Pubdate: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 Source: Gainesville Sun, The (FL) Copyright: 2005 The Gainesville Sun Contact: http://www.sunone.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/163 Author: Roger Brower 'DANGEROUS' CULTURE AT JAIL COMES AS NO SURPRISE The expression "beating a dead horse" certainly applies to the county's ongoing conversation and waste of taxpayer dollars regarding the culture at the jail. The consultant that the county hired for $150,000 of our tax money described the culture at the Alachua County Jail as "potentially dangerous." What a unique and insightful conclusion! Let's see, you gather together murderers, thieves, drug dealers, child molesters, wife beaters, drunks and other specimens of society's least desirable citizens who have broken the law, then you house them in the county jail. I can't think of a more wholesome environment for the creation of a culture that generates goodwill, peacefulness and intellectual stimulation. Commissioner Long thinks the assessment of the jail was a great exercise and that it opens up a dialogue in the community about what's going on at the jail. If you want to know what is going on at the jail just ask elementary school children. They will probably tell you it's where you put "bad people." I'll pay for the lollipops as a reward for their contributions to a community dialogue. Roger Brower Gainesville - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin