http://jcarrot.org/prisoners-sue-over-dinner/ Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:10:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://jcarrot.org/prisoners-sue-over-dinner/#comment-5234 Shev Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:11:57 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/prisoners-sue-over-dinner/#comment-5234 I don't think using food as punishment is amusing at all... the punishment is to be removed from normal life and to be emprisoned. If we forced inmates to wear uncomfortable clothes, or walk in lumpy shoes "as punishment" I would like to think it would be ill-considered. The nutriloaf sounds about appealing as eating a piles of vitamin pills for a meal - sure, it has the nutrients, but where's lunch? Food and eating is more than the sum of its content. In the absence of disruptive or dangerous behaviour, allow prisoners at least this dignity. I don’t think using food as punishment is amusing at all… the punishment is to be removed from normal life and to be emprisoned. If we forced inmates to wear uncomfortable clothes, or walk in lumpy shoes “as punishment” I would like to think it would be ill-considered. The nutriloaf sounds about appealing as eating a piles of vitamin pills for a meal - sure, it has the nutrients, but where’s lunch? Food and eating is more than the sum of its content. In the absence of disruptive or dangerous behaviour, allow prisoners at least this dignity.

]]> http://jcarrot.org/prisoners-sue-over-dinner/#comment-5227 Ubu Walker Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:09:59 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/prisoners-sue-over-dinner/#comment-5227 This is retarded. Feed the inmates a normal meal and let them eat with their fingers. This is retarded. Feed the inmates a normal meal and let them eat with their fingers.

]]> http://jcarrot.org/prisoners-sue-over-dinner/#comment-5224 aliza Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:46:55 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/prisoners-sue-over-dinner/#comment-5224 i saw that same article yesterday and was fascinated! i've never thought much about prison food in general, except for a couple studies i've seen that tried to see if feeding juvenile delinquents healthier food, if their behavior would change (it did!) and things like gardening in prisons... but i wasn't really sure what to think about nutriloaf- except that the concept of using that as punishment is kind of amusing. but i can't really imagine what it would be like i that istuation, from either the guards' or the inmates' perspective. i saw that same article yesterday and was fascinated! i’ve never thought much about prison food in general, except for a couple studies i’ve seen that tried to see if feeding juvenile delinquents healthier food, if their behavior would change (it did!) and things like gardening in prisons…
but i wasn’t really sure what to think about nutriloaf- except that the concept of using that as punishment is kind of amusing. but i can’t really imagine what it would be like i that istuation, from either the guards’ or the inmates’ perspective.

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