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[Dont be a lemon]

Interesting comment about the story.




Further investigating shows it is almost definitely a troll.

Rats Was a pretty good story.

 

[Dont be a lemon]

Old Skool, are these rumours of you having been to prison true?

You can be honest. We don't judge here*.

*may not be true

 

[Daytripper]

Old Skool, are these rumours of you having been to prison true?

You can be honest. We don't judge here*.

*may not be true

Of course its not true.

You should have seen some of his posts on the old prison thread. Poor kid thought Australian jails were a combination of Oz and Banged Up Abroad.

 

[Old Skool]

Old Skool, are these rumours of you having been to prison true?

This whole country is a prison.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

Dammit the Collingwood line has already been used

 

[checkraiseulite]

This whole country is a prison.

Where would you rather be, convict?

 

[Bunk Moreland]

A mate of my dad’s was a VFL umpire many years ago... remember him telling me he did a couple of prison games that the umpires were apparently asked to officiate every year. The prisoners had a team and they played a couple of games each year (not sure whether it was against some other team, or other prisoners, or what)... I assume they weren’t the real maximum-security hardasses.

Funniest thing he said was they were all impeccably behaved – apparently any transgression meant a massive penalty in terms of losing privileges etc.

Also used to work with a bloke who spent a couple of years as a guard. He said it was just a depressing environment more than anything and he got out of it. Just a constant feeling of menace in the air, no humour whatsoever, you could never relax, etc etc. Worst bit was seeing blokes leaving with a bit of hope about their future... and then they’d be back within 12 months.

 

[KardiniaPark]

I have a mate doing 4-5 years in Yatala, I can think of better ways to spend 5 years.

 

[Jaeger]

Sorry if this has been posted already.

Barwon Wardens Arrested For Drug Trafficking
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/barwon-wardens-arrested-for-drug-trafficking-20120710-21t55.html

 

[The_Reaper]

A mate of my dad’s was a VFL umpire many years ago... remember him telling me he did a couple of prison games that the umpires were apparently asked to officiate every year. The prisoners had a team and they played a couple of games each year (not sure whether it was against some other team, or other prisoners, or what)... I assume they weren’t the real maximum-security hardasses.

Funniest thing he said was they were all impeccably behaved – apparently any transgression meant a massive penalty in terms of losing privileges etc.

Also used to work with a bloke who spent a couple of years as a guard. He said it was just a depressing environment more than anything and he got out of it. Just a constant feeling of menace in the air, no humour whatsoever, you could never relax, etc etc. Worst bit was seeing blokes leaving with a bit of hope about their future... and then they’d be back within 12 months.

Wooroloo Prison (who Andrew Krakouer played for) play in the WAAFL.

 

[crackers57]

A mate of my dad’s was a VFL umpire many years ago... remember him telling me he did a couple of prison games that the umpires were apparently asked to officiate every year. The prisoners had a team and they played a couple of games each year (not sure whether it was against some other team, or other prisoners, or what)... I assume they weren’t the real maximum-security hardasses.

Funniest thing he said was they were all impeccably behaved – apparently any transgression meant a massive penalty in terms of losing privileges etc.

Also used to work with a bloke who spent a couple of years as a guard. He said it was just a depressing environment more than anything and he got out of it. Just a constant feeling of menace in the air, no humour whatsoever, you could never relax, etc etc. Worst bit was seeing blokes leaving with a bit of hope about their future... and then they’d be back within 12 months.

Yeah, the day we played cricket in Pentridge, Peter Lawless (don't know if anyone here would remeber him) was captain. One of our guys, who was umpiring at square leg, was trying to make conversation with a fielder but was getting donuts from him. We found out later that they had to take the whole thing very seriously or else they would arseholed off the team never to return and the contact they had with outsiders during these type of things was one of the only ways they had to help with the boredom.
As a side thing to this story, Jika Jika (the max security section) was being used to house female prisoners after Fairlea got burnt down, and it was funny listening to them screaming out offers of **** sucking etc to the boys in the exercise yard

 

[benneth]

An interesting read, but not really relevant to an Australian prison.

Exactly, nothing like that in Australia.

My mate used to be a screw, funniest is how he always refers to prisoners as shitheads. Haha.

