as the debate goes on about votes for prisoners, and all the intricacies of what the vote means, I do think the point is lost. Are (most) people in prison there to be punished, and come out again as proper members of our society, or are they to be demonised, whatever they have done ?
Giving them the vote, to me, means that they are treated as human beings, and as adults, and so far more likely to become good members of our communities on release, and less likely to re-offend. If we demonise, they are more likely to live up to that reputation.
Then of course there is the very mention of anything with the words "EUR" in and the tabloids are screaming, baying for blood, thinking that anything with the letters "EUR" in means babies get eaten, and completely misunderstanding the whole issue. But then that isn't a crime to whip up fear and misundestanding.
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