Prison.
The word itself seems to disquiet many. A rough and difficult place in which every day is a fight for survival, even for the hardest of inmates.
Really?
Maybe so for the rapists and murderers.
But what about the slew of criminals in trouble with the law for, say, grand theft auto or gun possession?
Lil' Wayne is going to prison for a year for the latter crime, but if he behaves well, he might be out in as little to 7 months. His stay in prison will be much more different than what mine or yours would be. He gets a comfortable queen sized bed, in a dormitory of sorts. Large media set in his "cell," and constant assistance from his correctional officers, assigned to him as bodyguards.
Don't get me wrong, he's a great artist and has done so much for the music industry. But he still committed a crime, and if being famous helps you get off easier.. Shit, I should start recording lyrics right now.
Or how about Sharif Mobley? New Jersey native turned radical al-Qaida member? In custody now in Yemen for plotting against the U.S., then shooting an American security guard working at the hospital he was ill at to death? Still in custody in Yemen, being served three hearty meals a day, in the comfort of a small security section of the Yemen International Prison.
Jihad Jane? Same story, middle-aged woman, born and raised in the U.S... turned Islamic extremist.
These are just some examples of thousands.
Why?
Why do good, honest people's tax dollars get spent of the welfare of criminals and jihadists?
Because we're soft.
People don't deserve the commodities that they earn by committing crimes against the law or against the United States.
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