U.S . Judges Plead Guilty - Sold Children to Private Prisons

[Snowy Rainbow]

it doesn't sound like this article says they were innocent.

The guy interviewed in the second clip was jailed for being in the company of someone who was shoplifting DVDs. Shoplifting itself would in more normal times be a misdemeanor carrying a fine, or some community service. Four months of prison time for merely being in the vicinity of a shoplifter is plainly excessive, to the point of being insane. It's almost as bizarre as locking someone up for jaywalking.

Don't bother making excuses for these corrupt judges. They aren't worth it.

I don't think they were making excuses for the shit-heads evil assholes massive wankers, just pointing out that not everyone sentenced was innocent.

 

[Chiasm]

You think that's bad the real issues is that the Corrections Corporation of America(CXW) and The GEO Group(GEO) are two HUGE private prison companies that are on the new york stock exchange.

Meaning that the value of GEO and CCA's stock is directly tied to the number of prisoners we have in America. So to keep profit up for their stock holders they need prisoners in their prisons.

 

[Smithburg]

My actual response: Corrupt judges should be executed. I mean that. Just like in the old days when they skinned them alive. (Which was probably more of a deterrent than anything.)

My humorous response: The most I ever got for selling a child was like a hundred dollars. I got ripped off!

I cant remember what it was in, maybe a game or a book ut there was a story where they talked about people in society all having a tattoo with some sort of meaning to their lives. and Judges had a tattoo of a thick line down the middle of their body because they were supposed to represent a balance to the people, and if they were found to be corrupt the would cut them in half down the line because they didnt represent the balance. Maybe we should adopt that custom >.>

 

[Luthir Fontaine]

This is the reason we should never have private prisons...
Its really sad they make a profit depending on how long a person rotes in jail...

 

[Snowy Rainbow]

My actual response: Corrupt judges should be executed. I mean that. Just like in the old days when they skinned them alive. (Which was probably more of a deterrent than anything.)

My humorous response: The most I ever got for selling a child was like a hundred dollars. I got ripped off!

I cant remember what it was in, maybe a game or a book ut there was a story where they talked about people in society all having a tattoo with some sort of meaning to their lives. and Judges had a tattoo of a thick line down the middle of their body because they were supposed to represent a balance to the people, and if they were found to be corrupt the would cut them in half down the line because they didnt represent the balance. Maybe we should adopt that custom >.>

Jesus! Cut in half??

Sounds good, lol.

 

[GrimHeaper]

Am I the only one who thought "Sucker Punch" when reading this?

OT: This is just kind of pathetic. There is nothing more evil than the almighty dollar and its slaves.

Kind of terrifying that they were so willing to literally sell away childrens' lives.

For paper for fucking paper of no real value backed by gold with no real value.
T

 

[Snowy Rainbow]

Am I the only one who thought "Sucker Punch" when reading this?

OT: This is just kind of pathetic. There is nothing more evil than the almighty dollar and its slaves.

Kind of terrifying that they were so willing to literally sell away childrens' lives.

For paper for fucking paper of no real value backed by gold with no real value.
T

Paper that they no doubt will be rolling in once they finish their whopping two years (6 months on good behavior, more like) in prison.

 

[Silent observer]

On the bright side, they'll be going to prisons filled with people they put there. They're going to be very lucky to even survive their sentence.

 

[GrimHeaper]

Am I the only one who thought "Sucker Punch" when reading this?

OT: This is just kind of pathetic. There is nothing more evil than the almighty dollar and its slaves.

Kind of terrifying that they were so willing to literally sell away childrens' lives.

For paper for fucking paper of no real value backed by gold with no real value.
T

Paper that they no doubt will be rolling in once they finish their whopping two years (6 months on good behavior, more like) in prison.

They should be nearly out by now.
I would rather be rolling in food myself or women much more value than paper.
I bet these Judges have also rigged cases and do drugs and make deals with criminals.

On the bright side, they'll be going to prisons filled with people they put there. They're going to be very lucky to even survive their sentence.

They get cushy prisons don't they? Might not even be in the same prisons.

 

[Fursnake]

W...T...F...?!?!?! Seems like everday, at every level, there is more and more corruption and evil doing being uncovered. At this rate, the human species is doomed...

 

[Snowy Rainbow]

On the bright side, they'll be going to prisons filled with people they put there. They're going to be very lucky to even survive their sentence.

Judges, police, prison guards, lawyers and most sex offenders (especially against children) are placed in protective remand; they get separated from the general population for the obvious threat they face and are housed together.

 

[Dags90]

... you have private prisons?

*Googles some shit*

WE have private prisons too?!

/facepalm

I love how in the U.S. you can't talk about embryonic stem cell research or publicly funded abortion without people talking about the horrors of for-profit abortions, but somehow for-profit prisons didn't get stopped.

 

[Snowy Rainbow]

... you have private prisons?

*Googles some shit*

WE have private prisons too?!

/facepalm

I love how in the U.S. you can't talk about embryonic stem cell research or publicly funded abortion without people talking about the horrors of for-profit abortions, but somehow for-profit prisons didn't get stopped.

Because, sadly, the vast, vast majority of people don't even know private prisons exist.

 

[Silent observer]

Snip

On the bright side, they'll be going to prisons filled with people they put there. They're going to be very lucky to even survive their sentence.

Judges, police, prison guards, lawyers and most sex offenders (especially against children) are placed in protective remand; they get separated from the general population for the obvious threat they face and are housed together.

Ah damn. Then there is truly no justice in the world.

 

[Coraxian]

I think this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisamnes might be along those ideas posted above.

Is there anything more to find whether they will be charged further for their main crimes and whether the people who bribed them will be prosecuted as well? This kind of thing is revolting. Does the second ammendment in the U.S. constitution only concern government, or does it also mention the judicial system?

 

[bootz]

I live in PA and I knew someone who was accused of writing graffitti on a bench. They didn't do it and got a year in juvie. He came back changed.

My state is very very corrupt.
The state legislator the only bill the pass are pay raises from themsleves.

I use to volunteer for a county run animal shelter. They had a fundraiser for the animals.
0% of the money actually went to the animals and the money was pocketed. I never volunteered there again. (the shelter gets state and federal funding and thats gets pocketed) The animals suffer and are all always sick.

I heard of some judges for adult crimes taking bribes (can't prove anything)

 

[The_Yeti]

This just in, Slavery Still as Profitable as it is Evil.

 

[Dr. wonderful]

I have one word to say after I've read this:
Shit.

This is unbelievable, the lives of five thousand marred for the rest of their existence.

Well, at least the judges got just sentences - a whole two years!

-__________-

What.

No, that's bullshoddy and you Know it.

 

[Extraintrovert]

This doesn't surprise me at all, except that more people aren't doing it. Whenever there is a profit to be made, there will always be people flocking to it. Making prisons into an industry inevitably results in things such as this (I'm not refering specifically to the USA; many nations have massive amounts of money around their prisons so the problem is hardly restricted there).

 

[RelexCryo]

No charges have been filed against the private prisons that paid the bribes.

What the hell? Government enforcement officials that don't file charges against criminals should be arrested themselves. I'm glad they at least arrested the judges, even if they did get off light, but no charges against the company that paid the bribes? The Law Enforcement Agency that decided not to file charges should have charges filed against them.