 

[bartel magic]

Exactly, nothing like that in Australia.

My mate used to be a screw, funniest is how he always refers to prisoners as shitheads. Haha.

thats because he was bitter from all the Jail he was doing with them. My brother is a copper and he tells me that guys who become screws are generally blokes who cant find work anywhere else. They are usually guys who have tried to get into the police force, the Protective Services, Firey's, ambulance, the army and have failed at all attempts. If ever there was a dead end job, being a Prison Officer would have to be it!

 

[Old Skool]

thats because he was bitter from all the Jail he was doing with them. My brother is a copper and he tells me that guys who become screws are generally blokes who cant find work anywhere else. They are usually guys who have tried to get into the police force, the Protective Services, Firey's, ambulance, the army and have failed at all attempts. If ever there was a dead end job, being a Prison Officer would have to be it!

"Too fat for the army, too stupid for the police force"

 

[benneth]

I belted someone who claimed he heard a rumor that I had been in jail.

Lol. Isnt that another thing you shouldn't do in prison? Ask someone what there in for I mean.

 

[bartel magic]

"Too fat for the army, too stupid for the police force"

and not sensible enough for the fireys or ambos!

 

[bballscout]

thats because he was bitter from all the Jail he was doing with them. My brother is a copper and he tells me that guys who become screws are generally blokes who cant find work anywhere else. They are usually guys who have tried to get into the police force, the Protective Services, Firey's, ambulance, the army and have failed at all attempts. If ever there was a dead end job, being a Prison Officer would have to be it!

A bit harsh, they ain't going to ge the job if they ain't at least worthy.

Plenty of worse jobs around and at least a bit of satisfaction and pay wouldn't be too bad.

 

[benneth]

thats because he was bitter from all the Jail he was doing with them. My brother is a copper and he tells me that guys who become screws are generally blokes who cant find work anywhere else. They are usually guys who have tried to get into the police force, the Protective Services, Firey's, ambulance, the army and have failed at all attempts. If ever there was a dead end job, being a Prison Officer would have to be it!

Nah not this bloke, he was just having a joke... Plus who takes a cops word for anything?

 

[rocker_oz33]

Sorry if this has been posted already.

Barwon Wardens Arrested For Drug Trafficking
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/barwon-wardens-arrested-for-drug-trafficking-20120710-21t55.html

Something tells me there would be a lot of fights with alot people trying to watch the footy on that telly.Move your head or i will shank/shiv you.

 

[Yelle]

Went out to Loddon Prison in Castlemaine for a school excursion. Met four prisoners;
- The first was an ex methylamphetamine addict who robbed houses to support his drug addiction. He was probably the scariest looking of them all. He had scars on his face and was trying to intimidate all the students. Absolute w***er.
- The second was an indigenous Australian from Redfern, Sydney. He grew up with Anthony Mundine and moved down to Melbourne, robbed a Commonwealth bank in Blackburn with two friends, got away with it and went on a spending spree at Foot Locker in the CBD. Apparently the manager of Foot Locker was suspicious and called police and they were then caught shortly after.
- The third was a skinny young white dude. Looked a bit rough; shaved head and tatts. He was in there because one night he decided to drive to a party with his girlfriend drunk, had a few more drinks at the party then decided to drive them both him and ended up killing her and completely destroying the car. He walked out of the car injury free.
- The last was an older Greek man. He looked almost identical to Andrew Demetriou. He came out cracking jokes and was overly friendly. He found out his wife was cheating on him so he grabbed a cricket bat and went to the dude's house who was plowing his wife and wacked him in the face. The guy died almost instantly and he got charged with murder.

They all said Loddon prison was a walk on the park. The ones causing the most trouble were the new young ones who thought they had something to prove. The murderer had been there the longest and he said he had never seen an argument and the majority of prisoners were mates and the rest kept to themselves.

 

[saintsrfreak]

Thread needs more prison rape

 

[andrew23]

Thread needs more prison rape

Bit of an awkward comment coming from a Saints fan

 

[saintsrfreak]

Bit of an awkward comment coming from a Saints fan

You know I thought that as soon as it went through

 

[Old Skool]

Thread needs more prison rape

What's the issue with prison rape?

 

[Gough]

It's not very nice.