Scottish Convicts Turn PS3s and Computer Mice Into Illicit Cell Phone Chargers
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Privately run prison. The government won't have paid for any of this, its all from the owner.Mackheath said:
As a fellow Scot, I understand what you mean. It would seem nowadays that criminals get better stuff than most lower class families :/AndrewC said:We give our convicts PS3's?
As a Scot I'm surprised, I'd have thought just deep frying all the wrong doers would've been better
But yeah it's rather smart.
Each cell has a flatscreen TV, PS3, and en suite bathroom...they live better than most people I know. Seriously wondering if my life would be better if I started robbing places for a living. If I get away with it I've made a load of money, if I don't I get sent to live in a place better than my current home. It seems like the height of insanity that I'm not out committing crimes right now.Logan Westbrook said:
Possibly but I can't see any way they can twist the fact that guards noticed mice plugged into PS3s in the cells. That seems like there's no wriggle room at least some of the cells have PS3s which must also have TVs.mikozero said:
Here's more information on life in that prison. [http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/HMP-Addiewell-inmates-to-enjoy.4747612.jp]
<quote=Article>"A prisoner's day will be as full as they want it to be, with financial incentives. Prisoners can be paid between £10 and £15 a week with bonuses on top."....
...."When we went to buy the TVs we could only buy flatscreen, which are only 15 inches, as you can't get the bulky ones and the Freeview is built into TVs now. You can't not have it....
...Every cell window has adjustable ventilation, there is a state-of-the-art Microsoft computer room, a library, a massive gym hall and a fitness suite....They live in luxury and they get paid, as well as being given free education on any trade they're interested in, I really am feeling like all my long and honest work is a waste.
Did you actually read the four--count them! four!--paragraphs on this page before trolling? How would you suppose they use the wires from a cordless mouse to charge their cell batteries? If they were cordless, the mice would have AA's or something similar, and wouldn't need to be connected to the PS3 via USB...the entire ingenious idea being USB carries power as well as information, and that a basic circuit can be completed to connect to the cell battery.HankMan said:
But, hey, it's a PS3: nobody cares!
(^That was a quote from a post Hankman made that got him probation.)
Scotland =/= England. They are two countries of the United Kingdom, not the same place.Fearzone said:
This is not something that's difficult to accomplish. If you know how the mice and PS3's work.
Whereas the guy figuring this out was smarter than average, doing it once you know how isn't very difficult.
Also, they're obviously not cordless mice. Seeing the cord is the entire point in this.
Also, to whoever asking why inmates are given PS3s: It keeps them nice and complacent, thus reducing staff needed to keep them in check, which results in lower costs to society.
Chances are they have 15 inch flatscreen TV's, PS3s... and a toilet in the cell. None of this is massively expensive compared to the overall cost of incarceration, and could very well help reduce costs by reducing unrest and violent incidents.
Whereas the guy figuring this out was smarter than average, doing it once you know how isn't very difficult.
Also, they're obviously not cordless mice. Seeing the cord is the entire point in this.
Also, to whoever asking why inmates are given PS3s: It keeps them nice and complacent, thus reducing staff needed to keep them in check, which results in lower costs to society.
Chances are they have 15 inch flatscreen TV's, PS3s... and a toilet in the cell. None of this is massively expensive compared to the overall cost of incarceration, and could very well help reduce costs by reducing unrest and violent incidents.
They obviously got them for BD functionality. I mean, nobody plays games on a PS3. >.>duchaked said:
direkiller said:http://dparchitecturallighting.com/pdf2/index.php?pid=321
there cells are nicer then my doom room
Most prisons ARE nicer than dorm rooms.
They aren't allowed phones.esperandote said:
Having a charger hidden around is more obvious than a wire coming from a games console.