Here too, you can see how the guards keep control by wearing out the prisoners. How much does a prisoner deserve? Think of yourself...how much do you desire or dread routine? How much do you want people to do what they say they will do when they say they will do it? How much of this does a prisoner deserved to be stripped of? What is truly just in treating a prisoner? You can feel Chris' frustration not just for himself but for all of the men he is with.
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28 January 2011Dear Anne: "God who comforteth us in all our tribulation." 2 Cor 1:4
"We had the sentence of death in ourselves." 2 Cor 1: 9
"Our rejoicing is testimony of our conscience." 2 Cor 1: 12
Green (constructive) a thought experiment based on learnings
1) The television set attracts viewers regardless of the language using rapid cutting, sexy physical appeal and the themes of competition revenge and covetous desire. Alternatively - through beauty and the pursuit of excellence, achievement, acceptance.
2) Guards receive ire for inconsistency only. Inmates with expectation fulfillment have gratification in predicting their future.But fake-out announcements such as "prepare for chow", then it taking 45 minutes before "chow call" - this upsets us. The exception to this is "the unexpected gift at an unexpected time." Thus some change that promises or fulfills an expectation, and this too is the corollary, namely that the inconsistency still meet the pattern. For example, by bringing the commissary orders to us at 8:15 AM. We expected commissary today but not until the late morning or early afternoon.
We expected it to require us to go to another room, where we must cope with the tedious count, the waiting for our turn and waiting for others - with constant bothering to keep quiet. Instead, we could stay in our comfort zone and be called one at a time. It helped to have an on deck "stand by" call.
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