They must be treated with respect.
 

Heard on the box last night that prison officers have now to call their charges MR and treat them with respect, you couldn't make it up. What plannet do these buraucrats live on. If these people want treating with respect they should keep their noses clean and stay out of jail. You can just imagin can't you. "I say Mr Huntley would you mind going back to your cell please, in your your own time sir, no rush, thank you"!!!!!!!!!:(
I think its much better them saying "Hey you get your ass in gear and get back in your cage, you scumbag":mosher:

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They dont deserve respect, they have commited a crime and are in there for a reason

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They deserve the respect they gave their victims, none!!!!!

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lets face it, i have worked at many places in me time, never been called "MR" by me gaffer, first name, last name, or nickname, so on that basis trash like Huntley will get treated better than hard working honest people.:(

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If they did that, they may incur the displeasure of the fragrant Cherie!

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another thought, this gives prisoners a "Higher" status than us, so perhaps we should go to jail n be treated better,:rolleyes:

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It would upset the female prisoners being called Mister, although some might enjoy it.

OK! Levity over.

How long before prisoners are paid the minimum wage? And then bonuses for good behaviour. Then maybe an increase for ‘long service’?

It has become so increasingly obvious that even a blind person could see it, but prisoners are getting better treatment than our service personal. And they risk life and limb for the country and that also includes prisoners.

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Good heavans JB you nearly cracked joke there:D but seriouly everything you say is spot on, we are now the second class citizen, and have to play second fiddle to these scumbags

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What a load of rubbish! Prisoners should be shown as much respect as they have shown their victims.
this is taking control away from the wardens and will only resul,t in more of them resigning

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This is not a new thing.

A friend of mine is a prison officer and she first mentioned to me years ago that she has to address prisoners as Mr. rather than using their christian name. They call her Miss.

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The lunatics have taken over the asylum

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The lunatics RUN the asylum.....respect to the prison officers they have a job to do........It's the ones who make the rules who should be commited and in some cases sectioned.

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Looking at it from a different angle, maybe it's better to call them Mr. as it keeps a bit of distance between officers and prisoners.

Use of christian names could be seen as being a bit too chummy with them.

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Too right it does...they should be calling them by their surnames!

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nah wyn it may offend the children.:rolleyes:

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Have actually heard that hospital staff have been advised to do the same, the difference being if people in hospital want to be addressed as Mr/Mrs/Miss/Master that should be their perogative. So whilst I can see using prisoners first names might be seen as getting chummy why not just use their last surname?

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they didn't with me at Burnley General this aft, mind you probably didn't know ive been knighted.:D

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Or their number,surname and offence for which they are in prison for.
We in the Army of old had to give: No Rank and name....First name was a no no until you achieved an equivelent rank to your peers.
Sgt Major Britton the Senior Warrant Officer in the British Army once said to a collection of trainee officers:
'You call me Sir....I call you Sir....You mean it...I dont.
Human rights my arse.....Let them spend some time in a military glasshouse for the first twelve months of the sentence and they would think twice about re-offending.

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You can't expect to be called Sir when you go into hospital. :eek:

You were lucky not to be called cock. :D

Remember the shameful fuss that woman once kicked up over that? :eek:

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or mummy!!
I got that one last week 'hows mummy feeling today?'
how should i know, i dont know your mum do i?

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remember it well, they can call me owt,slong as they sort me.:);)

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That is a term of endearment I would relish....I would know I was amongst friends. :rolleyes:

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the dictionary says "Relish" to enjoy the taste of, maybe this should be in over 18s.:D

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That's funny............but I love to eat lambs fries.
Nice play on words............dont fancy bulls wessen as a delicacy as in cock.

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Thats the woman who lives (or did) up New Lane with the double barrelled name Lilly, from what I've heard she's half a pork pie short of a picnic. I'm like cashy on this, in hospital they can call me what they want so long as the get me out in one piece, although I have recently had two home visits from medical staff and on each occasion they asked me if they cold call me John. To me its a no brainer, anybody who is prepared to take time to come and look after my interests, in my home for my benefit don't need to ask, I'm just glad they're aking the trouble

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I agree with you and Cashy....if I am in hospital they can call me what they want. I'm just grateful for their help.....shame there aren't more like us, eh? :D

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Does appear to be a compromise between Christian names, which could have seemed a little over-friendly in the past, and just the surname.

Think a good idea myself .. 'course depends on the inflection of the address, doesn't it. If you emphasis the mr Smith then does come across differently than same level of emphasis on Mr. Smith .. crumbs .. difficult on text .. LOL

I hate the expression 'you guys' when obviously I am not of the male gender, find this extremely insulting.

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You do talk crap Jaysay..never any back up links ,,just stuff you get from the daily mail or wherever you find the time to trawl for stuff that means nothing

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Oh my goodness Emamum ! How patronising !!.. would at the least given her/him the slit eyed look; at the worst hit her over her/him over the head with an oxygen bottle, depending on the hormone balance at the time. Would possibly asked how 'Nursey-wursey was today' ... :rolleyes:

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Oh see you've got over Uniteds' thumping at Anfield then:DIf you'd wipe the sleep out of your eyes you'll notice I did say it was on the box, thats the television Mancie, not the Mail.