thehungrydrinker

As a fan of American-Chinese food, I have to ask, Hot and Sour Soup. My absolute favorite but it is never the same place to place. Some it is ok, some it is amazing, never had one I hated, what is the story on it?

I know I am late to this, but, as a Corrections Officer, how can I do my job better?

I find that there is a huge grey area in dealing with inmates, in that you need to provide a fair and consistent environment while maintaining the security of the facility.

Obviously, being the "corrupt" person you mentioned is not a viable option. There is a certain level of respect that needs to be had from staff and inmates. Personally, I try to treat the facility as the home and community of the inmate population.

Are their any ways you can think of that could make an inmate's life easier, there by making my job easier? I ask, not out of being lazy, but more so out of the safety for myself and other staff. I feel that by making an inmate less stressed, he is less likely to assault another inmate or a staff member.

Thank you. I know you have your own opinions on the Corrections System and I won't try to dig deeper but one thing you may have noticed is Officers being always in the middle, trying to bend one way to please management and making sure that the peace is kept. It is never easy and there are always changes in procedures.

There is a certain difficulty in finding a role model as an officer, Corrections Officers are never portrayed as positive in media. Be it abusive guards in fictional series, or lazy and complacent officers in the news who let an escape happen or didn't do their rounds and let someone die. I suppose the reasoning is if an officer pulls down an inmate who is hanging up and saves his life, that officer is "just doing his job" but when a group of inmates break out of holding to save an officer's live it is a heroic act. I guess it is because we don't get told when we are doing well but all hell reings down when we mess up.

Glad to see you made a change for the better. Don't go back. If you need some one to talk with. Send me a message.

As someone who has a child that is going to face these issues, I am constantly struggling for how my son will survive when I am not able to do it.

Anyone who took the time to read that post probably has someone who is affected similarly in their lives. We can call all sorts of awareness to issues but without action there is no hope.

It is great to have groups supporting efforts and keeping the topic in the public eye. Like everything else it is extremely disheartening to know that we are in the same place now as we were before.

It is great to get together and support and march but the fact is there is a problem. There are plenty of people willing to work to help. We lack true leadership. Someone not only with the drive to get out and rally support but someone with actual methods to get wheels turning.

I spent several years pin chasing. Have you noticed that Brunswick Pinsetters all seem to have their own little "personalities?"

We had a 20 lane house and it seemed like every pair had to have it's own tricks to keep operational. Some needed to have 19 pins to keep running right or else it would drop the whole deck. I had one pair that was grounded to itself but if you corrected the problem the electric would short out.