Murderer's Request for D&D in Prison Denied

[saladin waits for alice]

Though it would seem logical that your toys be taken away from you when you do something bad, Kevin T. Singer filed a federal lawsuit against officials at Wisconsin's Waupun prison, arguing that a policy banning all Dungeons & Dragons material violated his free speech and due process rights.

 

The AP reports that the prison instigated the ban amid concerns that it encouraged gang-related activity, which is considered a threat to security. Singer had been devoted player of the fantasy role-playing game since he was a child and, according to the Associated Press, when the ban came into play, dozens of Dungeons & Dragons books and magazines in his cell were confiscated; this included a 96-page manuscript he had written detailing a potential scenario for the game that players could act out.

 

The appeals court agreed with the prison's reasoning in banning the game and said the rule did not violate Singer's rights.

 

"After all, punishment is a fundamental aspect of imprisonment, and prisons may choose to punish inmates by preventing them from participating in some of their favorite recreations," the court of appeals said.

 

Mr. Singer is currently serving a life sentence for bludgeoning his sister's boyfriend to death with a sledgehammer.

[Haunts]

Går vel muligens litt begge veier her, var helt på Singer sin side helt til siste avsnitt.. noe som gjorde meg litt skeptisk. Men får nå være måte på hva de skal konfiskere da, spesielt når man soner livstid! Gi mannen noe å stå opp til hver morgen

[Lexiboij]

Tidsbegrensning hadde vært en flott ting, men å totalforby synes jeg blir helt feil.

 

Det å nekte ham alt av D&D er vel i grunnen et brudd på menneskerettighetene. (rett meg om jeg tar feil) Et spill som det holder hjernen aktiv å han vil ikke visne bort like fort. Bedre å ha en som sitter rolig med 2-3 andre å spille brettspill en å ha en baddass jævel som tar 300 i benkpress å banker opp nykommere og gjør "ting" i dusjen med de mindre svakere personene. (Det er vel et klassisk amerikansk fengsel?) Jeg synes det blir rart å nekte ham dette. Merkelig politikk folk driver...

Politics... Only made to hurt people.

[saladin waits for alice]

Jeg sier dårlig PR for D%D spillere

[MrLee]

"Gang related activity" som i en gjeng som sitter stille og rolig og ruller terninger.. HAHA! patetisk.