Wednesday, August 22, 2012

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8 comments:

  1. Welcome back to the rat-race, brother. I should take a long deep breath before doing much. I read your article in the Guardian with pleasure, but I thought the comments were very sour and untypical of most people who I am sure wish you well at your homecoming.

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  2. God the Guardian readers were surprisingly hostile.

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  3. Urgh. Disappointed not surprised by the comments. The level of understanding of the reality of prison within the public at large is woeful.

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  4. A solid and well worded piece Ben. Now you know why some of us use the term 'Guardian reader' as a pejorative.

    They are mostly a bunch of Robespierres, committing their minds to tyranny under the tarnished banner of liberty.

    The Assange saga has exposed these hypocrites, forcing them to attack their own rather than surrender their over rated stance on fairness.

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  5. I too was surprised at the viciousness of the comments. Unlike us they haven't got to know you over the years Ben. I am wishing you the best of luck and a happy retirement from prison. Am looking forward to continue to read this blog.

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  6. Guardian article was good but some of the comments inhumane and ignorant Wrote under another name on the article so will wait for some rude comments to me too.

    Good luck Ben and editor and look forward to hearing about your adjustments to life.

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  7. They are a bunch of whatnots on CiF, I can't bring myself to read it. If one of my friends has an article in the Guardian, nowadays I just read the article and not the comments, they are always the same vicious comments from small minded people. Sorry, but I havn't got around to reading your article yet Ben, I am sure it'll be a good read, but rise above the CiF brigade you won't win them over, its been like that for years, sadly. They got in to the Guardian CiF way back in the early days of the internet and have sadly remained, like I say I hardly ever read the 'debates' or diatribes, let alone participate. Its a baptism of fire for you, Ben.

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  8. I think CiF gets ambushed by people who don't like Guardianistas, doesn't it? Daily Fail readers rush over there to um... provide balance/slag it off. But regardless, and as I'm sure you realise, Ben, these are the people you'll need to engage with if you hope to continue campaigning for penal reform. Patience, calm and repetition is the only way to change minds. And it will be a slow process. You can do it, I'm sure.

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