Ham Sandwiches of Shame

Oh the terror!

A prison menu offering ham sandwiches has prompted a multi-million-dollar lawsuit by Muslim inmates who claim their human rights were violated.

Officials at the high security prison in Leeds, England, denied they gave any of their 200 Muslim prisoners ham sandwiches. But they admitted a mistake in the special menus printed during the Islamic Ramadan holiday, the London Daily Mail reported.

Islam forbids eating any products from pigs.

The Muslim prisoners complained after discovering ham sandwiches were one of three options on the menu. Prison officers on duty explained the menus had been printed in error.

Some inmates, however, claim that when they ordered cheese sandwiches they found boiled ham between the bread slices, the London paper reported.

One inmate, 28, said some inmates were so hungry they ended up eating the ham sandwiches.

He's among the prisoners who could get up to $20 million in the legal action.

"It was a breach of my human rights and I want compensation," he said.

The obvious question is what kind of breach of human rights did this slug commit that ended up putting him in prison? Did he provide appropriate compensation to the victim? Did he at least offer them a sandwich?