Orange is the new Burke

There seems to be a difficulty in understanding he has the choice to leave.

Well that's exactly what makes him different to other prisoners. He has the choice to leave.

He's the only one self imprisoning himself for his own agenda.

Its a well know fact that many prisoners can increase the likelihood of getting early release for lesser crimes with good behaviour. There are a number of mechanisms for this to happen.

Yes the 'curcumstance' of many prisoners leads to them ending up in prison but many reform themselves and get early release as I mentioned above, whilst others refuse to/are unable to change and Burke is in that category. Id like if he never saw the light of day again if he wont change and thats why I see him the same as other unrepetant prisoners.

I get a sense that people think he is wasting prison resources because he is from a middle class, highly educated family. To me he is just an odious menace to society and therefore not in a category of wasting resources. Its money well spent to keep him incarcerated.

A huge number of persons in prison here are not doing time on the same basis that EB is. He's a religious ideology-driven inmate of our civil prison system who's chosen the hill he wants to die on. The key to his release is in his sole control, under the guidance of his family so he's not the same as any other prisoner.

Any person who sees EB as being in prison on the same basis as most other prisoners and liable for early release for good behaviour is misunderstanding [for whatever reason-ing] EB's situation. Until EB accepts that he is as liable as any other citizen here to our laws, he gets to stay put in prison. He's not a naughty middle class boy, he's a twat.

Its irrevelent what the specifics are for him being there.

Im pushing back against the idea that he is a special case in terms of terms of taking up prison space. He isnt. He has been through the courts like every other prisoner and deserves to be there. We could go through the specifices of every single prisoner and compare them and it wouldnt matter. They are all there for a reason and all must be catered for. I've no interest in this talk anymore of him walking out of his own accord. He won't so I just see him as an another inmate. Every inmate is wasting public money but thats the system we have.

How many times do I have to say that I fully understand the reason he is there and yhe details of his case.

I cant stand the guy but its time to move on from the idea that he is wasting prison space. Hes not going to change. He deserves to be there. Theres no alternative.

I have no doubt that EB and the other Burkes would hotly differ with your opinion that the specific reason he is in prison is irrelevant, that he does see himself as a special case. I have no doubt that you are aware of his reasoning and point of view and that he would think your view of his presence in prison is irrelevant. I just cant see you debating with him on his choices.

He and they can still protest outside the gates to their hearts' content. Not like most of them have anything better to do.

He is there for punishment for continually breaching a court order. If he agrees to not breach it, he is free to go. In effect, he is imprisoning himself.

How can he sue for false imprisonment because he freely admits he will reoffend?