Inmates Complain After 5 Turkey Dinners

ABC News ^ | Aug 4, 2005 | Associated Press

[mdittmar]

Five straight turkey dinners prompted El Paso County jail inmates to go on a brief hunger strike. The inmates refused to eat Saturday, arguing that meals such as turkey chili mac, turkey a la king, turkey stew and turkey sausage were unnecessarily cruel.

Sheriff's officials said Wednesday that the hunger strike ended after about half an hour.

"Turkey, turkey and more turkey is not a form of punishment," the Sheriff's Office said in a tongue-in-cheek prepared statement. "The inmates accepted this reasoning and gobbled up their dinner meal."The inmates had spaghetti for dinner Wednesday with turkey-based meat sauce.

[mdittmar]

Ha!

[freepertoo]

I'm laughing at this because during my "broke" periods I will buy taco shells and eat tacos for fourteen days straight if need be!!! :-D Ask me if I'm sympathetic to these people.

[Michael Goldsberry]

"spaghetti for dinner Wednesday with turkey-based meat sauce."

LOL!

[steveo]

Tofurky, now that would be cruel.

[Mount Athos]

They should switch to kangaroo meat, it is cheaper and more healthful.

[livius]

Beef prices have soared and I don't buy it that much anymore, either. Why should a bunch of lowlifes get it on my dime?

[BenLurkin]

This is satire . . . right?

[kingu]

I can just see it now...

"Turkey upsets you so much? Fine, we'll go to lowest bid baloney instead. That way you can't complain about what animal you're eating because I doubt even the company that makes it knows what goes in there."

Hunger strike over in a half hour indeed.

[Michael Goldsberry]

Chef Boyardee here.

*shudder*

[glorgau]

I'll have the Spam, Eggs, Spam, Spam, and Spam. Hold the Eggs.

[Supercomputer One]

Let them eat cake !

[decal]

"The inmates refused to eat Saturday, arguing that meals such as turkey chili mac, turkey a la king, turkey stew and turkey sausage were unnecessarily cruel."


Apparently they're against cannibalism...

[Spok]

Another prisoner abuse scandal. I'm sure Amnesty International is mobilizing as we speak. As well as PETA.

[Argh]

What a bunch of turkeys.

[Hexenhammer]

Let them eat dirt.

[Charles H. (The_r0nin)]

I'm laughing at this because during my "broke" periods I will buy taco shells and eat tacos for fourteen days straight if need be!!!

Since college, I can't even stand the smell of Ramen Noodles... *shudder*...

[zencat]

I have at least that many left-over turkey dinners after each Thanksgiving. And I ain't complaining.

[Jeff Head]

Alright...back to stale bread and water.

[Supercomputer One]

Convict tucker !

[Cinnamon]

Turkey is one of the most valuable proteins per pound. I doubt this can construed as unusual and cruel. the poor don't have this good either... turkey everday would be a heaven sent blessing for them.