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Old 31 August 2008, 06:31 PM
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Icon81 The Rainbow Law

Comment: This rumor is called "The Rainbow Law" and
I cannot find a source from which the name came.
The rumor is this:
"That a past president signed an executive order that in case of
national emergency (as serious as if Habeous Corpus were suspended)that US
Federal Bureau of Prisons is authorized to execute prisoners rather than
risk the chance they might escape or waste the resources."
Now, before you laugh... There are a few hundred thousand inmates in
state and federal prisons around the country that believe such a law/order
exists.
I have tried to find the rotten source for this rumor and cannot find
it..
I can only tell you that it is firmly entrenched, even to the point
that a decent percentage of the guards believe it.
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Old 31 August 2008, 08:27 PM
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If such a law exists (and my gut says not hardly), it wouldn't be called the "Rainbow Law."
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Old 01 September 2008, 10:28 AM
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It's true - the Rainbow Law allows prison Governors to use the death penalty as they see fit in states of emergency. The Happy Puppy Law gives local police chiefs the right to use deadly force in the case of civil unrest, and the Sparkle Unicorn Magical Best Friends Law states that regional military commanders can impose martial law if they fear the civil authorities are unable to cope with any situation.
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the Sparkle Unicorn Magical Best Friends Law
Best. Martial Law. Ever.
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Old 01 September 2008, 03:50 PM
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Just don't ask too much about the Smurfullicious Law... they may use it on you.
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Old 01 September 2008, 05:20 PM
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Just don't ask too much about the Smurfullicious Law... they may use it on you.
Shhhh! That's supposed to be a secret! Now, you will be punished according to the Furry Pillow Cuddle Pony Chocolate Sundae law.
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Old 01 September 2008, 05:30 PM
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"Ximinez: So you think you are strong because you can survive the soft cushions. Well, we shall see. Biggles! Put her in the Comfy Chair!

[They roughly push her into the Comfy Chair]

Ximinez [with a cruel leer]: Now -- you will stay in the Comfy Chair until lunch time, with only a cup of coffee at eleven. [aside, to Biggles] Is that really all it is?
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Old 02 September 2008, 01:52 AM
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Hang on. This can't be correct. My daughter is naming secret US laws... and she hasn't even been to the US. How does that work? Was there a write-in competition?

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Old 02 September 2008, 02:18 AM
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Obviously it's called the Rainbow Law because they're executed by colour. It was going to be called the "Jesus Loves the Little Children" law but that was felt to be too much of a procedural give-away.

"Red then yellow, black then white...."

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Old 02 September 2008, 06:05 PM
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Default I can sing a rainbow, too.

I always heard it like this:

"Red and yellow, pink and green,
Purple and orange and blue..."
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Old 06 September 2008, 05:15 AM
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I always heard it like this:

"Red and yellow, pink and green,
Purple and orange and blue..."
Purple people? Look. You've gotta draw the line somewhere. To hell with purple people!
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If such a law exists (and my gut says not hardly), it wouldn't be called the "Rainbow Law."
Nice Link. Any connection with the Rainbow Division?

http://www.geocities.com/armored50th/42ndID.html
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I always heard it like this:

"Red and yellow, pink and green,
Purple and orange and blue..."
At my school, orange and purple were the other way around.
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The rainbow law has nothing to do with prisons. It raised the limits of how much pollutant can be in our drinking water.
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Old 11 September 2008, 01:06 AM
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Purple people? Look. You've gotta draw the line somewhere. To hell with purple people!
Well, you've got to feed the one-eyed, one-horned flying purple people-eater something!

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Old 11 September 2008, 03:04 PM
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Now, before you laugh... There are a few hundred thousand inmates in
state and federal prisons around the country that believe such a law/order
exists.
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I can only tell you that it is firmly entrenched, even to the point
that a decent percentage of the guards believe it.
Sounds like something guards tell the inmates to either rile them up or encourage them not to come back when they get out.
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Old 11 September 2008, 03:38 PM
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It's true - the Rainbow Law allows prison Governors to use the death penalty as they see fit in states of emergency. The Happy Puppy Law gives local police chiefs the right to use deadly force in the case of civil unrest, and the Sparkle Unicorn Magical Best Friends Law states that regional military commanders can impose martial law if they fear the civil authorities are unable to cope with any situation.
Thank you. No really. I was having the worst day (actually this has been going on for months) and I really, really needed that. I laughed so hard I cried.

Thank you.
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Old 11 September 2008, 05:03 PM
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Sounds like something guards tell the inmates to either rile them up or encourage them not to come back when they get out.
Or to keep them in line should an actual emergency occur and they start thinking it would be an opportune time for a prison takeover ...

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