Gay marriage denied for intimate inmates

The Boston Herald ^ | Wednesday, April 13, 2005 | Ann E. Donlan

[r5boston]

Two jailbirds turned lovebirds want to wed, but state correction officials have nixed the marriage of the incarcerated male couple, citing a ``significant security risk.''

Sex offenders Essie Billingslea and Bruce Hatt are committed indefinitely to the Massachusetts Treatment Center in Bridgewater, where they are serving civil sentences after criminal convictions, according to state officials.

``A marriage between two residents of the Massachusetts Treatment Center would also have a direct impact on the orderly running of the facility,'' Bridgewater Superintendent Robert Murphy said in a March 23 letter to Billingslea.

``Your record reflects that you have been found guilty of several disciplinary infractions including threats to another resident, encouraging a riot, and threatening a staff member,'' Murphy wrote. ``You also told an Inner Perimeter Security Officer that you were not a homosexual . . . Your request to marry another man while stating you are not a homosexual raises additional concerns as to the free will of both you and Mr. Hatt.''

Kelly Nantel, a Department of Correction spokeswoman, said the marriage could result in harassment of the couple by other inmates.

[VOYAGER]

``A marriage between two residents of the Massachusetts Treatment Center would also have a direct impact on the orderly running of the facility,'' Bridgewater Superintendent Robert Murphy said in a March 23 letter to Billingslea.

I wonder how long it took this guy to see this?

Maybe he should be one of the inmates, with all this intelligence he could be dangerous.

[Izzy Dunne]

the marriage could result in harassment of the couple by other inmates.

Not that there's anything WRONG with that...

[pennyfarmer]

Nantel acknowledged that under state law, the men ``have a constitutional right to marry,'' but in this case, security concerns take precedence.

I wonder when the last time "Security" concerns overrode an inmates "Constitutional rights".
Oh one more question. Why haven't these inmates been castrated yet? Cut their junk off and throw them to the wolves.

[libertylover]

Hahahahah. The total hypocrisy of the massholes is laughable. But wait...

A marriage between two residents of the Massachusetts Treatment Center would also have a direct impact on the orderly running of the facility.

Ya think? Ever wonder why the military doesn't want openly homosexual people running around all over the place?

[OhioAttorney]

'Your request to marry another man while stating you are not a homosexual raises additional concerns . . . '

Indeed.

[AmishDude]

And so it escalates...as everyone predicted it would.

[sgtbono2002]

Can we assume this couple is housed together in the same cell? The story doesnt say. It's a sick world.

[DBeers]

ping.

[DBeers]

Sex offenders Essie Billingslea and Bruce Hatt are committed indefinitely to the Massachusetts Treatment Center in Bridgewater...

-and now they want a license to sexually offend each other -legally?

[little jeremiah]

Homosexual Agenda Ping.

You couldn't make this stuff up. It will just get weirder and weirder. I thank my lucky stars that I not only don't live in Massachusetts, but on the other side of the continent.

I can only hope that the more the forced acceptance and tolerance and celebration of the "gay" life gets jammed, crammed and rammed down everyone's throats, the more people will wake up to the evil reality of the "gay" agenda.

Have a nice night, and let me and DirtyHarryY2K know if you want on/off this pinglist.

(I think this is the last one; special thanks to you know who you are for the pings!)