First Time Felon Page #6

Okay, gentlemen.

Who can find out the ''X''?

You.

You.

You think you got the answer, go up there.

Go ahead.

No, that's too easy, player.

He's trying to insult our intelligence.

Are there any volunteers?

-We got one right here.

-Oh, Tyrone!

Come on, Sims.

Go ahead, Einstein, show him.

Let's see you do it.

...equal 28.

X equals seven.

All right.

Experts report that the Midwest can expect

some of the worst flooding in years,

Heavy rains continue to swell

the Mississippi River,,,

,,,to the highest levels seen in years,

Closer to home, no rain is expected

in this small Iowa River town,,,

,,,but residents decided to spend

the weekend sandbagging the local levee,,,

,,,in hopes of avoiding the heavy flooding,,,

,,,which their neighbors to the north

have been battling for the last week,

This is the worst flooding

the Midwest has seen in over 50 years.

And right now

the National Guard is spread so thin...

...that the governor has asked for our help.

This is a perfect opportunity for us...

...to show what this program

and our men are all about.

River broke through

right here at Davenport.

Flooded 25,000 acres of farmland.

Right now,

Davenport is 15 feet underwater.

Fifteen-thousand people have lost

their homes and been evacuated.

-You got any questions?

-No, sir.

Sir, l don't think our unit is really ready

to deal with a situation like this.

Those are the orders.

Our men are gonna help with this flood.

And l'll tell you,

they're gonna do a damn good job.

All right, let's get it.

This is the perfect challenge

for these inmates.

Just the kind of positive publicity

this program needs.

-lt's gonna be great for these kids.

-lt'll be great for some of these kids.

Some of these other kids will finish

this program and be back on the street...

...doing the same thing that got them here

in the first place. Or worse.

And tell me, Captain.

What is it gonna do for this program

if one of these kids assaults a farmer?

Or worse yet,

touches some white girl in that town?

That is not gonna happen.

These are non-violent felons.

Ten years ago, these first-time kids

would've just been given probation.

The same way

first-time rich white kids still are.

Those white kids you're talking about,

they got nice homes and nice parents.

You can be sure they won't allow their kid

to get caught a second time.

These men don't come

from those neighborhoods!

And the last thing they need is somebody

telling them that their race is an excuse!

This program believes

that young men can change.

-Are you with the program, Officer?

-Yes, l am, ma'am.

All right.

Got a mighty long time on this here land,

Got a mighty long time on this here land,

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