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Posh shoes top inmate claims after jail blaze
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By Jeff Jardine
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Published: Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010 - 5:15 pm
From the e-mails, voice mails and other sources:
• FANCY FOOTWEAR — When fire raged through the Stanislaus County Honor Farm and destroyed two of the four barracks in June, inmates were hustled out to safety and left their belongings behind.
Because they technically are or were wards of Stanislaus County, the inmates could file claims with the county to replace their lost or destroyed possessions.
Inmates are allowed to bring prescription eyewear, hearing aides or personal shoes that are recorded as personal property. To prevent theft among thieves, or using their shoes as trade bait for other items, shoes aren't supposed to be the really expensive brands.
So what single item drew the most claims? Footwear.
Deputy County Counsel Dean Wright sifted through the list and found that Nike Air Jordans are the sneaker of choice among the criminal crowd, with 10 claims ranging from $130 to $180 in value. Next came three pairs of Vans at $30 to $80, two for Adidas at $70 each and two for K-SWISS at $65 and $70.
The K-SWISS shoes are interesting, if only because Norteño gang members have adopted the logo and apply a different meaning to it: Kill Scraps When I See Scraps. Scraps is a derogatory term for rival Sureño bangers in Norteño gangspeak.
Really? Why was this even brought up? Why no mention of the scraps' claims of their high heels being lost in the fire? What about the guys wearing Adidas? All Day I Dream About Sex?
Note to self: Do not wear K-Swiss shoes while going to Ikea or Super Walmart in West Sac. Might get caught up and put on Gang Injuction.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/08/04/29...link=lingospot_related_articles#ixzz0wseABqTL
Posh shoes top inmate claims after jail blaze
Share
By Jeff Jardine
[email protected]
Published: Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010 - 5:15 pm
From the e-mails, voice mails and other sources:
• FANCY FOOTWEAR — When fire raged through the Stanislaus County Honor Farm and destroyed two of the four barracks in June, inmates were hustled out to safety and left their belongings behind.
Because they technically are or were wards of Stanislaus County, the inmates could file claims with the county to replace their lost or destroyed possessions.
Inmates are allowed to bring prescription eyewear, hearing aides or personal shoes that are recorded as personal property. To prevent theft among thieves, or using their shoes as trade bait for other items, shoes aren't supposed to be the really expensive brands.
So what single item drew the most claims? Footwear.
Deputy County Counsel Dean Wright sifted through the list and found that Nike Air Jordans are the sneaker of choice among the criminal crowd, with 10 claims ranging from $130 to $180 in value. Next came three pairs of Vans at $30 to $80, two for Adidas at $70 each and two for K-SWISS at $65 and $70.
The K-SWISS shoes are interesting, if only because Norteño gang members have adopted the logo and apply a different meaning to it: Kill Scraps When I See Scraps. Scraps is a derogatory term for rival Sureño bangers in Norteño gangspeak.
Really? Why was this even brought up? Why no mention of the scraps' claims of their high heels being lost in the fire? What about the guys wearing Adidas? All Day I Dream About Sex?
Note to self: Do not wear K-Swiss shoes while going to Ikea or Super Walmart in West Sac. Might get caught up and put on Gang Injuction.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/08/04/29...link=lingospot_related_articles#ixzz0wseABqTL
