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Thu Apr 25, 2013, 04:30 PM Apr 2013

Four female prison guards impregnated by same inmate



BALTIMORE Four female prison guards in Baltimore fell pregnant to the same inmate, according to authorities who have busted a major smuggling gang inside the jail system.

Two of the women tattooed the inmate's name on their bodies and he showered three of them with expensive gifts including cars and jewelry.

The four women are among 25 people who face federal charges, including 13 female prison guards, CBS Baltimore reports.

The scheme involved smuggling drugs and cell phones into Baltimore City Detention Center.

U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein said the 25 defendants participated in running the activities of the Black Guerilla Family - a prison and street gang - from behind bars in Baltimore City.
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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57581237/four-female-prison-guards-impregnated-by-same-inmate/
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Four female prison guards impregnated by same inmate (Original Post) Renew Deal Apr 2013 OP
Wow, talk about a major breakdown in the system. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #1
That's some Darwinian success right there. appal_jack Apr 2013 #42
"fell pregnant"? Odd phrase, is that in common use? (nt) enough Apr 2013 #2
I'd never heard it before. frogmarch Apr 2013 #3
Is that a typo for "felt" pregnant? Bucky Apr 2013 #5
I think the latter is correct, frogmarch Apr 2013 #17
Forget it, frog. It's Baltimore. Chan790 Apr 2013 #32
Thanks. That's frogmarch Apr 2013 #35
I know... pipi_k Apr 2013 #12
I've heard it, but that was decades ago. Means to occur, or happen, take place, I think. dmr Apr 2013 #21
I've only heard a certain class of Brits use it. nt msanthrope Apr 2013 #41
Common phrase in England. Lucinda Apr 2013 #45
Four of them?! That takes talent. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #4
The guy could write a guidebook customerserviceguy Apr 2013 #19
Along with the thought... MoonchildCA Apr 2013 #47
Not for nothing, but this dude's got game alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #6
His gang is called the Black Guerilla Family. Guess what his name is? LittleBlue Apr 2013 #7
Black "Guerilla" Family nt sylvi Apr 2013 #15
Ah ok LittleBlue Apr 2013 #18
no, they think race jokes are funny- like black dudes named white. bettyellen Apr 2013 #28
Sounds like those guards need to learn about birth control. nt raccoon Apr 2013 #8
Or possibly they wanted to get pregnant. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #11
Damn, I always thought that "hard time" had an altogether different meaning! 11 Bravo Apr 2013 #9
"Ringleader Tavon White reportedly made $16,000 in one month from the smuggled contraband." edbermac Apr 2013 #10
what would you call that.... janlyn Apr 2013 #13
With genders reversed, the title would have been "4 prison guards rape inmate". n/t hughee99 Apr 2013 #14
I don't think that's what happened here. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #24
I suspect that it's not, hughee99 Apr 2013 #29
Not much of an excuse.. sendero Apr 2013 #33
True - it takes two (four times) to tango. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #37
There's this: frogmarch Apr 2013 #16
WTF? Marrah_G Apr 2013 #20
Sounds to me like people in a position of authority pressuring someone for sex Nye Bevan Apr 2013 #22
I don't think the prisoner in this case was trying very hard to refuse. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #25
Even worse. They could have demanded the gifts in exchange for not mistreating him. Nye Bevan Apr 2013 #40
Are they facing Rape charges? Because they sure as fuck should be. CBGLuthier Apr 2013 #23
Future fathers days will be interesting benld74 Apr 2013 #26
So will future mother's day davidpdx Apr 2013 #48
guy gets more ass locked up than i do free d_b Apr 2013 #27
Quoth Michael Bolton (from Office Space) backscatter712 Apr 2013 #31
lol d_b Apr 2013 #34
He's being held in Maximum Maternity. nt TeamPooka Apr 2013 #30
lol Renew Deal Apr 2013 #39
It's like "The Wire", only even crazier. kwassa Apr 2013 #36
They like prison so much they're going on the other side of the bars.... Historic NY Apr 2013 #38
So he was doing one per shift and one more for the weekends? itsrobert Apr 2013 #43
Looking For Love In All the Wrong Places otohara Apr 2013 #44
Unprotected sex with a prisoner. What could possible go wrong? ecstatic Apr 2013 #46
 

appal_jack

(3,813 posts)
42. That's some Darwinian success right there.
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 11:50 PM
Apr 2013

That's some Darwinian success right there. Prison be damned, I'm spreading my seed!



