Is this a joke?

[Norman_Conquest]

Prisoners at a top security jail say their human rights have been violated because a power cut has prevented them from vaping and watching TV.

A large part of Frankland prison, in Durham, has been hit by an outage which has left hundreds of lags shivering in darkened cells since Monday. The biggest blow to inmates has been that they can't charge their vaping devices.

Teesside prisoner 'shivering in cell without TV and vape' after power cut

HM Prison Frankland has been hit by a power outage but a Teesside mum says 'what inmates have been going through is inhumane'

www.gazettelive.co.uk

 

[uncle_rico]

Some human rights lawyers will be licking their lips at this. It is of course a joke, especially when there are literally thousands of families and old people shivering in their homes frightened to boil the kettle or put the heating on.

 

[NorthumberlandBoro]

They want locking up.

 

[JonnyHistory]

Prisoners at a top security jail say their human rights have been violated because a power cut has prevented them from vaping and watching TV.

A large part of Frankland prison, in Durham, has been hit by an outage which has left hundreds of lags shivering in darkened cells since Monday. The biggest blow to inmates has been that they can't charge their vaping devices.

Teesside prisoner 'shivering in cell without TV and vape' after power cut

HM Prison Frankland has been hit by a power outage but a Teesside mum says 'what inmates have been going through is inhumane'

www.gazettelive.co.uk

Why just highlight the vaping and TV?

They have no heat or light, that is a fundamental right even for prisoners!

 

[uncle_rico]

Why just highlight the vaping and TV?

They have no heat or light, that is a fundamental right even for prisoners!

Indeed. Some won't be able to play on their PS5's or watch Netflix also.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

Why just highlight the vaping and TV?

They have no heat or light, that is a fundamental right even for prisoners!

Having no TV and not being able to charge their vapes is what one prisoners mum is complaining about.

 

[hobblewobble]

They have no heat or light, that is a fundamental right even for prisoners! not for pensioners,speaking of rights add dentists,doctors etc

 

[Kosovo]

Why just highlight the vaping and TV?

They have no heat or light, that is a fundamental right even for prisoners!

While I sit in my cold house because I’m struggling to pay my bills. My heart bleeds for these poor souls NOT

 

[Unravel_Morrison]

Whether you are bothered about the welfare of prisoners 5 day energy failure is an absolute fail.

What a half arsed country we live in.

 

[Laughing]

They have a point, the government have a duty of care to prisoners, as they do to all of us. However, you are free to feel no sympathy for them. I can't imagine many people will care.

 

[Unravel_Morrison]

Also, if you're a staff member there now, would you expect sympathy from us?

 

[JonnyHistory]

You don't need empathy towards a criminal to understand heat and light are a basic fundamental right to all.

It is an indictment of how much damage the current shower have done to this country and a precursor to whats ahead for all of us unless we vote them out.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

You don't need empathy towards a criminal to understand heat and light are a basic fundamental right to all.

It is an indictment of how much damage the current shower have done to this country and a precursor to whats ahead for all of us unless we vote them out.

What about TV and vapes? ;)

 

[JonnyHistory]

What about TV and vapes? ;)

Haha I suppose if you twisted the argument enough you could argue they give off heat and light:)

 

[Quicksilvera]

Isn’t Ian Huntley at Frankland prison? Long may the freezing darkness continue.

 

[Kosovo]

Hope it’s fixed for the summer so if it gets to hot for them they can turn on the air conditioning.

 

[TeessideCleveland]

Prisoners at a top security jail say their human rights have been violated because a power cut has prevented them from vaping and watching TV.

A large part of Frankland prison, in Durham, has been hit by an outage which has left hundreds of lags shivering in darkened cells since Monday. The biggest blow to inmates has been that they can't charge their vaping devices.

Teesside prisoner 'shivering in cell without TV and vape' after power cut

HM Prison Frankland has been hit by a power outage but a Teesside mum says 'what inmates have been going through is inhumane'

www.gazettelive.co.uk

Vaping and watching TV is not a human right
Once they have clothing , heating, a bed with bedding, 2 meals a day , an hour a day fresh air drinking water, toilet and washing facilities I really don't care if they have nothing else

 

[Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret]

Isn’t Ian Huntley at Frankland prison? Long may the freezing darkness continue.

Don't know but Wayne cousins is, so yeah **** em. Though the article says they moved all the cat As.

 

[Unravel_Morrison]

Vaping and watching TV is not a human right
Once they have clothing , heating, a bed with bedding, 2 meals a day , an hour a day fresh air drinking water, toilet and washing facilities I really don't care if they have nothing else

Except that isn't how it works.

You have a group of people that have already committed serious crimes suddenly losing basic facilities. You and I aren't affected by that. The officers working there will be. There is no excuse in this country for a publicly ran building to be without power.

 

[Norfolkred1]

Well they have each other to keep warm, if they have a pad mate.