I cannot seem to find any information on the inmates and who they were, apart from that they were all male and that it seems to have involved different prisons/jails. Didn't say if all were citizens or not.
I HEARD some had not yet gone to trial, so were being held until trial and did not have the money to bond out until trial, so it's possible some were innocent.
Part of the criminal justice classes includes having students watch a whole lot of documentaries on prisons, (which means I get to see each one six times in one day, lol) and there's no way that you're going to put something in a cell and have it not be put to some type of use, so I'm wondering how they were "defaced." When he says they were stepped on and put in toilets and such, it sounds like they were simply rioting and doing it for fun. I'm thinking it's more likely that they were being used as mats, to clean the cells, to write notes on, etc.. What were they made out of?
I see people outside of prison doing all kinds of stuff with flag symbols. Welcome mats, clothing, headbands, many things carry this design. I personally find it a bit insulting and over the top, but remind myself that it's just a symbol, not some holy object.
What was his point in putting them there? You can't tell me he had no clue that giving people with no stuff would lead to them using something he put inside their cells. I smell a set-up. Why would he do that?
What good does this actually serve? Say they all really are guilty for the reasons they are there. Say these are criminals, some are addicts, a few are mentally ill. What would make an intelligent person want to bait them into more criminal charges? It took thought and money to put the flags up. He didn't just suddenly say "Let's put flags up in prison cells that they can't touch or use, just for looks, and nothing will come of it. This will make them love this country more." No, I don't think that happened.
Do you think that happened?
