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My hero … Sheriff Hodgson
Can you believe it some liberals in Massachusetts are outraged by a tax? That’s right, they are upset a tax is being levied.
What is is this outrageous tax? Sheriff Tom Hodgson is charging inmates $5 per day for cost of care. According to Denise Lavoie’s article inmate advocates believe this violates their “constitutional rights and amounted to an unlawful tax.” Maybe Sheriff Hodgson could call it a sales tax and that would be ok? What constitutional right? The Right to be a burden on society?
Sheriff Hodgson believes that this payment requirement helps teach prisoners responsibility for their actions. Isn’t that one of the main reasons we lock people up?
His plan is good both for the inmates and the Commonwealth! What a refreshing change from the news that Gitmo detainees are getting the swine flu vaccine before our nation’s law abiding citizens!
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See, Holly likes taxes. As long as she doesn’t have to pay them.
Comment by Joe - November 3, 2009 @ 8:56 amRight on Hodgson!
Comment by Mike - November 3, 2009 @ 9:01 amAny rights a convict had prior to being incarcerated should be suspended until their debt to society has been paid. If that includes actually “paying” that debt, then so be it.
Comment by jeffp - November 3, 2009 @ 9:05 amI’m ok with the inmates paying taxes. Suspects on the other hand should not unless proven guilty.
Comment by PRpatsFAN - November 3, 2009 @ 9:36 amA good amount of Liberals feel bad for sex offenders, killers and etc. They think they should have cable tv, internet and anything else these scumbags want.
Comment by TIO - November 3, 2009 @ 10:40 amThis sheriff is right on, why should we pay for their haircuts or whatever luxuries they feel they are entitled to, bad enough we have to pay to house and feed them they are criminals after all.
Comment by negal - November 3, 2009 @ 10:55 amTIO I feel bad for whomever has to come home to your nonsense, whoever the poor guy is.
Comment by PRpatsFAN - November 3, 2009 @ 12:53 pmI’m a liberal and the tax I’m against is the alcohol tax. Because I like to drink alcohol and smoke pot.
Comment by Liberal - November 3, 2009 @ 2:02 pmYooooo and what will happen if they dont pay!… we will put them in jail?
Comment by hernan - November 3, 2009 @ 2:55 pmLiberal you hit the nail on the head. Legalize marijane!
Comment by PRpatsFAN - November 3, 2009 @ 3:39 pmPrpatfax is a nincompoop
Comment by TIO - November 3, 2009 @ 3:48 pmI wouldn’t call tio an ahole. Just an idiot conserv. But not an ahole.
Comment by PRpatsFAN - November 3, 2009 @ 5:05 pmI see DWHIP is back with his well thought out, coherent statements. Moron…..
Comment by Rick - November 3, 2009 @ 5:16 pmIf not the inmates, WHO should pay??? The taxpayers?
Weren’t we victimized already? Why should we pay twice?
Besides, it wouldn’t kill them to actually WORK, to pay off their debt to society.
ohhhh, but that is so CRUEL… First it was the bad food, THEN it was the NERVE they had to charge them for their stay…
What next? Making them pay for their jumpsuits, and their housing??? Good idea!
Comment by rm - November 3, 2009 @ 6:07 pm