I talked to one of the guards today about an issue that has been puzzling me for quite some time now. There is a rule that says prisoners are not allowed to have books in their desks because it is considered a fire hazard. However, I notice that the staff keep all kinds of books, papers, files, etc., in their desks. They contend that the rule does not apply to them, but I was inclined to ask the guard:
R: Why the hell did you give us desks, if we can't put anything inside them?
Guard: Well, the fire marshal says it's a fire hazard
R: Well, do you think that the fire will be able to tell the difference between a prisoner's desk, and a staff member's desk?
Guard: Hey, I don't make the rules, I just enforce them!
R: Yea, I suppose that fire is pretty intelligent, and perhaps it will say, Well, this is a staff member's desk, I can't burn this, so let me go down the corridor and find a prisoner's desk and burn that!"
Guard: I know, it’s a stupid rule, but the warden says that we are to enforce it, and so I do what I'm told!
R: You people can save the whole country from all of us dangerous criminals, but you can't run a prison for shit!
I wonder what kind of stupid rule they'll come up with next?
Things that make you go hmmmm!
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