http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/ Engadget Comments for Sony's PlayStation 3 barred from British prisons http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/Mar 30th 2007 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/Mar 30th 2007 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/Mar 30th 2007 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/Mar 30th 2007 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/
Our local Prison, The Verne, Portland, Dorset, regularly orders PS2 consoles and LCD TV's for prisons on good behaviour, from our local Argos store, I know this first hand, and I have seen the orders.

You wonder why there is such a high rate of repeat offenses in the UK, prison life gives you the luxuries you can't afford on the outside.. People in our goverment, have TOTALLY lost the plot..]]>Mar 30th 2007 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/Mar 30th 2007 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/Mar 30th 2007 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/Mar 30th 2007 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/
Theres loads more ways to communicate than just a PS3, if they haven't already they should also ban Nintendo DSs, in fact there should be a mark or something on the back of most electronics indicating that they act as a transmitter/receiver.

Failing that, maybe a database of allowed electronics products(indexed by the FCC number), vetted by the Computer Crime Unit / or some other tech savvy department.]]>Mar 30th 2007 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/
Still, it's all a bit different now. They seem to have Sky TV and all the luxuries...]]>Mar 30th 2007 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/
haha that was a pretty funny line ]]>Mar 30th 2007 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/Mar 30th 2007 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/Mar 30th 2007 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/What happens when inmates start sending messages to people on their friends list? What happens if MS decides to release a web browser for the 360? I think this is just a case of a decision making group being ignorant of the decision at hand... either that or they're looking for an excuse to not have to spend a crapload of money so a bunch of convicts can play next-gen consoles.]]>Mar 30th 2007 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/Mar 30th 2007 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/
Let's take away their books, too. And their beds. And whip them ten times a day until they commit suicide. Even if they just stole an apple.

Let's mess them up so completely that they have no chance of rehabilitation and, if they survive,
come out completely insane and even more criminal. What a brilliant idea.

Sod it, let's just have capital punishment for all crimes, unless you're a celebrity or mates with the president.

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No, I am not saying that all prisoners should get a PS3, a movie channel subscription and free strippers on a Friday night. Of course not. But they are human beings and human beings go insane if they spend a long period of time without any relaxation or enjoyment whatsoever, which appears to be what you are advocating. Sure, they deserve punishment, but not 24 hours a day because that is counter-productive to all involved (unless you're purely after the strongest revenge possible in all cases, in which case maybe you need to look at yourself more than at them).
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Secondly don't give the criminals toys! Come on guys do you think its really fair for that old lady in a wheelchair who got mugged to have the guy who bashed her in the face to be chillin in his cell ordering up snacks from the store and playing a PS2 or god forbid a PS3?!

In a perfect world they would be forced to play some kind of f'ed up brainwashing "game" that they get hardwired to and pee in a diaper and get fed thru a tube for 92 hours at a time with levels teaching them to actually benifit societ or get a job.

Seriously though sure giving inmates games to play makes the adminstrations job way easier and the guards and etc. Keep them shut up and quiet. It's a cop out. Sorry for the bad pun but yea they are lazy fat pigs. Time to go eat a hot dog. Bye.]]>Mar 30th 2007 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/Mar 30th 2007 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/]]>Mar 30th 2007 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/Mar 30th 2007 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/Mar 30th 2007 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/Mar 30th 2007 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/30/sonys-playstation-3-barred-from-british-prisons/Mar 30th 2007 9:18PM