When I watch those Prison shows on TV, I'm always torn between two thoughts

[dawgmom]

1. How depressing and sad prison is.
2. To quote Richard Pryor: "Thank God we got penitentiaries."

[curse of greyface]

1. I always think where is that damn channel changer.

Always have loved that Pryor quote though.

[dawgmom]

6. I only watch them on what I call "driveby"

You know, when you're flicking through channels, and you alight on a station for three minutes or less, your mouth agape in horror, until you say to yourself, "Why the hell am I watching this?" and then you drive on by. It's how I know about shows like that one about the dimbulbs who live with Hugh Hefner, or the one about the bounty hunter with the horrible mullet. Click. ;)

[Truthiness Inspector]

2. I don't watch the shows

But, as a police officer, I wonder who those people are who want these criminals out on the streets? They are the ones who call us in the first place most of the time, and I don't want to open my home to them either.

Prison is sad and depressing, as it should be.

[Ptah]

8. How about at the end of their sentence?

[XemaSab]

3. Having been on an overnight boat trip last week

No freakin' way do I EVER want to go inside. :scared:

The bunks were stacked four high! :scared:

[dawgmom]

4. My worst nightmare

Confinement, combined with seasickness. Blurrghh. :)

[Ptah]

5. Those thoughts are not dissonant.

Both are true.

[dawgmom]

7. Yup.

Not really unlike Richard Pryor's original routine on the subject.