[RP TownTalk] Litter Pickup

[Lou King]

No James I did not miss, what I guessed was your point. I do strongly 
disagree with the perceived danger.

In this day and age, if I understand correctly, work details like litter 
pickup are a coveted perk, as apposed to the "39 links of chain around 
my leg" era of the old south where the work gang was a part of the 
definition of "years at hard labor." I remember in the '60s when 
traveling, seeing chain gangs with guards holding shotguns and rifles. 
That was a different thing.

We have evolved.  Volunteering for such "outside" work details by 
selected, non-violent, offenders counts as good behavior and may shorten 
their sentence, thus it is a desired assignment, not life threatening. 
To say nothing the emotional lift from not being "inside."

Although I agree the though process of someone being held by the 
Department of Corrections may be questioned, do you really think someone 
with a sentence counted in days in a County facility, for not paying 
traffic fines or "failure to appear" would risk years in a State or 
Federal facility by even talking to a child?

Lou
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James D. Holmes wrote, On 8/17/2013 12:08 PM:
> Lou
>
> You are missing the point.