Overweight man sues jail for weight loss

[Fluoxetine]

US prisoner sues over weight loss

An overweight prisoner in the United States is suing the authorities for not feeding him enough after he lost about seven stone (45kg) in jail.

Broderick Lloyd Laswell, who is awaiting trial for murder, dropped to 22 stone (140kg) after eight months inside the Arkansas prison.
He claims his vision has gone blurry while trying to exercise.
The prison says the meals average 3,000 calories a day - more than the US recommended daily intake for adults.
Laswell has filed a federal law suit complaining Benton County jail does not provide inmates with enough food.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7370362.stm




So if you want to lose weight, go to jail, exercise a bit and you will be right as rain later on. 8O

[Seren_]

So the guy's awaiting trial for murder, and all he's worried about is having more to eat? :foh:

[Fluoxetine]

Somehow I think the person was never told that exercise and proper diet will make you lose weight.

[Against The Tide]

Gah just let that tub of murdering lard starve to death in isolation already *spits in disgust*

[mephistopheles]

Oh my god :rollingla

[Sacredsin]

Why would losing weight be a bad thing for an overweight man?

[Lunacie]

Oh the poor thing. He's only getting about twice as many calories per day as the homeless people are getting, and he has a roof over his head, and the county is giving him clothing to wear. [/ sarcasm]

What - does he really think it's natural for a man to weigh 400 pounds or more and that it's the county's responsibility to help him maintain that weight? Of course, he would probably turn around and sue them if he had a heart attack because he was eating enough to still be overweight. GAH.

[bellamandu]

ugh....

[Flaire]

One more waste of time...and money. :rolleyes:

PS: I'm going to sue my local grocery store for constantly selling me bad tomatoes.

[Glowy]

Buggers, this is way too commen in the US. Murdering &^^%$$## can sue for not being able to get proper cable!! They get free education, food and entertainment. This is JAIL- this is a punishment!! Quit trying to rehibilitate the worthless and give this $$ to people who deserve it.

[RubyRose]

Now if you were that overweight, and found yourself to be loosing weight, I'd think it would be a good thing.

Crazy.

[Sequoia]

Totally stupid.