tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post9052822172628421226..comments2023-10-25T09:49:43.089+01:00Comments on BEN'S PRISON BLOG - Lifer On The Loose: Progress and the Human Spiritprisonerbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14923205052778958118noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-7972424291784906962011-11-18T17:08:05.148+00:002011-11-18T17:08:05.148+00:00I'm not disagreeing with you per se, but i'...I'm not disagreeing with you per se, but i'd love to hear your idea of an alternative to imprisonment. <br /><br />You committed a terrible crime, you know this and have never dennied it. You deserved to be punished.<br /><br />What do you think would have been an appropriate punishment for the crime you committed?ThereIsNoHiddenMeaninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07312007245166484779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-48276596244014700832011-11-18T00:42:58.251+00:002011-11-18T00:42:58.251+00:00Good point, Vicky.
Life is a state of mind.Good point, Vicky. <br /><br />Life is a state of mind.Razboynikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034625473793917927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-12745912199922937212011-11-18T00:23:51.611+00:002011-11-18T00:23:51.611+00:00Hi Will, just to quote you here:- "If somebod...Hi Will, just to quote you here:- "If somebody screws you over, why not have something bad happen to them?"<br /><br />My answer in response to your question 'why not ...' would be that it is a downward spiral that leads no-where except to a bottomless pit. <br /><br />Yes, we have emotions, we also have intellect and morality. We are not animals, we can use our sense of what is best and what is good for ourselves and for everyone, even in emotionaly challenging times and situations. The best way at such times of a serious crime committed against you ( whatever it is) is to share that grievance with other people around and close to you, then decide as a group of rational people what to do and how best to mend the chasm. <br /><br />My experience tells me, and my gut feeling is to only use the police and courts as a very last resort to get 'justice', especially as they have a very poor track record on delivering just verdicts, unfortunately. And this does make it much harder for us all, absolutely.<br /><br />There are exceptions of course, people who act and hurt other(s)through what they used to call 'diminished responsibility', I'm not sure what they call it now, but basically lashing out at someone because there is a gross misundestanding as that person suffers from for example, paranoia.<br /><br />Society has a duty of care for these people, not just for the safety of others, but also because it may be itself responsible for producing gross insecurities in people that lead them to a paranoid state in the first place. There really is no room for revenge in these cases, just greater understanding, and lots of care from others.<br /><br />We are human and its a race, a human race, not a dog race or a rat race, but a human race, humanity is our salvation and we badly need it.Sophie Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336695401529252201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-67293584899003779092011-11-17T21:20:53.454+00:002011-11-17T21:20:53.454+00:00"Why do we cling to the ancient urges to hurt..."Why do we cling to the ancient urges to hurt those who hurt us,even when there is no benefit?"<br /><br />There is no other way to get that sense of justice.<br /><br />It's not scientific or logical, but emotional. If somebody screws you over, why not have something bad happen to them?Willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-62105205709041134972011-11-17T15:01:55.216+00:002011-11-17T15:01:55.216+00:00Dear Ben,
I am a new visitor to your blog and I am...Dear Ben,<br />I am a new visitor to your blog and I am moved by your introspections. I shall visit back and read more of your blog. I have a blog where I put my ruminations too. <br /><br />The kind of existential crisis that you feel being imprisoned by barbed walls is not very different from what some of us feel in the wide world outside - our physical limitations, restrictions of society, rules at workplace, etc. are all invisible walls that are drawn around us.VNPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218319937302778995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-22306853112590577422011-11-17T12:14:02.619+00:002011-11-17T12:14:02.619+00:00Mark, above. Be careful not to plug your travel b...Mark, above. Be careful not to plug your travel business too blatantly or your comments will be deleted as spam.<br /><br />We are thinking of accepting advertising on the blog, but it will have to be paid for and will relate to the theme of the blog. Criminal law firms, for example.prisonerbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923205052778958118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-12308829457290430832011-11-17T09:05:56.521+00:002011-11-17T09:05:56.521+00:00Wow its so nice but I'm flabergasted too how p...Wow its so nice but I'm flabergasted too how people can consistently and institutionaly be so cruel to one another, and its as soon as you are born.<br /><a href="http://goldenfishtravels.com/east-asia/japan/" rel="nofollow">custom tours japan</a>Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14534407065549783734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-14052138409456471542011-11-17T00:50:55.083+00:002011-11-17T00:50:55.083+00:00Wow, Ben, this is really moving and I'm feelin...Wow, Ben, this is really moving and I'm feeling it; the indignation, anger, sorrow ... gulp<br /><br />I'm flabergasted too how people can consistently and institutionaly be so cruel to one another, and its as soon as you are born. <br /><br />Truth is that poverty is criminalised in this society; to be poor is a crime, and so much flows from that.<br /><br />Still, we are resilient and so are you Ben, we are survivors, therefore we must be righteous, look to the light continuouslySophie Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336695401529252201noreply@blogger.com