Prisoners to staff restaurants
By telmesh
@telmesh (1793)
10 responses
@bhabycatch013 (9150)
• Philippines
20 Sep 12
hi telmesh,
I believe in second chances well as long as they serve well and will not put poison on the food 
it will not bother me at all.
happy mylotting
it will not bother me at all.
happy mylotting
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
20 Sep 12
Why would it bother anyone if they have been properly trained and have served their time? As long as the restaurants are kept up to scratch then what is the problem? The prisoners are deemed to have served their debt t society and have now entered the world outside of the prison. Don't you think that they should be given and are worthy of a second chance? I wish them well
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@mr_pearl (5018)
• India
20 Sep 12
Hi... It is not a bad idea... I would also add that they should make sure that the prisoners are civilized and trained to be civilians... After spending years in jail, there is huge possibility that the prisoner might develop some psychlogical thing.. I've read about serial killers extensively... Most of those had 'done time'.. Of course they had had bad childhood and other psychologically effective things...
There are cases, on the other hand, where people led a better life after being released from jail... Some of them became social workers too...
All I want to say is, they should make sure that they're employing the right guys... :-)
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@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
22 Sep 12
Those people deserves a second chance.
If the government will give them such opportunity, for sure the supervisors are also military trained to keep an eye.
The government won't risk the innocent civilian by giving the ex-jail people a chance to have a better life.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16784)
• China
22 Sep 12
I don't care a bit.I think most of the prisoners who are released can't commit a crime again,because the lesson has sunk in during they were put behind bars.Everyone is bound to help them begin their lives anew.
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@anix101 (44)
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26 Sep 12
This is a good idea. I encourages criminals to get work and also gives them a second chance as well as options so they don't re-offend. so many prisoners end up jut re-offending due to it being hard to get a job and reintegrate with the rest of society because no one trusts them. Plus if its run by the prison service that means the prisoners and ex prisoners are contributing to their own upkeep and so less of our taxes are going into keeping them in prison and the money can be spent on other important things such as the NHS and education system.
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@telmesh (1793)
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28 Sep 12
Would it be I wonder that people do not trust them because they have wronged society once or to get put in a British prison, many times previously.
Just say that you had a company and you needed an employee would your first choice be a proven thief who has served their time.
@telmesh (1793)
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31 Oct 12
Sorry I just thief as an example and to come clean my youngest grandson was diagnosed with ADHD he is now nine and has been diagnosed as being in the autistic spectrum and probably aspergers this as meant that he has been violent in the past.
This worries me when it comes to getting a job and I fear that he may turn to crime, congratulations on getting the pencil.
@anix101 (44)
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31 Oct 12
I understand why people don't trust criminals, they are obviously where they are for a reason. But at the same time your assuming that every criminal is a thief. There are many reasons why people end up in prison. I have a cousin who ending up in prison because he had a mental disorder that went un-diagnosed, so should he not get a chance because of that? Or even people who made mistakes and just want to get on with life after serving their time. Why should they be robbed of that change and more importantly if they are not working what are they doing instead? claiming benefits? stealing from shops? breaking into your home? I would hire a criminal but if i'm honest it would depend on the crime heavily. For instance i wouldn't have it in me to hire someone convicted of a S3X crime.
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
20 Sep 12
No problem at all, it won't matter a bit whether the food is provided and serve by ex-prisoners, after they paid their dues to the society. What's more concerning to me is that the food is delicious and tasty and the service is provided with courtesy and civilly. Every man that serve his time for his crime and pay his dues back to the society, he is entitled to work in any industry and live his life like everyone else again, he shouldn't be prevented from working a decent job and earn a living for himself and his family. He has earn back his rights to be a productive member of the society and should be treated with respect by customers just like every one else. 
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
20 Sep 12
Why not? There are many different kind of reasons why you can go to prison, it's even possible if you are innocent. This besides of the fact that if you had your punishment you should be able to start living, make a living, so the society don't need to pay for them anymore. BTW: you never know who is cooking or serving your meal. Might be a killer, rapist, someone with herpes etc. Also there are plenty of "normal" people who don't care spitting on your food.
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@mrswhitfield (2044)
• Indonesia
21 Sep 12
Why not? I will be very curious to try their cuisine. Who knew they could serve food that is equivalent to a five star restaurant? By visiting their restaurants can also be a moral and social support to them that the society always give a chance to them who want to change and live life on the straight path.
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@vidhyaprakash_2 (7116)
• India
20 Sep 12
Hi friend, good to hear about this, there is nothing wrong in taking food from a prisoner restaurants, not all the prisoners are bad persons, they are also human being and we must give importance to them. We must give a chance to them to realize their mistakes and change their faults
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