In my experience (32 years prison Nurse, ret.), conspiracy believers seldom see the light. It’s similar to sending a young offender to jail where he can learn greater skills in robbery, grifting, sexual predation, and so forth. The self-help success stories of people determined to change for the better, get an education, a job, and become Good Citizens is, sadly, still a rare exception.
Sometimes, all we can say is that a stiff sentence will at least keep them off the streets for a while.
Based on your experience working within the system, how likely do you think it is that other prisoners will be sympathetic toward someone like Peters?
I was moved by the Judge’s compassionate words regarding the people he often saw in his courtroom. He talked about how most of them are living with unimaginable trauma, substance addiction, mental illness, they come from broken homes and have never had the privilege or opportunities that Peters has had. Her assertion of privilege and what she “needed” in contrast to the rest of the population he sees really angered him.
Assuming what he says is true, how do you think other prisoners might deal with Peters’ selfish, narcissistic behavior?
And let’s see many more deterring jail sentences happen in the next few years!
In my experience (32 years prison Nurse, ret.), conspiracy believers seldom see the light. It’s similar to sending a young offender to jail where he can learn greater skills in robbery, grifting, sexual predation, and so forth. The self-help success stories of people determined to change for the better, get an education, a job, and become Good Citizens is, sadly, still a rare exception.
Sometimes, all we can say is that a stiff sentence will at least keep them off the streets for a while.
Based on your experience working within the system, how likely do you think it is that other prisoners will be sympathetic toward someone like Peters?
I was moved by the Judge’s compassionate words regarding the people he often saw in his courtroom. He talked about how most of them are living with unimaginable trauma, substance addiction, mental illness, they come from broken homes and have never had the privilege or opportunities that Peters has had. Her assertion of privilege and what she “needed” in contrast to the rest of the population he sees really angered him.
Assuming what he says is true, how do you think other prisoners might deal with Peters’ selfish, narcissistic behavior?
I think she’s due for some re-education from her fellow prisoners.