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lil eva
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BronsonThere's a lot of hype at the moment about the film about the life of the notorious Charles Bronson -the prisoner!
I once saw a documentary about him & i have to say that some of the sentencing he has received did seem a bit harsh.
What are your thoughts on a film being made about him?
Below is a bit about his crimes & sentences!
| Quote: | Bronson was jailed for seven years in 1974 for a bungled armed robbery, aged 21, during which he stole £26.18. His sentence has been repeatedly extended for crimes committed within prison, which include wounding with intent, wounding, criminal damage, grievous bodily harm, false imprisonment, blackmail and threatening to kill.
Bronson has served all but 4 of his years in prison in solitary confinement due to a number of hostage situations, rooftop protests, repeated attacks on prison staff and on other inmates. His dangerous behaviour has meant that he has spent time in over 120 different prisons, including Broadmoor high security psychiatric hospital.
In 2000, Bronson received a discretionary life sentence with a three year tariff for a hostage-taking incident (see below). His appeal against this sentence was denied in 2004.
Bronson has spent a total of just four months and nine days out of custody since 1974. He was released on 30 October 1988 and spent 68 days as a free man before being arrested for robbery, and then released again on 9 November 1992, spending 53 days as a free man before being arrested again, this time for conspiracy to rob.
In 1999 a special prison unit was set up for Bronson and two other violent prisoners from Woodhill (HM Prison), to reduce the risk they posed to staff and other prisoners.
He has not been allowed to mix with other prisoners since 1999.
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chimp
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The man's an absolute animal and I don't think he would be able to be succesfully rehabilitated into normal life without any concerns. That said he may not have to go back on the rob, sure there would be lucrative royalties from the film, books etc...
Don't see the fuss about lottery money being used towards the film - it was only £150k compared to the millions that have been poured into opera. I would suspect that far more will see this film than take in the opera.
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