Episode 16

WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE DEBATES

DOES PRISON DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD?

“Emphatically no!!!! It seems that only the more affluent members of society appear to think that it is acceptable to turn the killing of animals into a so called ‘sport.’ Fox hunting, pheasant shooting, even big game hunting are generally pursuits of the richer classes and these are usually deemed acceptable. However, when the poorer people in society commit crimes against animals they are convicted and, rightfully, vilified. Why is it one rule for 1 sector of society and a different rule for everyone else. All forms of violence to animals including 'sports' which involve the killing of them should be outlawed universally.”
Chris


“I work with this every day as a volunteer. The prisons are loaded with mentally ill people, addicts and people with real need. Violent offender’s should serve, but be at work and/or learning every hour of every day. Then, they must be supported once liberated. Otherwise, you'll continue the dismal failure of the repeat offending today.”
Martin Belk

“It is important to establish the role of prisons. Traditionally punishment was seen as a fundamental deterrent to wrongdoing; the length of time, ideally anyway, proportional to the seriousness of the crime. But this stagnant view does not hold water in modern society. Punishment is a false unifier for prisoners, whereas rehabilitation, tailored to the individual, has the largest capacity for impact. Whilst punishment reduces inmates to ‘prisoners’, rehabilitation sets each individual apart and should be at the heart of the system.”
Freddie Brodermann



IS KILLING FOR SPORT WRONG?

"Hunting for sport is sick. It is a sad indictment on our current government that they are considering repealing the current Hunting Act. This will allow not just individuals but en masse attacks on British wildlife by people who gain PLEASURE from protracted animal abuse, through the chase, persecution and final death throes of stags, deer, hare (a biodiversity action plan species) and the much maligned fox. To want to take part and glory in these abhorrent practices is morally reprehensible."
Dr Jane Evans


"I believe that it is quite acceptable to do this, wild animals have to be controlled and the choice is for someone or the government to pay many people to do this or to do the same thing as a sport, where the only person that pays is the person carrying out the sport, therefore adding vital funds to the rural economy, whether it be Foxhunting, Deer Stalking or the many kinds of Fishing that takes place, each has it's own important part of the rural economy, people that are anti these things are quite often anti killing anything and many are vegetarians, Leave the Countryside to manage itself as it always done a very good job of it in the past."
Norman Bryant



"Killing for sport is wrong. That was strongly felt by the majority of people when this subject was debated in parliament a few years ago. This led to the ban on hunting which Mr Cameron now wants to repeal. I do not understand why this issue should be under discussion yet again. Is it because Mr Cameron is keeping a promise made to the small group of wealthy people, who no doubt support him, and who think hunting is acceptable in a civilized society?"
Doreen McCormack



IS THERE LIFE AFTER DEATH?

“I believe that an afterlife cannot be proven or disprove. The default position should be disbelief, not only because this is the scientific stance on not yet proven hypothesises, but also because it makes you live life to it's fullest.
The idea is unappealing to me, because existing for eternity would be incredibly dull after many years. Life must be allowed to end when you've done all you can. Eternity would stop this.”
James, Essex



“I think that primarily ‘life after death’ is a response to the fear of dying, which is then manipulated by societies as a form of control.
For example, if a person knows that they have a limited time on this planet, the potential for inappropriate behaviours without consequences could cause ‘society’ great problems, therefore the ‘invention’ of continued life after death and ‘conditions’ of how a person should live their life could be a way of maintaining the control.”
Gary, Morayshire