Cool Hand Luke---Failure To Communicate

Well, I was rather inspired by the Station Agent's post of Big Steve and Rilo Kiley, so I must respond with Paul Newman and Johnny Cash (performing a Jimmie Rodgers classic).

I believe a country's level of civilization should be measured by the way it treats its prisoners. Cool Hand Luke is about a dude who gets drunk one night and vandalizes public property. For this great offense, he lands in a chain gang for two years--but naturally, it is almost impossible to follow all the rules, so those two years are extended...and extended...you get the idea.

Don't say it couldn't happen in your country, or to you.

Crap like what happened to Luke is happening at this very moment...