The cash-strapped local government of Camden County, Georgia needs to hire some new firefighters to fulfill its basic public safety obligations, but it doesn't have the money. Hey, that's an easy one, though: just find some workers the county doesn't have to pay! They are called "prisoners," America's most popular burgeoning source of unpaid government labor. There are millions of them, just rotting away for minor offenses! And it's a good thing, too: Camden's new slave labor plan to get inmates to perform uncompensated skilled life-threatening work will save them up to a half million dollars. Maybe it's time to throw a few of these public school teachers or bus drivers in jail, too?
Next it'll be blank eyed heavily tattooed colo-rectal surgeons culled from an overcrowded cell block. And then we'll see who's laughing!
Why don't we get convicts to replace county, state and Federal government? Why do we need to elect people to serve in the US House and Senate at several hundred thousand dollars a year? Each!
Can't prisoners sit around all day and not get anything done?
Oh yeah. I reeeeealy want to have someone who's forced to be there and resents the shit out of it to be the person I have to depend on to save my stuff.
I remember when we used to complain about the Chinese using prison labor.
Can't wait until power plants are replaced by galley ships and inmate rowers.
Next it'll be blank eyed heavily tattooed colo-rectal surgeons culled from an overcrowded cell block. And then we'll see who's laughing!
Why don't we get convicts to replace county, state and Federal government? Why do we need to elect people to serve in the US House and Senate at several hundred thousand dollars a year? Each!
Can't prisoners sit around all day and not get anything done?
And instead of the huge firehouse meals real firefighters are always fixing the prisoners just need a can of Alpo and some saltines.
Warning: Idea may not work in replacing policemen.
Oh yeah. I reeeeealy want to have someone who's forced to be there and resents the shit out of it to be the person I have to depend on to save my stuff.
If this was an Arizona idea the prisoner/firefighters/slaves would be working in pink underwear.
<i>but it was better than sitting around arguing over what TV show to watch or working in the kitchen. </i>
Um, no. No it isn&#039;t.