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> you will be locked into a holding cell – a very bleak room indeed – but also offered a cup of tea. A useful reminder that this is about prison in the UK. I
by jpatokal 8y ago
> you will be locked into a holding cell – a very bleak room indeed – but also offered a cup of tea.
A useful reminder that this is about prison in the UK. I suspect this little touch of sympathy is absent in the US.
- didgeoridoo 8y agoOn the plus side, in the US they generally don't shackle you in view of the jury, it takes a unanimous vote to convict, and the prosecution can't drop surprise evidence at the last second. I'll take those over tea.
- Scoundreller 8y agoWhich also has an impact on the makeup of the prison population.
- paradoxparalax 8y agoI would take even the tea Socrates has took, to avoid getting raped.