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Court To Prisoner: No Xbox 360 For You

Posted by samzenpus on from the break-out-the-2600 dept.

jonklinger writes "An Israeli Court rejected the appeal of a prisoner who requested to have an Playstation 3 or Xbox 360 because there is no possibility to remove the internet connectivity apparatus from the device without harming its functionality. Therefore, prisoners cannot engage in gaming and will have to result to other kinds of violence."

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  1. Summary implies falsehood. by quietwalker · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The old adage of 'they need to get it out of their system' - this is a falsehood: prisoners do not have to "result to other kinds of violence" in the absence of a substitute. If you are prone to violent acts, with all other variables being equal, you'll commit violent acts even after having already committed violent acts. Even with a violence simulator, you're still going to perform the other violence outside it that you were supposed to be suppressing.

    Mike Tyson was a good example; all day long he's sparring with partners, hitting punching bags, shadowboxing. Then he beats and rapes a woman, and later looses his temper and bites an opponent's ear. Despite having 'worked it out of his system' hundreds of times more than a normal person, he's still violent.

    People don't have violence meters that you can fill up. Stop perpetuating this invalid belief like it was common sense.

    1. Re:Summary implies falsehood. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      1. Sitting on your couch pressing a button to show a boxing glove punch is very different from getting up and beating the shit out of a bean bag or sparing with another human.

      2. Mike Tyson is not representative of even 10 other human beings.

  2. Re:There is always a way by mjr167 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Then give them a useful task like building roads... Let them read a book or go to school. I don't have a PS3. Why should gang-banger joe in prison have better stuff than me?