Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Georgia County Considers Replacing Firefighters With Prison Laborers

We hate to be blunt, but this strikes us—and most other people, we suspect—as an incredibly stupid idea.

A Georgia county is considering using inmates as firefighters. Hey, what's not to like? It's free labor. It's innovative. It's cool.

Or maybe not. Maybe this is just a dumb idea.

The details are here: Georgia County Considers Replacing Firefighters With Prison Laborers.

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