Friday, September 05, 2008 Prison Break: tube encourages good behavior! POST A COMMENT 'Don't think prisons when I think about that argument against a digital-divide-inequality in America -- (making sure we have an equal playing field for folks locked-in-poverty, as well as those born with a silver spoon in their mouth)... So, when I read about TVs big switch over to a digital format (dumping analog) locks out prisons: 'the nation's broadcasters make the switch from analog to digital signals next Feb. 17, televisions that aren't hooked up to cable, satellite or a converter box will be reduced to static...' I pull out the worlds smallest violin to I listen to prisoners cry "waaaah, I can't watch America Idol..." 'While TV might seem like an undeserved luxury for inmates, prison officials and inmates say the tube does more than fill year after year of idle hours - it provides a sense of normalcy and is a bargaining chip that encourages good behavior.' I don't know about you, but I don't think missing out on getting HBO qualifies as cruel and unusual punishment. Like this video shows, prisoners have bigger issues -- like not dropping the soap: Source: CBS News Labels: economy, net neutrality, News Trends, rich and poor divide posted by Henry Cruz at 1:16 PM 0 Comments: Post a Comment << Home     ARCHIVES October 2005 . November 2005 . December 2005 . August 2007 . September 2007 . October 2007 . November 2007 . December 2007 . March 2008 . April 2008 . May 2008 . June 2008 . July 2008 . August 2008 . September 2008 .