Arbeit macht frei: - Fredrick Töben

The argument can be extended to the current battle for control of the drug
trade emanating from Afghanistan and destined for the European and
American market. Anyone who knows a little about world politics knows
that battles are fought over resources, scarce and lucrative – and the drug
trade is triply lucrative. Hence the raging local battles for the heart and
minds of leaders of local communities.
In South Australia, as elsewhere in the world, most prison inmates are
inside on some drug-related matter, as pushers or users or both. It does not
help if addicts are locked up because an addiction is an illness. We need,
through education, to help addicted individuals to master their cravings.
Locking up individuals is nonsense: the prison’s methadone programs
make them more like rehabilitation centres for the poor and ill-informed.
Prisoners have become political footballs for the state premier as his Labor
government continues to talk about getting ‘tough on crime’:
Legislative Change – Tougher parole laws on the way
The Advertiser, 31 December 2009
A loophole in South Australian Premier Mike Rann’s ‘tough on crime’
policy will close in the New Year with the abolition of automatic parole
for violent offenders. The change in legislation removes an entitlement
for offenders serving less than five years to receive parole without
satisfying the State’s Parole Board. From next year, all those found guilty
of offenses such as assault, stalking, kidnapping, unlawful threats, home
invasion and aggravated robbery will face a sterner examination of their
readiness to leave prison. ‘We expect an additional 375 prisoners per
year will be targeted, but we make no apologies for our tough stance,’
said correctional services minister Tom Koutsantonis.
To my surprise, again and again, when disciplinary matters crop up the
Nazi concentration camp card is pulled out, often designed deliberately to
derail necessary reforms. This behaviour did not exist when CTC was
planned and built. Only recently a radio presenter ‘shocked’ his listeners
with a remark that caused grief to so-called Holocaust survivors:
Kyle Sandilands suspended over concentration camp comment
By staff writers and wires, news.com.au, September 09, 2009 11:58AM
KYLE Sandilands is embroiled in controversy again after suggesting
Magda Szubanski would lose more weight in a concentration camp.
SHOCK jock Kyle Sandilands has been suspended again insulting
Holocaust survivors by saying comedian Magda Szubanski should be put
into a concentration camp to lose weight.
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