2 posts tagged “prisons”

I'm talking like, life in prison with no chance of parole. Sometimes this actually happens and people go to prison forever, without the chance of parole, good behaviour or whatever else.

So i'm sitting there thinking, what's the difference between that and the death penalty?

All i can really see, is that in the end, we have a load of people rotting in jail costing money and space. Where as if they are dead, then they are dead.

Maybe that's morbid, but when they are on a life sentance, what really is the difference ?

In the Metro, about a boy of 10 that had recieved an ASBO for anti-social behaviour over the course of last year.

His crimes ranged from things like being abusive to Police community officers, threatening people with a knife, actually throwing knives at people, stealing from people in the street, burglary and let's not forget your typical vandalism.

Let's remember that this kid, is 10 years old. I can't even remember saying boo to a goose at 10 years old, let alone stealing from someones back garden shed.

Anyway, he recieved an ASBO and the best part of the article (and the reason for this post) was to highlight what his mother said, (this isn't a direct quote) ;

"He's a reformed child now, he doesn't do drugs, doesn't commit crimes, just the occasional ciggerette"

I'm sorry, the occasional ciggerette ? Hahahahaha

Seriously, at 10 ? That kid needs a serious turn around before he ends up on the trash heep along with the rest of 'em.

Oh and in other news, our young offenders "intituites" (prisons) - are overflowing with inmates, so they are going to look at releasing some early.

Please, someone. Wake me up.