So some of you assumed that the dwarf throwing was a type of bullying.
Actually, the little guy was a willing volunteer. Still, all us scumbag cons are just animals, eh???
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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.
Is that called 'short shrift' Ben!? (Smile!)
ReplyDeleteIt sheds a completely different light on the story knowing that the 'throwing the dwarf' prank was among consenting adults. It got a bit confusing when you mentioned that Mr Dwarf got shipped off from the premises. What a party pooper the Govenor turned out to be, still, nothing unusual there.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, has there been any noticeable change in your circumstances due to the anticipated influx of prisoners from the riots?
ReplyDeleteHey Ben
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, thanks for this blog. One of the best and most illuminating I know.
And you might like this.
http://michaelmc.typepad.com/my-blog/2011/08/what-they-will-learn-in-prison.html
It's written by a guy who used to work in prison, and it's an honest look at the pointlessness of sending all these rioters inside for short sentences. He writes well too.
Take care, Ben,
Sandy