Posted on 10/08/2020 6:30:29 AM PDT by LibWhacker
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two former Oklahoma jail employees and their supervisor face misdemeanor cruelty charges after investigators found they forced inmates to stand handcuffed for hours and listen to the children’s song “Baby Shark” on repeat, a prosecutor said Monday.
At least four inmates were secured to a wall with their hands cuffed behind them while the song played on a loop at a loud volume for hours, The Oklahoman reported. The separate incidents occurred in November and December, according to court records.
The misdemeanor charges were filed Monday against former Oklahoma County jail employees Gregory Cornell Butler Jr. and Christian Charles Miles, both 21, and their supervisor, Christopher Raymond Hendershott, 50.
“It was unfortunate that I could not find a felony statute to fit this fact scenario,” Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater said. “I would have preferred filing a felony on this behavior.”
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If “let it go” was annoying, baby shark is definitely torture.
Could’ve been worse. They could’ve made them listen to Mrs. Bill Clinton’s horrid screechy voice for 2 hours.
Several years ago, there was a kid who had been in a coma for several years and the nursing staff had played a Barny video over and over to stimulate his brain. When he came out of it he said “You don’t know how much I hate Barny”.
That’s awful. The least they could have done was alternate with the Barney song.
The whole idea of prison is to make the inmates not want to come back. They are NOT resort hotels.
Easy answer...don’t do crap that gets you put in jail.
Violation of civil rights. Couldn’t find that statute, huh?
Coulda been worse.
It coulda been Barry Manilow.
“they forced inmates to stand handcuffed for hours and listen to the children’s song “Baby Shark” on repeat, a prosecutor said Monday.
At least four inmates were secured to a wall with their hands cuffed behind them while the song played on a loop at a loud volume for hours”
Deliberately damaging peoples hearing is not an issue for you? Psychological torture and restraining people in a standing position for hours is torture.
If you want to punish a prisoner restrict their privileges and put them in solitary. If Death penalty cases, execute them.
Damn sure wouldn’t want to be one of your children, if you have any.
They should have played “It’s a small World” instead. Does Disney provide mental health benefits to ride employees?
Maybe it was the new lyrics about washing your hands. And a PSA.
Hmm, it looks like here in Arizona, time has passed the former Sheriff Arpaio by. That is a new penology technique he hadn’t employed, though it fit his style.
Or Hillary Clinton nothing is so bad it can’t get worse.
Playing Baby Shark repeatedly must be a violation of the Geneva Convention ask any parent of a toddler.
Very sensitive of you. Lol
Some lines you do not cross...
>Damn sure wouldn’t want to be one of your children, if you have any.
Why not? We listen to Baby Shark all the time.
You’re wasting your breath on the juvenile jerkwads that show up for threads like this one. The jailers responsible for this crap should be locked up.
So, pi$$ your guards off by singing along! Louder and louder.
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