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This guy is a good argument against giving prisoners the right to vote.  I would have said that prisoners should be given the vote if they are voting for a government which will still be in power when they are released.  To be frank, I'm not so sure now.  Not all criminals are like this moron, I know, but he's not exactly the best spokesman for their cause, is he? There are a few people I've talked with who believe that a jail sentence should take a criminal 'out of the game' for a while, and that includes civil rights.  Well, I don't know, but I'm certainly leaning towards dismissing their right to vote. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11686283

So, a friend has been lying about Alex then telling her friends not to say anything.   So much for best friends.   Alex has gone to bed tonight wanting to get this day over with.   I can feel her sadness even though she’s at her dad’s tonight.   It’s like her light has been dimmed by this friend who isn’t a friend and by the lies coming from someone she thought she could trust. And her friends are so important to her.   She needs to trust them.   She still has other friends she feels she can trust, but I know she’s hurting.   I’m hurting. I never had friends like Alex has so I don’t really know what she’s going through.   I just know how much she wraps her emotions around them and how strong her need for them can be.   She’s been through so much; her friends are the light in her life.   When one of them betrays her like this – and it is betrayal – she feels vulnerable, and she’s reminded of how fragile her happiness is. As a mum I c...