tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post7029556714832914851..comments2023-10-25T09:49:43.089+01:00Comments on BEN'S PRISON BLOG - Lifer On The Loose: Bad Memoriesprisonerbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14923205052778958118noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-34900799902591928432011-11-15T14:36:44.617+00:002011-11-15T14:36:44.617+00:00Such a shame
http://www.theinmatelookup.comSuch a shame<br />http://www.theinmatelookup.comelainemariehttp://www.theinmatelookup.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-71265240412845496262010-01-10T13:55:01.422+00:002010-01-10T13:55:01.422+00:00Because I believe in a God who is there, I think t...Because I believe in a God who is there, I think that there is real, true guilt that we feel. All of us feel it. Having worked with offenders for 10 years, I know that those who have committed murder feel it, and many express remorse and have a difficult day on the anniversary of their evil deed. Guilt can be dealt with (within the Christian faith anyway which isn't the point of this entry) but if a person was materialistic in his worldview, I am not sure how one would deal with the ever present guilt of a heinous past deed.<br />I don't think chemicals are the answer because they would diminish some of our humanity which unfortunately guilt is a part.Samhttp://www.thefreeinmatelocator.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-80220756226018327032010-01-09T18:40:40.221+00:002010-01-09T18:40:40.221+00:00Talking about memories has reminded me of a Japane...Talking about memories has reminded me of a Japanese movie I watched a few months ago and intend to get on DVD, called 'After Life'(Aka: Wandafuru Raifu). The premise of the movie is that people go to a place when they die where they have to choose one memory to live with for eternity from a library of video's showing their how lives which are kept by their personal angels. It's a wonderful, moving film and I highly recommend it.Gainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08495953058626656188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-7589411508047073092010-01-09T18:32:10.849+00:002010-01-09T18:32:10.849+00:00Anon, the war has somthing to do with us even if o...Anon, the war has somthing to do with us even if only because we are in it and as tax payers are paying for it. <br /><br /><br />And i think it is an intrinsic part of a murderers punishment which perhaps should be left alone, instead of chemical alteration, after all how can they pick a specific memory? If it is an intrinsic part of a murderers punishment then perhaps they should be judged/sentanced differntly thatn those who , for example,shoplifts repeatedly.<br /><br /><br />Christian SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-68418157041471179862010-01-09T12:34:32.446+00:002010-01-09T12:34:32.446+00:00Everyone should do their punishment for their crim...Everyone should do their punishment for their crime and then move on - God forgave loads of people because that is the right thing to do - that includes forgiving yourself for your 'sins'. I would expect that one always feels 'bad' about a serious crime but it should not cloud the whole of the rest of their life. People change, and most times, for the better.Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-66270128075052089162010-01-09T11:04:10.603+00:002010-01-09T11:04:10.603+00:00Wonder if there is a difference? a murder, say, ca...Wonder if there is a difference? a murder, say, caused by drink driving, or a fight, that went a bit to far, or a pre-meditated murder where you killed a love rival or something? By the way, get sick of dead soilders being referd to as "heros", feel for the family, but that is what they signed up for, to go and kill someone elses family in another country. In a war that has nothing to do with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-79537691781364775422010-01-09T02:19:19.908+00:002010-01-09T02:19:19.908+00:00We are who we are because of our experiences. If w...We are who we are because of our experiences. If we erased the painful memory would we also remove the major motivator for not reoffending? I think that would almost certainly be so, even if only in a small number of cases.<br /><br />Ben, I'd be interested to know whether you think your drive to change things comes from a need to atone? If so, would you choose to take that treatment if it meant you lost your drive?Wigarsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230520227527547502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-79814999115587033902010-01-08T22:57:08.132+00:002010-01-08T22:57:08.132+00:00I've always suspected that punishment had sod-...I've always suspected that punishment had sod-all to do with restoration and more to do with people getting 'punished' for holding a mirror up to what we really are and a lot of people can't face that so they turn it on the person who forced them to face up to it.<br /><br />I think soldiers who have taken a life in the course of their duties probably feel the same sort of mental anguish. I'd be interested to know if a person who is mentally disturbed feels the same way as someone like you who was basically a 'normal' person who had an a solitary violent moment that resulted in a death?Gainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08495953058626656188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-86898916505073948162010-01-08T21:37:54.736+00:002010-01-08T21:37:54.736+00:00The Greeks and Romans called the demons that drove...The Greeks and Romans called the demons that drove murderers mad in the end <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erinyes" rel="nofollow">Furies</a>. Not <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furry" rel="nofollow">to be confused with these which are something <i>quite</i> different</a>.Richard Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315526595922432607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-52510767122043140892010-01-08T20:36:53.590+00:002010-01-08T20:36:53.590+00:00This is a tough one. I believe heaven and hell are...This is a tough one. I believe heaven and hell are here on this earth, depending on how we live our lives. Would we be playing God if we interfered with the torture of a troubled conscience? Perhaps the knowledge that one can erase painful memories such as this would stop people from hesitating before committing some heinous act? Then again, I have met folk who seem to have no conscience at all, and are capable of gross insensitivity to others, selfishness and cruelty. They need a drug that induces the self torture that comes with guilt. Like I said, it's a toughie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com