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I don't see how, given that hell is other people, and other people in prison are quite infernal. If I ever get in prison (which I hope to avoid but nobody can

I don't see how, given that hell is other people, and other people in prison are quite infernal. If I ever get in prison (which I hope to avoid but nobody can be guaranteed) I hope to be in solitary.

Mordor 13y ago
Perhaps the real hell is being left alone.
- guard-of-terra 13y ago
  I tried both in my life and being left alone is so much better than forced to be with other random hostile people.
  - mcintyre1994 13y ago
    You tried being a solitary person (and decided it's for you; fair enough), not being locked in solitary confinement. Read this article, the difference is staggering.
  - apalmer 13y ago
    you do not really have a true concept of what solitary confinement really means. You are viewing solitary confinement like alone time. Human nature is such that most human beings do not psychologically deal well with being deprived of all human contact for extended periods of time. Some humans can do fine with solitary but it is a very very small percentage. I do know someone who did go to prison and basically was a slim straight haired indian prettyboy teenager in american jail... his approach was from the first day he entered prison he immediately attacked the first person he saw, went to solitary got out immediately attacked the first person he saw, did that for about 3-6 months... eventually he was so nuts he joined a gang, he liked the gang life better than the solitary
yardie 13y ago
I think you fail to grasp what solitary actually means in the prison tense. It's not a few hours of sitting on the floor meditating. It is 1 hour of sunlight, you don't go anywhere, there are no computers. I used to think like that when I was younger, "going to prison getting raped?! I'll take solitary." Then someone that was released spoke at our college about what solitary really meant. I'll take my chances with the rapists.
- guard-of-terra 13y ago
  Well, do you get books? I think books can get you a long way. The prison system we have around the world stimulates creating "professional" criminals by placing criminals among themselves. If we to break this cycle, we should get everyone a prison cell without inmates but with a window and books they can read.
  - yardie 13y ago
    Why even bother with books and solitary. Just flash freeze them like in Demolition Man. The prison system doesn't stimulate anyone. Crimes are primarily committed because of motive, opportunity, and/or mental illness. Poverty is a great motivator. If you're an ex-convict your opportunity to get a respectable job drops precipitously, to be a drug dealer requires no prior experience and no background check. I'm not concerned about the prison system. They are the means to the end. What does bother me is the US justice system. They convict more people than any other country on the planet. Prison can't be a deterrent if you have overzealous prosecutors searching for me people to convict.
    - guard-of-terra 13y ago
      This is pretty US-centered point of view, I invite you to look upon it from distance.
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      - 13y ago

I don't see how, given that hell is other people, and other people in prison are quite infernal. If I ever get in prison (which I hope to avoid but nobody can be guaranteed) I hope to be in solitary.

Mordor 13y ago

Perhaps the real hell is being left alone.

guard-of-terra 13y ago
I tried both in my life and being left alone is so much better than forced to be with other random hostile people.
- mcintyre1994 13y ago
  You tried being a solitary person (and decided it's for you; fair enough), not being locked in solitary confinement. Read this article, the difference is staggering.
- apalmer 13y ago
  you do not really have a true concept of what solitary confinement really means. You are viewing solitary confinement like alone time. Human nature is such that most human beings do not psychologically deal well with being deprived of all human contact for extended periods of time. Some humans can do fine with solitary but it is a very very small percentage. I do know someone who did go to prison and basically was a slim straight haired indian prettyboy teenager in american jail... his approach was from the first day he entered prison he immediately attacked the first person he saw, went to solitary got out immediately attacked the first person he saw, did that for about 3-6 months... eventually he was so nuts he joined a gang, he liked the gang life better than the solitary

yardie 13y ago

I think you fail to grasp what solitary actually means in the prison tense. It's not a few hours of sitting on the floor meditating. It is 1 hour of sunlight, you don't go anywhere, there are no computers. I used to think like that when I was younger, "going to prison getting raped?! I'll take solitary." Then someone that was released spoke at our college about what solitary really meant. I'll take my chances with the rapists.

guard-of-terra 13y ago
Well, do you get books? I think books can get you a long way. The prison system we have around the world stimulates creating "professional" criminals by placing criminals among themselves. If we to break this cycle, we should get everyone a prison cell without inmates but with a window and books they can read.
- yardie 13y ago
  Why even bother with books and solitary. Just flash freeze them like in Demolition Man. The prison system doesn't stimulate anyone. Crimes are primarily committed because of motive, opportunity, and/or mental illness. Poverty is a great motivator. If you're an ex-convict your opportunity to get a respectable job drops precipitously, to be a drug dealer requires no prior experience and no background check. I'm not concerned about the prison system. They are the means to the end. What does bother me is the US justice system. They convict more people than any other country on the planet. Prison can't be a deterrent if you have overzealous prosecutors searching for me people to convict.
  - guard-of-terra 13y ago
    This is pretty US-centered point of view, I invite you to look upon it from distance.
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    - 13y ago