tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post2501415314681742171..comments2023-10-25T09:49:43.089+01:00Comments on BEN'S PRISON BLOG - Lifer On The Loose: Victimsprisonerbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14923205052778958118noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-71166595267080219722010-07-15T04:25:32.414+01:002010-07-15T04:25:32.414+01:00Anonymous #1,
That Time article is very interesti...Anonymous #1,<br /><br />That Time article is very interesting. I can't imagine the population of the UK being ready to accept something like that any time soon :(<br /><br />One thing did jar a bit though, the writer says Norway finds it easier to do this sort of thing because of their low criminality (70 per 100000 vs 750 per 100000 in the US), but utterly fails to see that they might have cause and effect round the wrong way. Perhaps Norway's low criminality is due to their progressive attitude towards imprisonment and rehabilitation, not the other way around?!Wigarsehttp://www.goingonabearhunt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-37257849665730037392010-07-14T19:59:06.396+01:002010-07-14T19:59:06.396+01:00Anonymous, above, did you take the time to read th...Anonymous, above, did you take the time to read the post? Being the mother of a murdered child is a terrible thing but it does not mean that all she says is right.madalbertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-56742582917456430352010-07-14T18:32:51.613+01:002010-07-14T18:32:51.613+01:00"Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime ar..."Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal" Engles.Sophie Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336695401529252201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-32950894540567281982010-07-14T12:26:18.252+01:002010-07-14T12:26:18.252+01:00I really enjoy this blog. I recently came across a...I really enjoy this blog. I recently came across a fantastic article about Norwegian prisons. You get the sense that Britain and America are stuck in the Stone Ages while Norway is surging ahead. There prisoners get to leave to visit their families, get to work outside of the prison, etc. Here's a link: <br />http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2000920,00.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-23605519036788398072010-07-14T10:59:01.459+01:002010-07-14T10:59:01.459+01:00Maybe some good news:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/1...Maybe some good news:<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10624171JimmyGirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01548795180321590463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-1055182375867402742010-07-14T09:33:14.124+01:002010-07-14T09:33:14.124+01:00Ben, I suspect that these 'celebrity victims&#...Ben, I suspect that these 'celebrity victims', are chosen and nurtured by the national web of political agents.<br /><br />When a political executive wants or needs a new legislation passed, it can activate its legion of spin doctors, and their contacts, to find an appropriate victim; who may already be in the public attention from some sensational media coverage of their notoriety.<br /><br />Said victim will then be liaised with professional spin merchants, to build a coherent 'solution', that just happens to fit in with the executive aims.<br /><br />Many of the changes enacted by ZanuLabour were clear breaches of natural justice and liberty, and therefore a lot of wool had to be pulled over the public's eyes to make such changes, without losing votes. Hence causes celebres aid radical governments to breakthrough the inertial barrier of democracy: you can fool the people all the time.JimmyGirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01548795180321590463noreply@blogger.com