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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.
It says a lot when its her majesty's pleasure to incarcerate people for all or most of their lives, it makes one wonder about the Queen and the whole system she rests on.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good fight though Ben; you are an inspiration to many of the downtrodden, and a glimmer of hope for us all, although you may not feel it.
Take it easy mate.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13371144
ReplyDeleteEven though the prisoners are vetted it should be interesting how this works out
Hmmm, that begs an interesting legal question. You and many other prisoners have been detained "At HER majesty's pleasure." Well the next in line to the throne is a King, "HIS majesty." You have been detained at "HER" pleasure but have you been detained at "HIS?"
ReplyDeleteIt is strange and rather disconcerting that the queen takes pleasure from locking up children and for the rest of their lives, bit like one of them old fairy tales like hansel and gretal.
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