Texas CO Blogs About Wanting to "Blast Inmates Faces Off"
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Cody Basham, a 23 year old Texas prison guard openly bloged about his hatred toward inmates and called his superiors "retarded". On a blog since removed from the Uber.com site. Basham said "all I think about is taking the first chance I get to blast an inmates face off with a shotgun."
The text was saved however and can now be read on DMJ: Drew Myers Journal here. Basham's words are now circulating the Internet, and many people believe he should be fired . Obviously this man has much contempt for his job, and openly admits it. He speaks about "assisting inmates to the ground" and "applying chemical agents" to inmates if they do not obey him.
The question is, does this young man pose a threat to inmates and his fellow employees? It will remain to be seen if he does indeed get fired for this.
Published by Dee
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9 Comments
Post a CommentI have to agree with Deez, I would love to see the whole post and not just some of the flashy, attention grabbing quotes that sell.
I would also like to see how that post compares to the rest of his blogs. It could very well be that we are only seeing one snapshot of a very bad day in the life of someone who has a job that I wouldn't ever want to touch with a ten-THOUSAND foot pole.
I don't think that many people could walk into a prison every day, deal with the people we have deemed unfit to be allowed in the rest of civilization, and not occasionally need to vent some serious steam.
...they have acted on and would probably continue to act upon their fantasies and desires to murder others, I could not.
most of the guards are racists if they are not blacks or hispanics or asians or indian. they are the real killers,
Excellent reporting on this!
I agree with Dan Mage's insight. Mr. Basham may not be safe anywhere. But he certainly has the wrong job. The last thing inmates need in their midst is a dangerous sadist who can take any nasty action he pleases--in the name of the law and get away with it. Excellent article and topic, Dee.
another great article Dee, this man is a danger to society and the public worry about some of the inmates!!!!
Excellent job!!!!
Yes, your right, I should also mention these kind of guards are a danger to the general public also. Thanks for reading and commenting
My experience with prison staff is that there's a Bell Curve. Some people actually are really trying to help, the majority are just there for their paychecks and will live you alone if you leave them alone. Then there's another minority at the other end of the spectrum, who are dangerous sadists and criminals who are every bit as dangerous as the worst of the inmates. These individuals are viewed as unprofessional "loose cannons" by many of their colleagues, but much like the convicts that they guard, prison guards generally are loathe to "snitch" on each other. Therefore it's important for the public to get involved when these individuals surface; they are a danger to the general public too.