criminals locked up - it’s ONLY the flu... right? Come on guys... call the jails - call the prison systems - - tell ‘em not to fold.
Too bad.
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