Seriously Massachusetts????

     So I wake up this morning to hear a news story on Fox 2. The story featured convicted murderer Michelle Kosilek born Robert Kosilek. He is a trans-gendered inmate convicted of murdering his wife in 1990. U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf ruled Tuesday ordering the Massachusetts prison officials to provide gender-reassignment surgery because it is the only way to treat Kosilek's "serious medical need" at the taxpayers’ expense. This surgery can cost upwards of $20,000. The judge ordered the surgery as a remedy to his gender-identity disorder.

 Seriously, gender-identity disorder. Judge Wolf you are an idiot. How in the world can make taxpayers pay for this surgery when insurance companies won't even pay for it because they deem it as an elective. You have got to be kidding me. That is the dumbest disorder I have heard of to date. This is not a violation of his 8th amendment right to fair and equal medical care. His health is good. The 8th amendment is there so you can get fair and equal treatment if you have a serious medical or life threatening condition. Having a sex change is not live threatening if you don't get it done. I cannot believe the state of this country. Where is the integrity that people have died to protect.

Here is a quote from the article on comcast.net.

"Inmates in Colorado, California, Idaho and Wisconsin have sued unsuccessfully to try to get the surgery, making similar arguments that denying the procedure violates the U.S. Constitution's protection against cruel and unusual punishment."

WHAT??? Cruel and unusual punishment. WHAT ABOUT THE CRIME YOU COMMITTED TO GET PUT IN PRISON IN THE FIRST PLACE????? As far as I'm concerned when you get convicted of serious crime like murder, rape, armed robbery, anything that requires significant prison time you give up some of your rights until you serve your time. There are just certain things you shouldn't get. You are there for a punishment. I love hearing and reading stories about the prison in Arizona where they live outside in tents and wear pink stripped clothing. That's the way it should be. I could go on forever, but I need to get back work now.

 More rants to come!!!!

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 Signed - Born Male, Live Male, Am Male