Current Events > One of the guys who took down the Terrorist yesterday is a convicted murderer

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/30/narwhal-tusk-and-fire-extinguisher-used-to-tackle-london-bridge-attacker

Among those who pinned down the attacker was James Ford, 42, who is also thought to have tried to save the life of a woman who had been stabbed. Ford was jailed for life in 2004 for the murder of 21-year-old Amanda Champion, who had a mental age of 15.

Ford, who is understood to be serving the final days of his sentence at HMP Standford Hill, an open prison in Kent, was on London Bridge as the attack unfolded.

David Wilson, a professor of criminology at Birmingham City University and chair of the Friends of Grendon prison where Ford was said the prisoner went through an intensive period of psychotherapy.

I only picked up it was James Ford as a consequence of them publishing his photo I remember him and indeed some others from the Friends of Grendon charity.

He said what happened was a tale of two prisoners, with Ford an example of how people can change. I know through my work that people do change and they change as a consequence of innovative but challenging regimes such as the one at HMP Grendon.

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Just goes to show that people arent always totally irredeemable even if they commit a heinous crime.
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Bio1590 posted...

an open prison in Kent

Now, I know the prison system in America is royally screwed up. But maybe when we were reform it we should at least stick to making sure that convicted murderers are in a prison they can't literally just walk out of.

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Sounds crazy but just because you murdered someone doesn't mean you support terrorism lol
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Smashingpmkns posted...

Sounds crazy but just because you murdered someone doesn't mean you support terrorism lol

Yeah America seems to love being black and white in its thinking.
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s0nicfan posted...

Bio1590 posted...

an open prison in Kent

Now, I know the prison system in America is royally screwed up. But maybe when we were reform it we should at least stick to making sure that convicted murderers are in a prison they can't literally just walk out of.

They guy that cut up that kid and ate his eyeballs on that bus in Canada is walking around like the above killer as well.

shit's wild man.

EDIT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Tim_McLean

for anyone interested in the case.
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Two totally different things, but it looks like he got legit redeemed for his crime.

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LightningCamaro posted...

Just goes to show that people arent always totally irredeemable even if they commit a heinous crime.

On the other hand, him doing a good thing here doesn't mean it's safe or right for him to be let out.

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The attacker was was jailed in 2012 for terrorist acts and released last December. I'm sorry, what???