All I can say is.... Wow!

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/300-pound-inmate-sues-jail-over -food/20080428090109990001

He's got a point, though. You can't lose 25% of bodyweight without starvation.

I suppose, but at that weight what was his daily caloric intake? I am guessing about 5000. Now he gets 3000 and starts to "starve". Not feeling real bad for him here. Oh and let alone the murder charge. That ******* killed someone. I don't feel bad a bit. The only thing this story is missing is how he is innocent (like everyone in jail).

I was almost afraid to click on the link thinking it was a trick to take me to the vagina youtube.  But I worked up the courage and it's an interesting story to say the least. Most interesting are the comments regarding him being so fat let alone being a murderer. Kind of makes you think which one is perceived worse in our society. My favorite comment which was more to the point, in my mind anyway, was: "I BET THE MAN HE MURDERED LOST A LOT OF BODY WEIGHT TOO." 

I think they should charge him for the Nutritionist supervision, and the improvements to his health. So far the reaction to his suit? AP's Poll- “What's your reaction to the inmate's lawsuit?” Thumbs Down (94%)  - 50,155 Thumbs Up (6%)  – 3,308

 

Total Votes: 53,463

 

Jail since September “Awaiting Trial?” Hell, Sue and charge his Lawyers. Or the Arkansas Court system. Forget the Weight-loss, What about the whole sixth Amendment, “the right to a speedy trial…” business? Don’t know if 2000 to 3000 cals a day equals “Starvation.” Best Wishes- Dx

 

True, maybe 2-3000 calories is enough to prevent any significant stalls.

Starvation is a relative thing, but good luck getting any sympathy from the judge.

Who knows, he could have lost all that weight doing the "backdoor bronco bust" YEEHAW!

Antoher frivolous (sp) lawsuit by a con!  From what I have seen on tv and from other sources it is usually the opposite.  People gain weight in Jail.  This is usually due to the poor quality, high fat content of the govt food sources. He is already wasting enough money on his care and now he wants more food.  What a joke. Jim D

What a joke. Stop wasting money on the loser, death penalty all the way for him.

He's brilliant. He found a frivolous lawsuit that would pick up a lot of attention which focuses side-view on him being on death row. Great stall tactic. Now it's a case of prejudice against overweight people instead of the fact that he stabbed someone to death and the BURNED DOWN THEIR HOUSE!

I think it's backfiring, however

My heart just bleeds for him! 3000 calories a day, is starving?  Does that me that I can sue my surgeon for putting me on 500 calories a day with the Medifast liquid diet for 4 weeks pre-op?  He is also probably taking part in a class action lawsuit against fast food companies for making him fat in the first place!

How much has it cost us to loose our weight, let alone for him to loose his weight?

Jim