Thirty flippin’ years...that's an awfully long span of time.
When I came to prison, Michael Jackson was still black, Elton John was straight and there were only three TV channels.
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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.
Time to get out mate because its not only Michael Jackson who changed his colour but the British establishment and the politics of the whole world has changed. I bet Michael would colour himself black again had he lived to see these changes. I quote this from today's guardian comment:
ReplyDelete"During the election, my being black was a blessing and a curse. A blessing because it meant I was highly visible, and a curse because the tag of not being local was obvious for people to see."
Wilfred Emmanuel - Jones who stood as the Tory candidate got 21,500 votes in Chippenham and he calls his constituency a 'true blue'locality. I thought blue meant those with royal blood, the queen and aristocrats and those top upper stiff lipped toffs who have their shoe laces tied up for them by nannies from birth until they are senile. Senility is a stage where walking without shoes is ok for both the sane poor and the senile blue toffs.
No-one should be in prison for 30 years - unless they are absolutely mad and/or dangerous and Ben certainly should not - keep strong.
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