-app

Bucky

(53,795 posts)
5. Is that a typo for "felt" pregnant?
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 05:11 PM
Apr 2013

Ha!

Or maybe they got pregnant because of where they fell... from grace and onto Tavon White's penis.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
32. Forget it, frog. It's Baltimore.
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 09:59 PM
Apr 2013

(to paraphrase the last line of Chinatown.)

On some level, I'm impressed that nobody was called or referred to as "Hon" I mean that's Ballmer-hospitality at its finest.

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
12. I know...
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 05:15 PM
Apr 2013

strange way to put it...

Like they were all just standing around minding their own business and WHAM!!!

They were attacked by a sperm army, and fell pregnant



dmr

(28,321 posts)
21. I've heard it, but that was decades ago. Means to occur, or happen, take place, I think.
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 07:56 PM
Apr 2013

It is an interesting way to put it, though, isn't it?.


backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
4. Four of them?! That takes talent.
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 05:06 PM
Apr 2013

I suspect most women would not be thinking "That prisoner in the orange jumpsuit is hot! I think I'll bang him!"

 

LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)
7. His gang is called the Black Guerilla Family. Guess what his name is?
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 05:12 PM
Apr 2013
the ringleader, inmate Tavon White, reportedly made $16,000 in one month from the smuggled contraband.


You just can't make this stuff up. He took over the prison Al Capone style.

One of the strangest stories of the year for sure.

Donald Ian Rankin

(13,598 posts)
11. Or possibly they wanted to get pregnant.
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 05:15 PM
Apr 2013

Deliberately getting pregnant by a prisoner doesn't strike me as much odder than having sex with him.

edbermac

(15,919 posts)
10. "Ringleader Tavon White reportedly made $16,000 in one month from the smuggled contraband."
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 05:14 PM
Apr 2013

Shit, I'm in the wrong business.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
24. I don't think that's what happened here.
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 09:32 PM
Apr 2013

The prisoner involved was leading a gang from his prison cell - a sort of Al Capone type, who had access to enough money to shower his pet prison guards with cars and expensive jewelry.

hughee99

(16,113 posts)
29. I suspect that it's not,
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 09:47 PM
Apr 2013

but if the genders were reversed, I suspect the reporting would be more sympathetic to the inmate and more critical of the guards.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
37. True - it takes two (four times) to tango.
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 10:18 PM
Apr 2013

Those women started off as prison staff, now they're gonna be residents!

frogmarch

(12,144 posts)
16. There's this:
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 05:19 PM
Apr 2013
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fall_pregnant

fall pregnant

Contents

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1 English

1.1 Verb

1.1.1 Usage notes
1.1.2 Synonyms

English

Verb

fall pregnant (third-person singular simple present falls pregnant, present participle falling pregnant, simple past fell pregnant, past participle fallen pregnant)

(intransitive, formal or literary) To become pregnant. We were delighted when I fell pregnant with my first son.

Usage notes

Likely a biblical reference in origin; seen as turning pregnancy into an activity solely involving the woman and freeing the man from responsibility. See also http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/07/26/do2602.xml for an analysis of the word's etymology.

Synonyms

become pregnant, get pregnant

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
22. Sounds to me like people in a position of authority pressuring someone for sex
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 08:06 PM
Apr 2013

who was not really in a position to refuse. Prison guards have awesome authority over inmates, and obviously he was not able to give "consent" in any true sense. This is rape and it is good that those guards are being prosecuted.

This really should be treated no differently than sex between a male prison officer and a female inmate.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
25. I don't think the prisoner in this case was trying very hard to refuse.
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 09:34 PM
Apr 2013

He was a gang leader who was running his criminal enterprise from his cell Al Capone style, and was showering his pet guards with cars and jewelry.

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
40. Even worse. They could have demanded the gifts in exchange for not mistreating him.
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 11:11 PM
Apr 2013

Again, no such thing as "consent" when the power is so unequal.

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)
23. Are they facing Rape charges? Because they sure as fuck should be.
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 08:13 PM
Apr 2013

Disgraces to whatever uniform they wear.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
31. Quoth Michael Bolton (from Office Space)
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 09:55 PM
Apr 2013

"Shit. I'm a free man and I haven't had a conjugal visit in six months."

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)
38. They like prison so much they're going on the other side of the bars....
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 10:37 PM
Apr 2013

for a long stay w/o benefits or a pension.

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