You Don't Jerk Around With Justice (Or Anything Else) In The Broward County Jail

MayorBob.

Posted to Legal on Sat Jul 28, 2007 at 04:45:25 PM EST (promoted by Acefantastik). RSS.

The arm of the law didn't have to be that long to reach out and bring Terry Lee Alexander to justice.  This is because his crime committed in his cell at the Broward County jail.  Mr. Alexander was masturbating in full view of a Broward County deputy who reported him to jail authorities.  Thus, for pleasuring himself in his cell, Mr. Alexander received a 60-day sentence for indecent exposure.  He could have received a year, so no complaint from Mr. Alexander.  But it turns out the Broward County jail authorities have made it a mission to punish jail cell masturbators.  This has led some people to question the wisdom of punishing what many consider a "natural act" and others to ask if, by doing so, the jailers aren't just jerking around with the taxpayers' money.

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