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Spookiest_Meow t1_is2c8kw wrote

I worked in a jail as a CO once. There was a guy in a suicide watch cell who was obviously mentally ill. He often smeared his own shit all over himself. I forget what exactly happened, but one day he was upset about something and demanding to talk to the sergeant. The sergeant came in and talked to the guy for a minute, then motioned for me to crack his door open. When I did, he pulled out his OC spray and absolutely doused the guy in it for no apparent reason, then casually motioned for me to close it again and let him out of the cell block. The guy in the cell was rolling on the floor screaming.

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piperonyl t1_is2n8o2 wrote

I was in the county once and the guy in the cell next to me was arguing with the sergeant through the bars in his window. Sarge pulled out a can of mace and sprayed him right in the face with it. I didnt even get directly sprayed and i was having a hard time breathing next door. They just let the dude scream in agony.

Whenever i hear some brutal story about a CO getting poked up or stomped out in a prison, i immediately assume he did something to deserve it. There is very, very little accountability for officers in our penal system.

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