BIG thank you to everyone who has signed and shared this. Charlie was blown away to learn that over 400 people ALREADY have signed this petition for him. All he wants is a photo taken of himself for his mother. He has to pay for this out of his canteen, he isnt asking for something for nothing. Please read his statement and please consider signing and sharing our petition: Statement from Charlie: An Abuse of Power “A couple of weeks back I applied to have a single photo done, for my mother for Christmas. She’s had a bad fall and been housebound for 2 months now. She’s old, not well and this will be the first Christmas in four decades we won’t be having a Christmas visit. I explained all this when I put in the application. This could well be my mum’s last Christmas. I wanted to give her a photo so she could see I am fit and well. Prisoners have to pay for photos themselves, so I’m not asking for something for nothing. Lo and behold, it’s been refused. No reason given, just ‘no.’ The Governor here (at Wakefield) was ok with my request. But due to my category A status, all of my applications have to go to headquarters, so some faceless power freak can decide. I truly believe this is a human rights issue. This was a request asking for a bit of compassion at Christmas, for a sick old lady who won’t be seeing her son this Christmas. Denied. Why? For what purpose? I’ll tell you the reason: To see if I’ll kick off. No other reason. And the power freak who made this decision heartless, brainless nobody – trying to be a somebody. ‘Look at me, look how powerful I am.’ This is why I fought the system for so many years. It’s why I’ve demolished prison roofs, taken officials hostage and resorted to acts of violence. It’s the whole reason I’ve spent 40 years struggling against this pathetic institution. They have abused me and my human rights many times over, I don’t expect anything else. But why punish my mother? What has my mother done to deserve such contempt from a faceless nobody? Fortunately I have grown and matured over the last few years. I’m a lot older and wiser, and more in control of my emotions and feelings. Sure I’d love to rip a roof off, but it would be wrong of me to take it out on the people who’ve done nothing wrong. I can’t blame the entire system when most of those I deal with are just doing their jobs. Taking orders. I’m still stuck in a cage, but the majority of the screws here are decent blokes. They know that the person who made this decision is a disgrace, a wind-up merchant. Who knows, perhaps it’s someone I’ve upset in the past, maybe even clumped him. I don’t know. But what I do know is this; I am forever being told I have to change. Do the courses, be seen to have been rehabilitated. Well, what about these people also changing, why don’t they stop being heartless vindictive swines? Stop punishing families. If a prisoner is trying to change, stop putting silly little obstacles in the way. If my mother doesn’t make any Christmas, I will never forget this decision. I will have a very heavy heart. It’s the same as when I’m stopped from attending loved ones’ funerals. It scars me inside. It never heals, it only festers. Mr Decision Maker, you will be held accountable for your decision. My legal team will be on to this, even if I have to take it to court. Let’s at least find out who you are, the person that has made this decision… and why? Charlie (12 December 2014) PLEASE HELP US BY SIGNING THE PETITION TO HELP CHARLIE GET A PHOTO FOR HIS MUM! AND SHARE IT PLEASE PEOPLE! thepetitionsite/483/114/886/let-charlie-have-a-photo-done-for-his-mum/
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 17:06:20 +0000
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