Interestingly there's no mention of how within certain prisons Islamic Laws are being implemented by the prisoners, while the prison officers look on. Something is needed to disempower this take over bid. As Ian Acheson says there are ways in which prisons could be improved without costing a fortune, but what also needs to be looked into, is has the prisoner profile changed? If criminal activity itself [burglary, petty theft, etc] becomes de criminalised & replaced with people being accused of Thought Crimes; is this affecting prison populations, & who're potentially going to be more open to bullying & hence conversion in order to get out alive & potentially influenced to believe that to kill in the name of Allah is an act of faith not of criminality. In France islamists are placed in solitary confinement with an hour in the exercise yard alone. The prison guards aren't even allowed to speak to them & never do more than a week to avoid any connections being formed between them. We need to prevent the radicalisation of prisoners, & make sure that those who do deserve to be in prison get the sentence that represents the crime. My understanding is that Grooming Gang members may [if we're lucky] serve the time, but are celebrated once released. With the disappearance of Cultural homogeneity new crimes & new forms of perception have evolved; & I don't think any country in Europe was prepared for or understands how it should be navigated. If we're to survive, then INMHO, it's time to make it clear that we celebrate Life not Death, that Women have equality, that children have a right to a childhood without ANY complications being thrown in to the mix, that we have the right to offend & to be offended, Blasphemy Laws aren't acceptable in a Christian country that's primarily secular but developed a tolerance for all belief systems & cultures. We need to recognise that it's our history that's created this mess, because we've allowed the Language of Tolerance to become weaponised & has now morphed into a Language of Intolerance that's used against a Culture of Tolerance, & created a major judicial crisis.
Interestingly there's no mention of how within certain prisons Islamic Laws are being implemented by the prisoners, while the prison officers look on. Something is needed to disempower this take over bid. As Ian Acheson says there are ways in which prisons could be improved without costing a fortune, but what also needs to be looked into, is has the prisoner profile changed? If criminal activity itself [burglary, petty theft, etc] becomes de criminalised & replaced with people being accused of Thought Crimes; is this affecting prison populations, & who're potentially going to be more open to bullying & hence conversion in order to get out alive & potentially influenced to believe that to kill in the name of Allah is an act of faith not of criminality. In France islamists are placed in solitary confinement with an hour in the exercise yard alone. The prison guards aren't even allowed to speak to them & never do more than a week to avoid any connections being formed between them. We need to prevent the radicalisation of prisoners, & make sure that those who do deserve to be in prison get the sentence that represents the crime. My understanding is that Grooming Gang members may [if we're lucky] serve the time, but are celebrated once released. With the disappearance of Cultural homogeneity new crimes & new forms of perception have evolved; & I don't think any country in Europe was prepared for or understands how it should be navigated. If we're to survive, then INMHO, it's time to make it clear that we celebrate Life not Death, that Women have equality, that children have a right to a childhood without ANY complications being thrown in to the mix, that we have the right to offend & to be offended, Blasphemy Laws aren't acceptable in a Christian country that's primarily secular but developed a tolerance for all belief systems & cultures. We need to recognise that it's our history that's created this mess, because we've allowed the Language of Tolerance to become weaponised & has now morphed into a Language of Intolerance that's used against a Culture of Tolerance, & created a major judicial crisis.