Sheriff Joe Arpaio, The sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County in Arizona, a man who would have been more comfortable running a jail in a different time, say the late '30's early 40's, and a different place, Germany, is in the news again.
The well known bully has noticed many inmates at the Maricopa County Jail's Tent City extension were overweight during a recent visit. So now said jail is now outfitted with stationary bicycles that generate electricity to power the facility's televisions, KNXV-TV, Phoenix, reported Tuesday.
He is calling it Pedal Vision and, coz he is that kind of guy, he is not charging the inmates a fee for riding stationary bikes while watching TV.
By the way a federal grand jury in Arizona is looking into allegations the office of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Sheriff himself abused power. No comment says Sheriff Arpaio. I wonder if he goes to jail will he have the opportunity to trim down with Pedal Vision?
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This is almost the same as my idea for a "environmentally friendly" gym -- charge the yuppies extra to generate electricity and make them feel good about themselves at the same time.
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