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Nearly a Misunderstanding
When an older man sidles up to you and asks it you want to see some puppies, do you hang around to hear him out?!
Luckily, I did. The Dog Handlers are training a couple of baby sniffer-dogs, and would I like to come along and play for half an hour? Yes, please!
This is offered to me as some sort of therapy, a chance to do something out of the normal run of prison – the run of which I am thoroughly bloody sick. When was the last time you played with a dog, or patted one? For me it has been over 3 decades. This offer is much appreciated.
Obviously, I’m not suggesting that people in general should hang round with strangers offering puppies…
Ben Gunn is “one of Britain’s best known
prisoners…he constantly questions authority and exposes the futility
of the system” The Times. Pleading guilty to the murder of a friend when
he was 14 years old, Ben has since renounced violence and consistently
fought for the recognition of the inherent dignity of all human beings.
As a result of speaking truth to power, Ben has served far longer than
the recommended 10 years, leading Education Secretary Michael Gove to
argue that Ben “has been punished excessively for a crime committed as a
child”, and Lord Ramsbotham to state that “It is expensive and
unnecessary to keep Ben Gunn in prison”.
Read more at Ben’s Prison Blog
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