Buzzin Bitch

It has been reported that Pete Doherty has been getting special privileges in prison in his segregated detox wing.

He is currently serving 14 weeks at Wormwood Scrubs for failing to take drug tests ordered by a court after admitting to possessing drugs.

Not only has it been claimed that he has been given two mattresses, a television and a radio but he is getting many privileges that other prisoners have to earn through good behaviour.

He is not proving popular with other prisoners because they have to spend weeks earning points for good behaviour before they can get anything.  He is apparently in a segregation wing with 16 high-risk prisoners including paedophiles.

A source apparently said “He’s in the segregation unit because of who he is.  It’s thought he could be vulnerable.  He’s been put on enhanced privilege, which means he can have virtually what he wants, so that includes an extra mattress, TV and radio.  It’s basically the five star treatment, which takes most prisoners weeks of good behaviour to achieve.”

So what is the point in jailing him?  He is probably leading a better life than he ever did at home and it’s probably easier for him to get his fix while he’s in there.  In fact, that’s already reported to be the case, as he has supposed to be writing IOU’s to prisoners who are smuggling the drugs in for even though it is claimed he is being given methadone to help wean him off the drugs. He has people to feed him, clean up after him all for free.  Where is the punishment?  The only difference I can see is that the he gets locked in at night! 

Why should drug addicts be given methadone? Let them suffer, it was their choice to take the drug and they should have to go through the cold turkey period to dissuade them from doing it again.  Most of the junkies either take the methadone and still take the drugs alongside it or they sell the methadone to give them enough money to go out and get another fix for themselves.  Why make it easy for them!