I am a true believer of the first amendment, which includes freedom of speech as well as freedom of press. And in a nation such as ours we should all have the right to speak what is on our minds, or blog it on the Internet. And that is what landed one young man into trouble.

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.

Source:
http://druzifer.livejournal.com/32958.html

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To be honest, i don't see what the fuss with this guy is all about. The gun comment was obviously disturbing and some words offensive, but in the piece that you shared here it speaks of a man giving an honest opinion of the way he "see's" the system and it's flaws. Who is to say he does not do his job well? Who knows what motivated these comments in the first place. I think everything can be taken out of context and made look a lot worse than what the poster actually feels. Mate i say at times of deep frustration........ " I could kill these kids"....... NEVER in my thought process have i actually "thought about doing it." Hope you know what i am trying to convey.

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This is very disturbing to me. Take a look at these site. Stop Abuse!!!

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The thing i don't like here, is from my understanding the guy is doing the talk, but my question is he doing the walk? It is one thing to spruke off on a web site and play tough, but is he that person in real life? Is he a good worker? or do they want him fired because of his remarks?
I understand prison abuse like most, and know it happens on a daily bases, their is much evidence to support the fact. The video clip that did the rounds on you tube, was bad enough to watch, others that have leaked out over time. It is disturbing and very real and NOT acceptable.

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Many people have lost their jobs for posting or blogging derogatory comments about their employer .Some have been successfully brought to civil court . .If you post threats or state you wish to kill a person or identified groups of people you will more than likely face felony criminal charges he after all stated he wished to commit homicide or multiple homicides of prisoners that is not protected speech it is a felony to threaten to kill a person or identifiable group of people .. I could care less about his reason obviously he has some serious problems and should not be anywhere near law enforcement or any sort of weapon .Once you make a threat to commit murder you cross the line and need to be put away for a while . There is not a right to make threats. Kids who called in bomb threat pranks are now locked up for a while it is now taken very seriously . We have learned the hard way we have to take a threat like this very seriously .

That being said if I recall correctly he was walked of the Unit he worked at in Cuffs and leg chains and is now looking at the very real prospect of becoming a guest of TDCJ himself and believe me every single prisoner will know who he is and will be waiting for him . He committed a serious felony in the US by threating to kill prisoners and the safe operation of a correctional institution along with the safety the guards working with him and even in TX he could go to prison and it will be very very unpleasant for him to say the least I would not want to be in his shoes he is not going to be a popular prisoner and will get to deal with what he delighted in dishing out .He alone made a decision to post threats to commit homicide on a identifiable group . How he alone has to live with the consequences of such a action and to put your photo in the blogg with the threats well that is not so smart I'm a sure it will be making the rounds at every TDCJ unit . People who have family or friends in TDC of course can print it and get it in one way or another and they have already complained and sent the entire blog to not only TDCJ administration but to a numb er of those who oversee it including Sen John Whitmire when this came out back in early April TDCJ found out about it they took appropriate action because of the bad publicity .

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I understand about the security risk, but like i said i only made my comments based on the little info that was shown here. how he would blog and think their would be no repercussions if past history has shown him other wise. So what happened after he was walked off the job? Why did they cuff him? Is that normal practice ASE?

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He was cuffed and leg shackled because he was under arrest and posed a threat to the units safety It must have been a sight to see him go from a gray uniform to county clothing ! usually they just escort you off after any weapons pepper spray etc and hand cuff ;'s you might have .

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I could only imagine that wolf whistles that took place that day. But what i don't understand was why was he put under arrest? Was it the security risk or that of his comments? Or did i miss something?

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He was arrested for making a terroristic threat of homicide against a known group in this case the prisoners in the Unit he worked on and Threating the safety of a correctional institution both are very serious felonies in the US
I know I sure would not want him working any where near me no matter what the job, I would want him gone . In a prison doing that is extremely dangerosu and puts every one staff and prisners at high risk so he is getting just what he deserves . Al I can say is I hope he enjoys his accommodations in TDC he now can experience the joys of being treated like garbage .

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ASE, correct me if I’m wrong, this still confuses me sometimes and I’m a citizen here. You can rant and rave all you want about most anything in public correct but once it reaches the level of threat, meaning bodily harm in some way, then it is no longer covered by free speech and the First Amendment? I guess the best way to make a comparison is I would not be able to go into a crowded hotel lobby or a movie theatre and scream "fire!" at the top of my lungs just so I can have a big laugh about how many folks get trampled in the ensuing mélange?

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