University of Twente NOC Fire Arson

Lars writes "A 26-year old man from Hengelo has admitted to deliberately setting fire to the Network Operations Centre of University of Twente, last Wednesday. The fire gutted two wings of the building and devastated one of the fastest networks in Europe. The arsonist is an employee of the University, which must come as quite a shock to those involved. The University released a short statement to the press. It mentions that the total damage caused is roughly 40-50 million euros (about the same in dollars) and that the guy was caught last Friday, when he tried to set fire to one of the faculty buildings."

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Prison rape is no joke

[anomaly]

As a law abiding citizen, who is terribly upset by the wrongs done by violent members of our society, I tend to have little sympathy for those who have been convicted of crimes and are serving time in prison.

However, rape in prison is no joke! According to this link (which has links to other, less "biased" organizations)
Approximately 21% of inmates have forced sexual contact.

Approximately 2/3 of prisoners are there for committing non-violent crimes.

I admit that there's a temptation to think pleasant thoughts about a violent criminal finding out what it feels like to be a victim in prison, but while prison should not be fun (it is punishment, after all) prisoners should not be victimized while jailers turn a blind eye. That is uncivilized and cruel.
Anomaly

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Re:How's he gonna repay it?

[geogeek6_7]

Whatever happened to having "paid one's debt to society"?

Whatever happened to "your reputation precedes you"?
or "your are accountable for your actions"?
or, on a grand scale, "sinners go to hell"?

geogeek