Quest for Cognizance

Why in the hell would a judge ever consider granting a convicted murderer the right to receive sex change treatments and possibly a sex change surgery...?

Never mind the tax payer or health care provider money it would cost for the surgery or the treatments. What about the cost of lawyers for the suit, complete with expert witness testimony? You think the aforementioned convicted murderer is going to pay for it all out of his/her randomly searched pockets by way of his/her 50 cents/hour prison laundry job?

I understand gender identity disorder. I understand the lengths people go to in order become who they feel they are on the inside. I also understand convicted criminals still retain a certain number of rights, but also have a whole lot of rights taken away - hence the term 'incarcerated'.

But a convicted murderer suing the Department of Correction on the basis it "violated his/her Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment...?"

hmph.

Am I picking a fight? Yep.

Read this garbage here.