I don't see a line being crossed here.

I wouldn't rush to quench the thirst of a child molester. He'd have to sit his thirsty butt on the floor and wait till he saw a fountain.

In the States child molesters WISH the only abuse they had to go through was being thirsty and not having a drink while in prison.

He should understand the irony in his pleas for humane treatment but I am sure it is lost on someone so warped.

"No drink for you."

- Lee

I think he was lucky to have the toilet. Boo hoo for him.

When you become like the monster you judge, you are no longer fit to declare yourself to be above the very monster you despise.

You HAVE to give him fresh water. These police are not torturers, and if they are torturers, they are no better than the torturer they have imprisoned, and so either should join him or let him go.

This is the stance of 21st century Western civilization.

I personally would have just beaten him to death with my bare fists when I discovered he'd been torturing some poor girl. No courts, no jail, just justice.

He wasnt being tortured! He was in lockup if the POLICE gave him the cup. Most likely he was there less than 12 hours before being transported to a different facility or making bail. 12 hours isnt that long to go without water. He should have just cut his losses and went to sleep. Its not like they forced his head into the toilet and yelled "DRINK UP RAPIST".

EYE FOR AN EYE. Did the big bad police man hurt the rapists' feelings???

The water that comes out of the toilet is the same water that comes out of a sink.

Seeing as I work in a jail, I know that all inmates get their water from the toilets in their cells. It is federal law that the cells have these combination toilet\sinks in them. It is a combination toilet\sink, but only in the loosest sense of the word "combination". The 2 are pretty much 1 the way they share all their plumbing. Some inmates simply feel the sink is only for washing up and drinking from it is dirty and beneath them and get really upset.




[edit on 16-6-2008 by Tiloke]

anyone read the whole thing?

It was the second time Pitt had been convicted for abducting a teenager. He was jailed in 1990 for locking another teenage girl in the boot of his car.

Wasn't even a first offense....

"no water for you, one year!"

so are you saying he was falsely imprisoned? Looks to me like he was a repeat offender.

I agree no water for a year!

This wasn't all that uncommon about 50 years ago. Many prisons only had a toilet. You were in charge of keeping it clean, because that was your only water source. You had a bed with a 2" thick pad, a toilet, a cup, a toothbrush, and a scrubbing brush.

Honestly, I don't think they crossed the line at all. They gave him a cup, which is more than I would've gave the sick f***!

Edited out my offensive comment before a Mod could do it for me.

[edit on 16-6-2008 by Tiloke]

well i don't personally beleive in depriving anyone, and i mean anyone of the bare nessecities meaning if he asks for water, give him some water, the toilet could be infected and that brings them down to his level. prove your better by not stooping to their level.

never called him a child rapist. Called him a rapist. Dont care how old he was, rape is rape is rape is rape.

Once again, the character happens to be playing the bad guy. When ANYONE asks for water, please provide something for that person. There is no bad or good when a small act of kindness, such as giving the man some water, is warranted for a lost soul. Meh!