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Originally posted by #BlakhOle#@Mar 22 2006, 06:34 AM
They can still have a good time in the jail. Its not much but it's something, and that's not something they deserve. :angry:

First of all, playing a couple of computer games each day will probably not make being in prison very much like a good time.

Secondly, the purpose of imprisonment is to deny people their freedom to move around in the world. Unless you're in some backward, radical, human-rights-neglecting country, you shouldn't be maltreated in prison. In a civilised society, even prisoners have rights. It's a system of values I sincerely believe in. If someone commits a crime, a judge sentences that person to a certain punishment after which the score is settled. If you want the person to be a member of society again, you should let them have some connection to the 'real world' to allow for any rehabition.

Playing a computer game could help, especially if it's Mario Bros (GTA: San Andreas would be over the top and they'd probably find it unrealistic ). I'd prefer books as a diversion, or decent education, but it's the prisoners right to NOT choose that path and play a game or two.