One of my favorite episodes of the genius BBC sitcom Blackadder takes place during
WW1. Captain Blackadder has just returned from being put in front of a firing squad to find Lt. Barleigh (Hugh Laurie) and Private Baldrick awakening from a drunken slumber. They had been celebrating figuring a way to save the Captain, got drunk and forgot about it. Luckily, Barleigh's uncle granted him a pardon anyway, shocked that he hadn't heard from his nephew about it. Furious, Blackadder tells the two that at some point, at some time, he will get his revenge. Right then the phone rings. The brass needs two volunteers for Operation Certain Death. Blackadder smiles and says "God is quick these days." That's how I felt hearing that Van De Sloot had been arrested in Peru for the slaying of a young woman in his hotel room. Not only did they have him on tape entering the room with her, but he left alone and no one entered the room after him. The young woman was the daughter of a presidential candidate which certainly didn't earn any points in Peru for favoritism. Oddly, it was to the day that Natalie Holloway disappeared five years ago. He's being branded a serial killer and there is no chance of him beating this rap. Which leads to why I laugh. This is a kid of privilege, money, travel. All that went bye bye. He's being housed in the Miguel Castro Prison, a old prison modeled on the Eastern State Penetitary model of a central hub with wheel spokes leading out into the wings that house the prisoners. It's also supposed to be one of the worst prisons on the planet. Overcrowded, poor sanitation, substandard food, high corruption, crime and disease are but a few things he get look forward to for the rest of his life. Life expetnatcy is very low and Van de Sloot is only 24. AIDS and TB are rampant. Food is expended at 55 cents per prisoner per day. This will consist of mostly bread and water and gruel. Yummers.
All in all he's screwed. Welcome to hell and yes, God is quick these days.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
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