Elusive, Owasso (11/26/2009 5:34:06 AM)

You don't play the game of life right and this is what happens.

scooter2, (11/26/2009 6:31:26 AM)

Waa Waa, If you hadn't done something to break the law you'd be out eating Thanksgiving with your family. There's people in there for murder, what do you think you did to the peoples family you killed, do you think that they are having a lovely Thanksgiving without the person you took from them. Sorry, no Bleeding heart here. You are all adults and you have to pay the consqences for your actions. Next time maybe you'll make the right choice.

skippy1, Tulsa (11/26/2009 8:38:15 AM)

scooter, your compassion is overwhelming. Not everyone in jail is in there for murder, and believe it or not, some people are actually innocent. These 'inmates' are just not in the financial position to post bond and I will pray for them today..

Running Scared, (11/26/2009 9:13:06 AM)

Are you kidding me? This is not a story. who gives two sh#ts whether they get a good meal. They are criminals plain and simple. More bleeding heart liberals who care more about the criminals than the victims of the crimes they committed. Typical Tulsa Whirled story.

oldrustytulsa, Tulsa (11/26/2009 9:24:51 AM)

Although most are Not in Jail for singing to loud in Church,And thats what Im talking about.

skippy1, Tulsa (11/26/2009 10:15:03 AM)

Running scared & Phil-I'm betting one, if not both of you have driven under the influence, does that make you a hardened criminal? And who should we pray for today if not the down-trodden and lost souls of the world? And these people ARE NOT convicts, they are being held because they can't afford to bond out before trial. As you sit around the dinner table today with family and friends reflect upon your life and what kind of people you really are...

okie ridgerunner, Small Country Town State Line (11/26/2009 11:09:49 AM)

Not all of them are criminals.The ones that are not deserve a good meal. the ones that are show them what they will be missing from now on.

sportsgal, (11/26/2009 12:19:06 PM)

They evidently did something to get themselves there in the first place. I'm thinking more about the elderly who have been paying taxes for years, who can't afford a decent meal, or the 60 year old working at Bueno, so he can put just food on the table. But hey, that's what our taxes are for.

Ayo, T-Town (11/26/2009 12:52:36 PM)

For all the inmates: Enjoy your Thanksgiving meal, contemplate your life and those things which you have to be thankful. God bless, and I hope once you get out of jail that you find peace in your life which will allow you to move forward with hope.

Few Clothes, America (11/26/2009 1:44:53 PM)

Boo Hoo. Boo Hoo. The jail needs to be stuffed to the rafters with gang bangers.

FUTURE WORLD, Tulsa (11/26/2009 2:30:45 PM)

Why can't they give the inmates a one day pass to go home and be with their families for Thanksgiving and Christmas?

Corvetteguy, Tulsa (11/26/2009 2:34:18 PM)

It's not difficult to stay out of jail at all. It only requires obeying the law of this nation.

Forgetting about vicious homicidal killers for a moment,....... very, very few first time offenders are actually behind bars.

Disco Deere, Oklahoma City. (11/26/2009 4:07:47 PM)

Hey Slime Balls,
If you can't do the time,don't do The Crime.
Have a Nice Day.

scooter2, (11/26/2009 4:28:29 PM)

Skippy1, my compassion is definately overwhelming. I have alot of compassion and I did not say that all were in there for murder but certainly the ones that are should not be being catered to. Wonder how you'd feel if a criminal that beat your son to death for 3 hours was enjoying his turkey while your son was 6 ft under. Don't even go there cause you can't. I believe if you're in jail, for any reason you don't have to be. It was your decision to get there. The reason they keep going back is because of things like this. They get catered to while incarcerated. Thats the reason the system is a revolving door, I wonder how many will be spending next Thanksgiving there again. Some of them I do have compassion on but I still think they should not have a full course Turkey meal if they are in prison or Jail. What is punishment for your crime. There are lots of children and others in need that we could be feeding with all this taxpayers money. Where's your compassion for them?? And where's your compassion for all the people some of these inmates have destroyed??

scooter2, (11/26/2009 4:30:41 PM)

Skippy1, While your bleeding heart is praying remember the VICTIMS of some of these inmates. I said some not all.

