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Ben
Lecturing
About Me
- prisonerben
- United Kingdom
- Previously known as "one of Britain's best known prisoners...he constantly questions authority and exposes the futility of the system" The Times, Ben was finally released from prison after 32 years in August 2012. Pleading guilty to the murder of a friend when he was 14 years old, he renounced violence and fought for the recognition of the inherent dignity of all human beings. As a result of speaking truth to power, he served far longer than the recommended 10 years, leading Education Secretary Michael Gove to argue that he had "been punished excessively for a crime committed as a child". One of the more intellectual of prisoner-campaigners, Ben chose to educate himself from schoolboy level to having both undergraduate and post graduate degrees. He is currently one of very few prisoners in Britain ever to attempt a Doctorate. Ben's speciality is non-violent action and the Human Needs Theory. Now on Life Licence, He is forging a career as a CJ policy consultant, writer and - as ever - campaigner.
That is disgraceful and derogatory language for which there is no excuse.
ReplyDeleteHe should be made to apologize to himself immediately.
That needs some explaining, or someone needs shooting!
ReplyDeleteI have often heard themselves refer to themselves in such terms, including on films and rap music.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the world coming too!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMuch as I loathe the word, that is just plain stupid!
ReplyDeleteHello Ben :). I've been reading you with interest for a week or so now.
ReplyDelete**inserts tongue firmly in cheek for next paragraph...**
When are people in minority groups (I'm in on myself) going to realise that we are NOT allowed to self-identify and must only refer to ourselves using those nice bland little PC words that the 'intellectuals' have made up to stick on our boxes? I mean, how dare we know are own minds!
...or just maybe someone else took offence at the choice of language?
ReplyDeleteIt isn't stupid. The prisoners should learn to discipline their tongues and develop self respect.
ReplyDeleteIf some language is derogatory, as "nigger" plainly is, it is disrespectful to use it with anyone, including the prison authorities, regardless of whom the prisoner is referring to.