tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post3076548123219046166..comments2023-10-25T09:49:43.089+01:00Comments on BEN'S PRISON BLOG - Lifer On The Loose: The Non-Story Storyprisonerbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14923205052778958118noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-74949685221559887382011-03-16T15:47:53.747+00:002011-03-16T15:47:53.747+00:00Unfortunately at the moment we are reaching a poin...Unfortunately at the moment we are reaching a point where the legislature is trying to bully judges into deciding things a certain way. Sooner or later its going to start entering judges mind that upholding human rights for unpopular people will cause politicians to attack them, which is not a consideration that they should have forced upon them.tallguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-3357450392740683662011-03-16T12:51:11.161+00:002011-03-16T12:51:11.161+00:00Ayn Rand? Oh dear.Ayn Rand? Oh dear.websternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-37877614717689777382011-03-16T10:16:48.315+00:002011-03-16T10:16:48.315+00:00Totally agree with you Ben,
Sad that in the 21st...Totally agree with you Ben, <br /><br />Sad that in the 21st Century, most people still buy into the misconception that "Justice" has anything to do with revenge. By allowing emotion to rule in the courtroom how can we be a "Just" Society?queenienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-84638163961128858972011-03-16T10:03:29.242+00:002011-03-16T10:03:29.242+00:00Totally agree with you Ben, due to the inflammator...Totally agree with you Ben, due to the inflammatory headlines of the press, and the willingness of the population to be blinkered when it comes to "criminals" the subject of punishment has become confused with revenge. I of course sympathise with victims and their families, but a 'fair' trial should be put before an individual's emotions.queenienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-57866321233864425542011-03-15T21:35:38.566+00:002011-03-15T21:35:38.566+00:00"Did you really think we want those laws obse...<i>"Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against. We're after power and we mean it. There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Reardon, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with."</i> [Ayn Rand: Atlas Shrugged. 1957]JimmyGirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01548795180321590463noreply@blogger.com