Comments on: For $1 An Hour, Inmates Fight Wildfires

Thousands Of Prisoners Are On The Fire Lines In Southern California

[brianbwb-2009]

Many are prisoners simply for doing something as harmless as smoking a joint. That they are then turned into slaves for disobeying an illogical law that was only enacted to facilitate corruption from the nylon industry, is but another example of the ignorance so prevalent in America.

The fact that some posters automatically vent their inhumane instincts on a person because he has been labeled a criminal, without understanding why the criminal has been so labeled, is but another example of American prejudice.

I do wonder how many wall street types, ex government officials, and convicted CEOs sent to jail for theft, fraud, tax evasion, and other such crimes are sent out to the front lines, endangering their lives for $1 per day? History suggests not too many, but somehow I get the impression that the likes of "barbaraf4" and many other posters here don''t consider these people to actually be criminals in the same sense that they consider the aforementioned joint smoker.

[sclaires]

From some of the comments that I have seen, there are people who do not and cannot understand the reason for using inmates to fight fires. These inmates are fighting fires to save homes and forests and people''s lives and it is only for $1.00 a day. I would like to see them do it for that amount. They are not taking into consideration that the inmates are putting their lives in jeopardy by doing a job that a majority of people will NOT do. It is HARD work and they could be killed doing what they are doing. But they are and should be praised for the job they are doing and not condemned. After all, they have to prove themselves to the Dept of Corrections before they are even allowed to start training.

Do not condemn someone for doing a job like fighting fires even if they are inmates. The house they save could be your''s.

[grammawhamma]

At least one inmate firefighter has died in the line of duty. In July 1999, a male inmate died in Ventura County when he fell from a hillside.

Hmmmm...I wonder if his family had a legal law suit for this?

[likeitis5050]

Hahahahah...a laugh riot. They''ve been using inmates for YEARS to clean and repair highways and landscape government properties...right under your noses. You drove past them and didn''t even spot the inmate from the civilian. What a bunch of diptwads. Quit...I can''t take it anymore...let me catch my breath and then you can say something else equally stupid. Okay...go ahead.

[libsluvsuvs]

Posted by barbaraf4 at 09:00 PM : Oct 27, 2007
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indeed they are, but might as well use them..when in need you would not be so demanding

[barbaraf4]

"We don''''t see you out there for a dollar an hour trying to protect or help anyone, do we?" Posted by nlm2383

No, because I am retired and I don''t get paid for my volunteer work (I''d like to see you try to keep up with my schedule).

My husband is a volunteer firefighter. They get $8.00 for each responded call. That is a legality of the city - puts them on payroll to cover insurance if they get injured or killed.

Under no circumstances would I want anyone released from jail defending my home. Sorry about that, but they were sent to jail for something.

[wonder25sux]

snidegrass is here saying his screwed up *** because no one can identify him and break out the straight jacket he so obviously needs. Man, you are messed up dude.

[tnt1954]

the confederacy is winning. plantation owners
have big pow wow early last week. its all planned
and going according to operation ''some like it hot''.
there are commissions upon commissions. business
and labour folk. vale of tears, misery and
suffering, piers plowman, rich get richer, poor
get poorer. feudalism is always ''just how it is''.
peasants happily tilling the lands, working the
fields, while the feudal land barons are at sport
or out with the peasants wives, having fun.
the life of peasants is mostly very unpleasant.
sheriff of nottingham in adventures of robin
hood starring errol flynn--sire, if i could only
reach him. then swinging out of the castle
and leaping to his horse and away to sherwood forest.
lake sherwood, california. on the way to
camarillo, and channel islands state university there.
where they major in channeling.

[jeepmanjr]

jowand - Have you worked for me?

[jeepmanjr]

snidegrass - Did you miss today''s dose of medication?