Comments on: 19 Year Old Admits Slipping $75 To Prisoner

By: Self

Self — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:46:12 +0000

I have to agree with Annie. I think it’s all in the way this is worded. Money in itself is not prohibited. However, the law states that if someone takes something into prison against prison rules they are breaking the law. If it was properly conveyed to this young lady that money is a prohibited article, then I have no sympathy. However, if she genuinely didn’t know, then she cannot be faulted because nobody thinks of money as an illegal item.

I have visited prison before (although it several years ago) and I can vaguely remember a big sign posted in the reception area. However, I don’t remember that I took the time to read it, nor did the prison officer tell me what was or wasn’t acceptable. I certainly wasn’t searched for anything, nor did a K9 dog sniff me.

Every infraction doesn’t need to be brought to court. The DPP certainly doesn’t seem to be filtering out trivial cases very well. This seems like a total waste of taxpayer money and the court’s time.

By: Bricks

Bricks — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:30:13 +0000

Dah! Buy Ciggerettes, Reefer and Booga Suga! They sell that sh*# up West! #StatingFacts

By: Prayerful

Prayerful — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:55:30 +0000

Com on Annie, are you for real. Of course prison officers and other staff carry cash into prison, but they don’t give it to prisoners. That is where the crime is, giving it to prisoners. Also, you know that the cash is used for. If a prison officer gives cash to a prisoner, that cash becomes contraband.

There are lists posted of what is or is not contraband, the same list is posted at the co-ed facility.

By: Judge & Jury

Judge & Jury — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:15:09 +0000

To all of you who have never visited a prison, no prison on this earth allows you to bring money or anything into a visiting room. Your personal Items are stored into a locker before you go into the visiting room and yes signs and K9 dogs to sniff you. In England they also physically search your children..
Giving a prisoner money, there is only one use for an inmate to want his girlfriend to bring him cash.

By: pimp squad holding it down

pimp squad holding it down — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 11:31:03 +0000

I think annie is legally blind if she cant see that is wrong. If the boyfriend cared for her he wouldn’t even asked her to do something crazy. pimpsquad 4 life

By: more than enough

more than enough — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 10:58:45 +0000

These young girls endorse the types of behavior that ppl go to jail for. Catering to this guy during his time in prison…is ridiculous. Why not find yourself a good man, someone who will take care of you? Oh yeah i forgot nice guys ain’t got a chance. I can’t tell if it is for money or the absolute lack of care that y’all get at the hand of these reprobates that attracts you.
Wake up young ladies, you can do better than that!

By: Whistling Frog

Whistling Frog — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 09:35:15 +0000

@ Annie: Why on earth would you think a prisoner needs money? Do you think there’s a shop inside the prison for prisoners can buy cigarettes, beers and hats? I don’t think you’re ever visited a prison in your life..

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 03:33:22 +0000

No, fine her at least what it costs to process the whole case, start to finish. Bet it is a whole lot more than $150 by the time it passes through all of the hands it has to go through.

By: lol

lol — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 02:40:37 +0000

She probably was… Money isn’t illegal..

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 01:49:32 +0000

Where does it say she ‘slipped it into his hand’? Furthermore, where’s she supposed to put it? I think it would be more suspicious if she slipped it somewhere else-e.g. if she slipped it into his waistband herself.

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 01:47:35 +0000

*I think it’s only a small amount they’re allowed to have…

By: brewiesmom

brewiesmom — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 01:47:23 +0000

EVERYONE ALREADY KNOWS THAT YOU CANNOT GIVE A PRISONER(of all people
) ANYTHING…. shes just young and DUMB

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 01:46:17 +0000

I think this is a bit much. It sounds really silly saying that she ‘took a prohibited article into Westgate…’ Using that same argument, every time a prison officer or administrator takes cash into Westgate, they are committing an offence and should be arrested. If giving this ‘prohibited article’ to a prisoner is a crime, are there signs posted warning people of this? I consider myself a pretty well informed person and I didn’t know this was illegal. I know prisoners are allowed to have money to buy items from the canteen, but I never gave any thought to how one would hand over that money and didn’t know that you couldn’t give it to them directly. I guess officials have to keep track of how much money inmates have, and I think it’s only a small amount but I never knew that handing over cash to a prisoner is illegal. The prisoner may have known it was illegal but the visitor may not have known. Good golly, give the girl a small fine and chalk it up to a lesson learned instead of turning her into a criminal…this is beyond ridiculous.

By: D

Thu, 09 Oct 2014 21:35:46 +0000

19 like who hasn’t heard of not giving a person in prison money I’m sure her boyfriend told her don’t get caught she could skip that visit but she did not sooo she should go to jail

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 21:28:53 +0000

When a member of the public is ‘accepted’ as a legitimate visitor to someone in prison (in Bermuda) and allowed to come and visit they are given a list of things that they can/can not bring. And they are also warned about smuggling anything to the incarcerated.
The ‘can bring list’ has virtually nothing on it at all.
So , there is no need to know the law. Everyone permitted to visit an inmate is warned well before they get to the entrance.
She knew very well what she was doing .

What she doesn’t know yet is that if she stays with this guy she’ll be paying for him forever while he’s out having a blast with everyone .

By: mj

mj — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 20:55:31 +0000

what’s retarded is that “money” is considered a prohibited article! and if it is then why wasn’t she searched before going in.?

By: mj

mj — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 20:45:03 +0000

how is she supposed to know the law? it isn’t taught in school….what about the people that slip drugs in there.. that’s what I thought was illegal…where is the law that states that inmates cannot receive money.. after all where are they gonna spend it.. A social inquiry needs to be done within the prisons regarding drugs, and cell phones..
She’s 19 I say give her a break!

By: Always Watching

Always Watching — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 19:22:51 +0000

What a waste of the taxpayers dollars. Fine her $150 and move on.

By: D

Thu, 09 Oct 2014 18:55:39 +0000

Girl, u knew it was wrong that’s why u slipped into his hand

By: Shmh

Shmh — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 16:26:09 +0000

What a retarded thing to do. .. Didnt know the right ways.?..little girl needs to get a brain…. Find a new boyfriend too!