Prison Diary

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plg101

4,106 posts

211 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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Compulsive reading and my hat off to you for publishing here. Please keep it coming. Should be read by all.

judas

5,992 posts

260 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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As so many others have said: sobering. In its own odd way it's shaping up to be one of the best PH threads ever, and as a cautionary tale it will certainly make most of us pause for thought next time we're out for a hoon.

Thanks for sharing smile

BoRED S2upid

19,713 posts

241 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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Anyone else feel there would have been a better way of punishing 10 PS rather than 3 months inside?.

Wonde what 10 PS feels about the subject from what hes written so far im sure given the option of some hard labour or sitting in a cell he would have chosen the hard labour or some other form of punishment.

Cara Van Man

29,977 posts

252 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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I'm totally addicted to this. My F5 button is getting a hammering today.

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The Riddler

6,565 posts

198 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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Thanks for sharing, I think it was the original Prison thread that brought me here smile

Austin.J

888 posts

193 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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I'm now working till 8 tonight because of this thread, worth every minute.

gti tim

1,633 posts

202 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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Thanks for sharing this. I left the Prison service last year, and in two pages you have brought back so many memories of my time there. So many things to learn, so much routine, but it soon becomes a way of life.

whirligig

941 posts

196 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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anonymous said:
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I agree. It's very readable and would be ideal for distribution for high schools as previously suggested.

Keep going!

Munter

31,319 posts

242 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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10p You're looking for work currently right? I'm wondering if theres "work" available going around all the 6th form colleges and putting some of this infront of 17-18yo kids.... If you're not busy hunting for proper jobs that is.

bigTee

5,546 posts

222 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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more more more......

Cara Van Man

29,977 posts

252 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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anonymous said:
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yeah, he's probably hidden a file in it.

Galileo

3,145 posts

219 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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It takes some bottle to post this on PH. Truly Humbling stuff. If its OK I would like to print it all off and let my wife take it into work. She works in the FPD dept at the local school. Its where the trouble makers go when they are too disruptive to main stream classes. To give you some idea, the place has bars on the windows, locked gates and big fences to keep the little darlings in. (or out, if the will takes them to smash the place up)

It might do some of them good to read a well written account of life inside. Most of them will end up inside for drugs or theft related crimes, this might help keep them out.

Catz

4,812 posts

212 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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Compelling reading Dan.

Shaw Tarse

31,543 posts

204 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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Munter said:
10p You're looking for work currently right? I'm wondering if theres "work" available going around all the 6th form colleges and putting some of this infront of 17-18yo kids.... If you're not busy hunting for proper jobs that is.
Not a bad idea, might have more effect than the "Speed Kills" messages.
Keep the installments coming Dan!

Simpo Two

85,526 posts

266 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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It's horrfying to think you can go from normal bloke to convict in a few seconds of misattention. The OP may have been driving without care etc but I think prison was too harsh. A few months ago I spun the Griff and ended up backwards on the verge. After getting my breath back I was able to drive it home and get on with my life as if nothing had happened. But had there been a cyclist between me and the verge, I'd probably be in jail. It really is as fickle as that - pure luck. And people shouldn't go to jail for being unlucky.

Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 5th January 17:32

Carreauchompeur

17,851 posts

205 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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Simpo Two said:
It's horrfying to think you can go from normal bloke to convict in a few seconds of misattention. The OP may have been driving without care etc but I think prison was too harsh. A few months ago I spun the Griff and ended up backwards on the verge. After getting my breath back I was able to drive it home and get on with my life as if nothing had happened. But had there been a cyclist between me and the verge, I'd probably be in jail. It really is as fickle as that - pure luck. And people shouldn't go to jail for being unlucky.

Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 5th January 17:32
There is an element of recklessness/bad driving required for DD.

AstonZagato

12,713 posts

211 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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Simpo Two said:
It's horrfying to think you can go from normal bloke to convict in a few seconds of misattention. The OP may have been driving without care etc but I think prison was too harsh. A few months ago I spun the Griff and ended up backwards on the verge. After getting my breath back I was able to drive it home and get on with my life as if nothing had happened. But had there been a cyclist between me and the verge, I'd probably be in jail. It really is as fickle as that - pure luck. And people shouldn't go to jail for being unlucky.

Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 5th January 17:32
I totally agree but but try telling that to the family of the cyclist.

DoubleYellow

1,288 posts

190 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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Simpo Two said:
The OP may have been driving without care etc but I think prison was too harsh.
I agree, however I'm not sure I would have before reading 10p's story.

ShadownINja

76,386 posts

283 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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Depressing reading. It is quite scary how one mistake can result in such a lifestyle.

Any further info on the accident?

tim2100

6,280 posts

258 months

Monday 5th January 2009
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Great stuff 10ps. We all know what you have been through and have read much of the prison thread.

Bravo!