An unsettling situation has reared its ugly head, and we at “Would We Lie?” would like to rear our ugly head and try to unsettle it even further.
As you’ll see on the letters page of the Daily News for Monday, May 24, an inmate is pleading for his right to receive visits from his dog, a Belgian German shepherd.
Jose Mendez, who didn’t list the crime he committed, is mad as hell and he can’t do a thing about it. He’s in jail.
But Mendez says in his letter that he has talked with other inmates and that they are equally appalled.
Add the staff of “Would We Lie?” to that list.
Conjugal visits are important in the rehabilitation of criminals. Let the imprisoned guys and gals see their pets. What can it hurt?
OK, maybe Fluffy will try to sneak drugs into the place, or a weapon. But that’s what guards and strip searches are for. Yes?

Posted at May 24, 2004 01:17 PM