Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Worlds Smallest Violin

An Orthodox Jew who is a prisoner who is there because of he was convicted of kidnapping is sunig the State of Nevada and the prison because the State won't give him Kosher food.
From the LVRJ: An Orthodox Jewish prisoner filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday that claims officials with the Nevada Department of Corrections are violating the First Amendment with their decision to end kosher food options for inmates.
"This is a matter that's been well-litigated," attorney Jacob Hafter said. "Nevada is clearly on the wrong side of the issue. And so we had to file suit because they won't work with us."
Hafter represents Howard Ackerman, an inmate at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City. Ackerman's lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas. He claims the Department
of Corrections is violating his First Amendment right to free exercise of religion....
Ackerman, 50, was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole in a kidnapping case.
http://www.lvrj.com/news/inmate-sues-over-prisons-decision-to-stop-serving-kosher-food-122985543.html
So where does it say in the Orthodox Jewish religion about kidnapping?
Just curious- do they serve fish on Fridays during lent and Ash Wednesday for the Catholics?
I'm sorry, but my feelings for this thug is pretty small. If he wants Kosher food, then he should not have committed the crime. Further, if Kosher food is that important to him, why doesn't he find a way to get Kosher food in the prison like working for it or having the local Orthodox Jewish temple bring him some kosher food.
But the prison system is not the place for special diets unless it is for medical reasons. Clearly, Ackerman was not a practicing Orthodox Jew before he went to prison but now he expects the prison to cater to his wishes. Umm, no.
In also raises suspicions is that Ackerman's lawyer is an ambulance chaser in Las Vegas who is probably looking for a big payday for himself.
Break out the world's smallest violin.

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