tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post8403045913574126087..comments2023-10-30T02:03:56.081+13:00Comments on Capitalism Bad; Tree Pretty: Against the prison systemMaiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212711843307060731noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-21274344384896210942009-01-22T01:16:00.000+13:002009-01-22T01:16:00.000+13:00Red Rosa - Yeah I absolutely agree about the idea ...Red Rosa - Yeah I absolutely agree about the idea of the 'common criminal'. The point should be to stand in solidarity with epeople who are criminalised, not distance yourself from them. It's interesting there's quite a political tradition in Britain about activists taking action like hunger strikes in order to get themselves treated as political prisoners (I think both the Suffragettes and some people in the Irish struggle did it). I don't know much about it, but it's always seemed dodgy to me.Maiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212711843307060731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-23966599668006477942009-01-22T00:11:00.000+13:002009-01-22T00:11:00.000+13:00'so what about the murderers'?I'd like to believe ...'so what about the murderers'?<BR/>I'd like to believe that a society that had radically changed its view of crime and punishment would also have a lesser (or no) need of prisons. There will always be some individuals that behave outside of the considered societal norms. Pre-colonialism this occurred, but there were also community based solutions in dealing with them. Collective responsibility.<BR/><BR/><BR/>But this isn't just about the murderers. Within the activist scene there is a very clear distinction between 'political prisoners' and 'normal prisoners' let alone murderers. Those who deserve letters and support and those who don't - the common criminals. Being a child of the common criminal I draw no such distinction, but have been offended by supposedly on-to-it activists who do. This in itself is a mechanism of control, buying in to the idea of who is worthy and who isn't. Although it has been difficult times of late since Oct 15th, I hope that it has helped to break down some of these bullshit barriers.katkoalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09003937951832155599noreply@blogger.com