CONVICT RIGHTS..
Showing the set of priorities that now dominate our judicial and penal system, it is revealed that UK Prison bosses have been instructed to let pagan inmates keep twigs in their cells...to use as wands.
Officers have been told to allow prisoners to collect and decorate the twigs which they need for their rituals. It is the latest in a series of rulings to protect convicts' rights and ensure equality among different faiths. Followers of other faiths are allowed items such as a prayer mat to allow them to worship. The policy regarding pagans was announced by Justice Reform Minister Maria Eagle in a parliamentary answer.
What more need be said? It's a magical policy for sure. Prison is increasingly pointless, with the concept of punishment having been ameliorated to the point where it seems invisible. I could tell you what I think we should do with the Pagans twigs but no doubt the PC police would have me under incitement to hatred so I will merely leave that one to your imagination.
David Vance
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If the prisoners are still there in the morning can we take it that the wands don't work.
LOL good one Henry!
If they're interested in twigs, I can highly recommend those from one of our lovely native trees, the Birch.
How soon before a Pagan prisoner asks for a naked virgin to assist with his faiths practice ; he will probably get one .