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it will be interesting to see how luke changes much over the next two years, cause 6th form is a different life and changes people cause its less rigid than compulsorary school
definately does, gives you a sense of freedom, i haven't even finished school yet but i am a different person, i think luke needs to open his eyes a bit more, it'll happen some day and he'll know then why we've all been flaming him so much
I can appreciate the view that "time must mean time", but it is one that makes no sense. Everyone knows the score, if someone is sentenced to five years then the judges know that they'll be out in three for good behaviour. So if a judge wants them to be in prison for five years, he'll jail them for seven. Your hypothetical paedo won't do ten years if early release is abolished, the judge will sentence him to seven instead. Do you understand this?
Early release is there more to enable the staff to control the prisons as opposed to any other thing. Take hope away from a man and he will not care about anyone else, least of all the guy holding the keys. Take murderers, they are sentenced to life, and if they are let out it is only ever on license. It doesn't matter why you murdered someone, you could murder your rapist or your husband who beats you, it's the same fixed sentence: life. Take away any hope of getting out, take away any hope in life, and why should you toe the line? Either they kill themselves, or they get so angry at how authority has cheated them of life that they kill the guards instead.
You should count yourself lucky Luke: fifty years ago you'd have been in prison if you'd have been gay. Consider that point whilst you pontificate about prisons and desert: one generation ago, and YOU would have been a criminal who would be locked away.
Prison is not a holiday camp, I wish people would realise this. Slopping out is not fun, having no freedom is not fun, having to do what the hard bastards tell you to do is not fun. Behave and your life is made that bit more bearable: perhaps a TV, perhaps a few decks of cards, whatever. behave and you don't have to stay in there as long. There has to be a carrot, otherwise people won't bother: sticks don't work in prison.
ETA: If you believe that people deserve everything they get in prison, then I challenge you to come with me on the 518 bus from Newcastle on visiting day at HMP Pocklington. It's fucking heartbreaking, and Pocklington is only a low-category prison.
Kermit, that's one hell of post. I bow to you sir.
no its the day you start realising the world isnt so black and white
oh and when you stop back tracking yourself, fair enough you were tired the other night but you seemed pretty adament in what you believed and said, andthen to go back on yourself?
i spell a lot like that because i've always done it, it's like writting ur or something like that.
So all murderers, regardless of circumstances, should spend their entire life inside, with no possibility of parole?
'Cause that'd work :rolleyes: