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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.
If you can reach Ben: The sound quality is very poor especially for Ben and the barrister. Tell him to come closer to the mic.
ReplyDeleteAnd now ... in the middle of the debate .. the transmission has ended!
ReplyDeleteI too had a few problems with the transmission breaking up but expect/hope to be able to re-view the entire debate/slaughter on the morrow....
ReplyDeleteI think they are going to put it on the site at some point over the next few days. Hopefully they will have done something to the recording to fix the sound.
ReplyDeleteI received the email about the live transmission a day too late- hopefully we can get a transcription?
ReplyDeleteI believe that the university will put it online at some stage. If they do, will post a link. I haven't seen the debate either!
DeleteI watched the debate and attempted to take part in online one later only for my posts to be blocked, I may be in the minority but I firmly believe those who take a life should never be released! I don't believe in death penalty but I do believe in full life sentence, life to mean life!
ReplyDeleteApologies for your problem posting- nothing to do with me and I hope you take it up with the sites admin.
DeleteWhy do you believe in Life to mean life? Let me posit a scenario: an elderly woman gives her cancer-riddled husband enough painkillers to kill him, as he pleaded with her to do so. Should she get literal life?
Having scanned the NUTS Facebook page it's pretty clear that whoever was moderating the page deleted all posts that were against Bens side of the argument...
ReplyDeleteNot really a slaughter Ben if you've enlisted the soap dodging seamy idealist militant left student brigade to censor any dissent .... Ho hum, déjà-vu !!!!!
Two points. I don't enlist anyone to do anything. Secondly, I'm not in charge of any NUT FB page, and I suggest you take up your complaint with them! And don't be so free with accusations in future, eh?
DeleteWe won the debate. he initial vote was in our favour, and that majority grew at the end. You can argue that in front of a student audience that was inevitable - so get me invited to debate before more hostile audiences. I will be there....