I'm sorry. You murdered people. Eat what you get or don't eat, either way.
Cheshire Home Invasion Inmate Seeks Kosher Diet | NBC Connecticut
Cheshire Home Invasion Inmate Seeks Kosher Diet | NBC Connecticut
Inmate suing CT over non-Kosher food
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Inmates demanding, and in some cases having to sue to get kosher or halal meals is certainly nothing new. And it has been bolstered and confirmed by the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (which was passed by unanimous voice vote in both the House and Senate). It prohibits. among other things, the imposition of burdens on the ability of prisoners to worship as they please, and defined the term “religious exercise” to include "any exercise of religion, whether or not compelled by, or central to, a system of religious belief."
The government cannot impose or implement a regulation in a manner that imposes a substantial burden on the religious exercise of a person, unless the government can demonstrate that the imposition of the burden is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest, and, is the least restrictive means of furthering that interest. One compelling government interest in a prison is safety and control, which is why prisons can deny prisoners congregate (group) religious services and certain other forms of religious observance.
"Yeah, but, kosher meals cost more!" is not a compelling reason to place a substantial burden on religious freedom of someone, according to Congress.
You don't give up all of your rights when you go to prison. A few of them, sure, like liberty, the right to keep and bear arms, but all of the Constitutional rights are restricted or limited only insofar as to being a rational relation to a legitimate state interest. First Amendment rights are limited in prisons, but not unduly so, and only to the point where the limits meet the criteria of furthering a compelling government interest.
On the other hand, in a world of few choices, meals are a novelty, a chance to break from the usual rituals of prison life. So you have a lot of prisoners who aren't Jewish claiming to be Jewish. Some for the novelty, but many because they see the kosher meals as a safer bet than regular prison food. Most kosher meals are prepared offsite in a kosher facility, and are then brought into the prison in sealed containers. These prepackaged meals are less likely to have been prepared in unsanitary conditions, less likely to be prepared with food past the expiration date, more likely to meet USDA and FDA standards, and are far less likely to be prepared by pedophiles and other sex offenders.
So, despite only 1.5% of the prison population being Jewish, and most Jews don't even keep kosher, you sometimes have 3, 4 5 percent of prisoners claiming to be one of The Chosen. All you have to do is say that you have a "sincerely held" religious belief and you're good to go.
The kosher meals are usually rather narrow in their offerings, though. It's not all matzo ball soup and brisket. A cheese sandwich and a glass of milk is a kosher meal. A few years ago Florida (large Jewish population) stopped service kosher meals because they cost 4 times that of a regular prison meal, but several federal court rulings made them start serving them again. In an ongoing battle between Florida and the Justice Department, Florida prisons changed the turkey cutlets and Salisbury steak offerings for kosher meals and instead began serving peanut butter, sardines and cabbage to those requesting kosher meals. For breakfast, lunch and dinner. Yum.
The government cannot impose or implement a regulation in a manner that imposes a substantial burden on the religious exercise of a person, unless the government can demonstrate that the imposition of the burden is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest, and, is the least restrictive means of furthering that interest. One compelling government interest in a prison is safety and control, which is why prisons can deny prisoners congregate (group) religious services and certain other forms of religious observance.
"Yeah, but, kosher meals cost more!" is not a compelling reason to place a substantial burden on religious freedom of someone, according to Congress.
You don't give up all of your rights when you go to prison. A few of them, sure, like liberty, the right to keep and bear arms, but all of the Constitutional rights are restricted or limited only insofar as to being a rational relation to a legitimate state interest. First Amendment rights are limited in prisons, but not unduly so, and only to the point where the limits meet the criteria of furthering a compelling government interest.
On the other hand, in a world of few choices, meals are a novelty, a chance to break from the usual rituals of prison life. So you have a lot of prisoners who aren't Jewish claiming to be Jewish. Some for the novelty, but many because they see the kosher meals as a safer bet than regular prison food. Most kosher meals are prepared offsite in a kosher facility, and are then brought into the prison in sealed containers. These prepackaged meals are less likely to have been prepared in unsanitary conditions, less likely to be prepared with food past the expiration date, more likely to meet USDA and FDA standards, and are far less likely to be prepared by pedophiles and other sex offenders.
So, despite only 1.5% of the prison population being Jewish, and most Jews don't even keep kosher, you sometimes have 3, 4 5 percent of prisoners claiming to be one of The Chosen. All you have to do is say that you have a "sincerely held" religious belief and you're good to go.
The kosher meals are usually rather narrow in their offerings, though. It's not all matzo ball soup and brisket. A cheese sandwich and a glass of milk is a kosher meal. A few years ago Florida (large Jewish population) stopped service kosher meals because they cost 4 times that of a regular prison meal, but several federal court rulings made them start serving them again. In an ongoing battle between Florida and the Justice Department, Florida prisons changed the turkey cutlets and Salisbury steak offerings for kosher meals and instead began serving peanut butter, sardines and cabbage to those requesting kosher meals. For breakfast, lunch and dinner. Yum.
People who follow their religions, for the most part, don't break into people's homes and kill them. It would seem there is a disconnect here.
Did they serve venison?
BBQ venison? MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Yes, but I do not kill them in the proper manner, nor to I meet the qualifications to do that.
I wish moose was around to explain all this to us.