Bozipher, Stillwater (11/26/2009 6:39:21 PM)

Lot's of meth cooks, drunk drivers and alot of people that glory in being outside of the law. And then there are those that dont pay fines or show up for court (that was me). The food sucked but the company was worse. And I will never be there again Lord willing and knock on wood

FUTURE WORLD, Tulsa (11/26/2009 7:32:36 PM)

Lot's of absconders there who don't have the money to pay their fines. And they cost us 56.00 for each day.

skippy1, Tulsa (11/26/2009 9:23:09 PM)

WOW, lots of hardliners out today, thinking that everyone sitting in jail has been convicted and sentenced. WRONG! You guys want to begrudge those CHARGED with a crime a decent meal? Why don't we just line them up against a wall and shoot the lot of them? It never ceases to amaze me this 'hang em high' attitude for people who haven't been found guilty of one blessed thing...

skippy1, Tulsa (11/26/2009 9:26:57 PM)

re:hardball- I've discovered that when someone has no valid arguement, they resort to name calling. Thanks for not dissapointing.

PAN, (11/26/2009 9:58:10 PM)

WAIT JUST ONE MINUTE! I do NOT feel sorry for these people - not one little bit! Had they not been breaking the law, they would be home with their families and not incarcerated in the first place. More and more this country seems to be wanting people to think of a perpetrator or law breaker as the victim and feel sorry for them. Well, I DON'T! This is EXACTLY what the defense attorneys are wanting to happen for the terrorists - feel sorrow and pity for them. This is disgusting!

skippy1, Tulsa (11/26/2009 10:25:25 PM)

Now we're comparing people only charged with a crime to terrorists? No one sees this guy as a victim of anything, except maybe his own bad judgment, so get off your soapbox, come down to earth and seek compassion for those who find themselves in a terrible situation during this holiday season. The greatest gift of all is forgiveness...

Mr. Brown, Kanagawa, Japan (11/27/2009 12:51:42 AM)

"Oh, they're only charged" Some of you people sure can snivel, when it comes the criminals and the predicaments that they put themselves in.
Honest, hardworking people can barely afford a spread like that. I'd give them peanut butter sandwiches, and let them cry to their deity of choice about it.

FUTURE WORLD, Tulsa (11/27/2009 12:55:56 AM)

But Mr. Brown we must melt the hardend hearts of these misfits. So when they are released they are softer and compassionate towards their fellow man. NOT NOT NOT!!!

Mr. Brown, Kanagawa, Japan (11/27/2009 2:20:50 AM)

Future World
skippy1 has obviously never been prompted by knife or firearm to part with any of his/her hard earned property. From what I can tell, the few people that get locked up these days for stuff that they actually didn't do, should've already been locked up for something that they got away with. The judges are just getting so sick of seeing the same darned people pulled out of these crack houses proclaiming their innocence. I'm not saying that it is right(in all cases), but that is what's going on.

FUTURE WORLD, Tulsa (11/27/2009 2:48:58 AM)

Mr. Brown I'm fortunate you understood I was being a bit flippant in my comments concerning this story. If punishment really meant something then maybe these people wouldn't be showing back up before teh same judge every 3-6 months year after year. I thorough agree with you that the system is broken and a real joke at that.

I know of a person who owed 2000.00 in fines. You won't believe what their solution was for paying the fines. Well quite simply, though they had the money, was to keep the money and turn themselves in and pay the fines off in jail time. He was happy to sit in jail for 2 months rather than make payment arrangements or just pay the fines off. And at 56.00 a day, that cost us law abiding citizens $1680 dollars and he got to keep the $2000.00 he put in teh bank. The mentality of some people just does not compute in my world.