The therapeutic culture has gone one step too far:
Anger management courses for convicted armed robbers, wife beaters and stalkers are being axed by the prison and probation services following an official inquiry into the murder of the city financier John Monckton.
Home Office instructions sent to the probation service say that anger management courses are counterproductive and actually help violent offenders who make premeditated attacks to manipulate the situation to their advantage.
Those who don't follow the rules figure out how to manipulate the system, taking advantage of clueless, feelings-oriented facilitators who just want to help. I'm shocked, shocked.
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Leo:
I'll take that "being shocked" pertains (only) to the jolt you got from the carpet when you touched the doorknob...LOL
Playing the system...who'da thunk?
Maybe THAT'S why all these people I happen to see that DO NOT work, and have all day to play "pass 'da blunt" are driving NEW cars while people like teachers or (horrors...!) journalists have that monthly (coupon book) "reminder" of the 2 year old (or older) car in THEIR garage.
Must be nice.
Not what I'd call an "epiphanic" moment, but highly applicable, none the less.
;)
B.G.