Discussion: Ben Carson Is Concerned That Prisons Are Too Comfortable

system1 · July 22, 2015, 6:19pm

Discussion for article #238660

rich_in_nj · July 22, 2015, 6:30pm

Carson should know about comfort, because he provides it for whites in the Republican party.

theghostofeustacetilley · July 22, 2015, 6:31pm

There SHOuld be MORe raPE.

estamm · July 22, 2015, 6:40pm

And the rapes. Don’t forget the rapes, Ben. This guy is a real asshole.

doninsd · July 22, 2015, 6:41pm

Oh, yeah. Make sure they’re uncomfortable, don’t give them any real way to exercise the body or mind. That way when they come out they’ll be resentful and angrier than when they went in. State prisons can tell you how to do that.

mattinpa · July 22, 2015, 6:43pm

Ben’s a puzzle—the only and only thing his brain is useful for is fixing other people’s brains. For any other purpose he might as well have a skull filled with hamster bedding.

dnl · July 22, 2015, 6:43pm

Why??? Because President Obama made it out alive???

beattycat · July 22, 2015, 6:48pm

Well, yeah!!! Make those beds out of craggy glass and nails so as to make that man-on-man loving extra-specially uncomfy. And, heaven forbid we give someone a few extra weeks or so in a warm place so they don’t die of exposure. GD this man, Carson.

dnl · July 22, 2015, 6:49pm

…he developed a taste for brains.

Wonder how many times the ‘good’ Doctor googled HannibalLecterRecipes for the ‘bad’ Doctor’s cravings???Hmmmmmmmm?

krusher · July 22, 2015, 6:49pm

I have a challenge for you, Dr. Carson. Go spend a month in any state or federal prison in the general population, then come back and tell us how comfortable you were.

jinx_tpm · July 22, 2015, 6:51pm

Carson said he learned that “a lot of times when it’s about time for one of the guys to be discharged, especially when its winter, they’ll do something so they can stay in there.”

Yeah … they do something a little extra to catch the gay … it’s more contagious in the wintertime.

beattycat · July 22, 2015, 6:51pm

I wouldn’t want this asshole operating on me. Yes, I have congenital spinal deformities and have undergone three (3) very intensive spinal/lower skull reconstruction procedures – so I can say this in all honesty. I wouldn’t trust him.

beattycat · July 22, 2015, 6:53pm

… with all your teefers still intact, Mr. Carson.

scottnatlanta · July 22, 2015, 6:55pm

Depends on whether you see prisons as punishment only or rehabilitation. We have very little of the latter. In fact, many low level offenders go to prison only learning how to become more hardened criminals…I guess thats because its so comfortable…what a moron.

dnl · July 22, 2015, 6:56pm

Glad to see that you have survived and thrived…

I used to be Head Nurse of Neurosurgery OR in a teaching hospital.

sniffit · July 22, 2015, 7:02pm

The Teatrolls’ “Who’s the Biggest Retard?” contest is definitely in full swing.

epicurus · July 22, 2015, 7:10pm

What a maroon…> "I think that we need to sometimes ask ourselves, 'Are we creating an

environment that is conducive to comfort where a person would want to
stay

Yeah, because everybody who’s in prison wants to be there. How does this idiot remember to breathe? He says things that would embarrass Donald Trump…like I said, a real moron. Good luck, Dr. Carson; you’re yet another of the Republicans who will never, EVER be elected President of this country.

irasdad · July 22, 2015, 7:11pm

“I was flabbergasted by the accommodations – the exercise equipment, the libraries and the computers.”

But enough about executive benefits at Corrections Corporation of America.

ralph_vonholst · July 22, 2015, 7:14pm

Perhaps Ben wants to bring back the oubliette.

PS. This man, like the rest of the GOP candiates is DEEPLY un-serious.

beattycat · July 22, 2015, 7:20pm

Thank you! My first (spinal) surgery was in 1998, UCSF at San Francisco General Hospital. Same for the second. Third was here in Charlottesville, VA, at UVA. Damn fine hospitals, both. UVA is quite a bit more expensive than UCSF, but that’s because Virginia is really chincey (where is auto-correct when you actually need it?) with its higher education and teaching hospitals budget. Thank you for your contribution to our care. Nurses are a special breed. My first surgery when I was five, I fell in love with my nurse. I can’t remember her name but I can still recall her face. Very kind lady. I’ve met many kind and caring souls in hospitals.

I’m hoping I have finished with all these surgeries, but Mother Nature can really be a bitch. To date, I’m at 15. Next life go-round, I’m going to be a tall, exceedingly cute-handsome gay boy with perfect bones, muscles, neurology, etc. She owes me after this life.