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[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 93 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

But if the deputy had shot and murdered the inmate instead he would have been given a paid vacation, and probably a raise.

[-] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 9 points 2 months ago

And we definitely wouldn't see his name and face plastered in the news.

[-] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 57 points 2 months ago

While it sounds silly, COs accepting payment for doing favors for an inmate is not a good thing. That's the kind of thing that sorta needs to be a zero tolerance policy.

[-] socphoenix@midwest.social 19 points 2 months ago

True, but why are we making food contraband in the first place? That seems incredibly unnecessary

[-] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Because inmates get super creative with smuggling in drugs and weapons.

A hyperbolic example is the king of the hill episode where Peggy gets conned into smuggling cocaine into prison.

[-] Pheonixdown@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago

It probably has to do with the inability/expense of the facility to be able to properly secure outside food against other more serious kinds of contraband.

[-] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

i didn't see in the article that he accepted more than the cost of the meal.

[-] kungen@feddit.nu 12 points 2 months ago

He got a burger as well. It's seemingly minor, but we have a saying that "many small streams make a large river". The cop probably meant well, but it's unacceptable behavior unfortunately.

[-] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

That's still payment for doing a favor.

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago
[-] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Yes, it's compensation for doing a favor. Payment doesn't have to be cash.

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

What compensation? He said that he only gave him enough money to pay for the food. If I give you $10 and say go buy me $10 of something there's no compensation.

[-] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago

He ate some fries on the way this is unacceptable

[-] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago

They gave him enough that he could buy food for himself.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

When my kids were little, I went with them on a group tour of the police station. Hopefully the jail part of the tour was intended to be a “scared straight” experience because they really succeeded in making it dehumanizing.

For food, they said they would take money from your possessions to buy McDonald’s. No choice of what food, no choice of better food, no choice of when. And you get your meal whether you eat it or not.

Whataburger seems like a huge step up, plus if you’re stealing my money, giving me a choice doesn’t seem out of line

[-] nomous@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

For food, they said they would take money from your possessions to buy McDonald’s. No choice of what food, no choice of better food, no choice of when.

This is hilarious, I feel like there are better ways to show kids the horrors of imprisonment than telling them "you don't get to pick your value meal."

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 8 points 2 months ago

Was it a Whataburger dry run?

this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2025
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