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Originally posted by elevatedone
"Our penitentiaries are punitive institutions where those who have committed crimes against society are sent to pay for their actions.
The Governor goes on to say "inmates shoud pick up skills and abilities that will allow them to go back out into society and be productive citizens"
Originally posted by spliff4020
Who cares if they play video games? What else is a guy suppose to do for 10-20 years?
Originally posted by elevatedone
Governor Matt Blunt banned video games from the state's prisons Monday, a month after a newspaper reported some of Missouri's most violent inmates were allowed to play games simulating murders, carjackings and the killings of police officers. The ban applies to all video games -- violent or not. Blunt said state tax dollars -- as well as employees' time -- should not be spent determining which video games are violent.
www.cnn.com
Blunt, a Republican who took office two weeks ago, called video games "a luxury that inmates should not be allowed to enjoy."
"Our penitentiaries are punitive institutions where those who have committed crimes against society are sent to pay for their actions. They are not meant to be arcades," Blunt said in a statement.
The Corrections Department already had removed 35 violent video games from the maximum-security Jefferson City Correctional Center as The Kansas City Star prepared to publish a story about the games in early December.
The games, which were paid for with profits from the prison canteen, included titles such as "Hitman: Contracts," in which players use everything from meat hooks to silencer-equipped pistols to carry out contract killings.
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The Governor goes on to say "inmates shoud pick up skills and abilities that will allow them to go back out into society and be productive citizens"
I agree with him, no more cable TV, internet, games.
They did the crime, do the time, sitting and thinking about what they did and who they hurt.
[edit on 26-1-2005 by Banshee]
Originally posted by Ambient Sound
but am I the only one who finds the two quotes above by Gov. Blunt to be mutually exclusive?
Who cares if they play video games? What else is a guy suppose to do for 10-20 years?
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Who cares.
but they only get an hour a day of rec time. my point is, if it keeps em from raping and beating each other, whats the problem?
Why should tax money be spent to entertain these people, even if its to distract them from raping and beating each other? Besides, how does the game do that? They relax in the relaxation time, beat and rape in the other times.
Remember, not everyone in the joint is a violent felon.
A good arguement for treating people fairly in jail and protecting them from on another. However, I don't see a necessary connection between that and providing them with entertainment and games.
IT COMES SOLELY FROM THE 10 OR 20 DOLLARS A MONTH THE PRISONER EARNS WHILE WORKING IN THE PRIS
Any monies they generate should be directed into the operational costs of the prison, not luxuries for the prisoner.
Also, please don't post in all caps. Often mods will edit this out, however its considered extraordinarily rude to type in all caps, its the equivalent of yelling at a person you are having a conversation with.
They are in prison to serve a debt to society for committing crimes! I care if they are playing video games! My tax money already gives them more than I think they need...I'll go for education, books.....but I don't think they need exercise equipment many out of jail can't afford, pools and cable TV with HBO.....it's supposed to be hard in prison....it's not supposed to be nice with a lot to do!