I just gave you a book to read. Frank was at the time on the FBI's most wanted list for writing more then 5 million in bad checks. The FBI with the help of the French police arrested him in France. Frank spent a lot of time in a French prison, I think 2 years. His cell was a dungeon. There was no light, it was freezing and he had one piece of bread a day with a glass of water. He begged the very agent that pursued him for years to bring him back to the US which he eventually did where he served out his sentence in Atlanta I believe. You know, Steven Spielberg made this into a movie you moron. But the book is much better and gave very vivid accounts of the French prison he was in for 2 years. Pick up a copy, it's a good read, you might actually learn something.
Mav - he must be talking about members of the "civilized world" like: France where the corrupt government profited from all the money they pirated out of the UN's oil for food program for Iraq, thereby harming Iraqi people in such a "civilized" manner - plus you don't get much more civilized than ignoring hygene and allowing people to bring their filthy animals into restaurants and public transportation and to smoke their noxious cigarettes practically anywhere Germany where the government looked the other way while large companies sold embargoed and contraband items to Saddam Italy with one of the most corrupt government and judiciaries in Europe and where kidnapping and extortion are considered "professions"
Oh, is that the movie with Whatshisname, about the pilot? And MAv uses crap like that to make a point??? lol
LOL, pack it in already, there is no shit the US were not involved in on a huge scale themselves, quie apart from blowing up the world right now for nothing but lies and deceit.
Boy, you are really good with details aren't you? LMAO. Why don't you look up French prisons on google and tell me what you find OK tough guy. Get back to us with a little report if you will. And this time, try not to leave out so many details. LOL.
If I remember the movie, that played in the 60's or something, so no comparison to today. You must really be crazy if you think anyone would want to be extradited to the horror US jails are from most West European countries.
No comparison? Dude, French prisons have not changed in 2,000 years! LOL. Oh yeah, they are really updated today. I hear they have gyms and cable TV and even basketball courts. LMAO! What are you smoking?
lol, just go play with yourself in your redneck trailer camp, Mav. Every word exchanged with you is just a huge waste of time.
Here, I'll spot you a link. Read this and get back to me. http://www.studentbmj.com/back_issues/0300/news/55b.html Doctor's book shames French prisons The publication last month of the diary of a prison doctor has shocked the French public and prompted parliament to vote unanimously to create a commission to investigate "in depth" the living conditions of prisoners and working conditions of prison staff. Elisabeth Guigou, the minister of justice, has ordered another commission, headed by the president of France's highest court of appeals, to report on the external control of penitentiary administration. "The situation in many of our prisons is not worthy of a country such as ours," said Mrs Guigou. The book, Médecin-chef à la Prison de la Santé, was written by Dr Véronique Vasseur, who has worked in the Santé prison for seven years, the last six as head physician. She found the cells filthy and infested with rats and mice and the mattresses so teeming with lice and other insects that inmates collected them in jars to protest. Drug dealing was rampant, with some guards also being involved. Rape was frequent, as were self mutilations, suicides, and attempted suicides. Guards beat up prisoners, and seasoned inmates turned weaker ones into slaves, who did not dare complain for fear of reprisals. Food was often spoiled and gastroenteritis epidemics were frequent. Dr Vasseur even identified a disease known only in wartime - bread scabies, caused by mouldy bread. The book has caused an uproar and triggered investigations by the press. Some of France's notorious former prisoners, including former minis- ters and top business executives, have been interviewed and have signed a petition deploring prison conditions. The daily newspaper Le Monde carried out its own investigations and published reports on a number of documented cases of mistreatment, suicides, negligence, and rapes. A high proportion of prisoners in French jails are remand prisoners, who are awaiting trial but have not been convicted of any offence, some of whom are later found not guilty. In July last year, 57 844 people were in jail in France, of whom 20143 were on remand. Prisoners awaiting trials and those condemned to less than one year's imprisonment are kept in prisons called "maison d'arrêt," which are the most overcrowded - on average 20% above capacity. Last year 118 prisoners committed suicide, more than 1000 attempted it, and there were 1362 self mutilations, including swallowing metallic objects - knives, forks, and even razor blades (usually taped or wrapped in cloth). There were 953 hunger strikes lasting at least seven days and 278 attacks by inmates on guards; mistreatment and beating of prisoners by guards also took place. Dr Vasseur writes that at the Santé prison about a third of inmates are addicted to some drug, ranging from cocaine to concoctions of strange ingredients such as water in which batteries had been boiled. Guards are often involved in drug trafficking. She estimates that 5-10% of inmates are HIV positive.
Oh, fuck off, mav, you bullshitter. Just do a google on US prisons, you moron. Fuck off to your trailer camp, moron. http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/prison/links.html