[Imc-uk-features] featue propsal: It is no crime to escape an illegal prison!

[Shiar]

On Mon, August 6, 2007 6:39 am, ana wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I understand things are happening right now but I'm not sure I'm happy
> with putting things up before 24 hours ... I've been tempted in the past
> but never did.
>
> Anyway, it is up now and I dont want to argue to take it down, but
> please can we all be careful and sensible and not use this as a
> precedent to jump the 24 hr rule?

Ok, sorry about that. I should have waited.

> Another thing is that I do feel very uncomfortable with that title,
> after a conversation on irc I'm just going to change it now, to:
>
> 26 migrant escape immigration prison

It's fine by me, but for 'educational purposes' ;) here's bits of what i
said on irc:

<shiar> [referring to "immigration prison", but also "legal" and
"illegal"] it's a term we've been trying to make ppl use instead of
detention centre or irc [immigration removal centre]
<shiar> changing the name to irc was a big thing/debate (think it was 2001
or 2)
<shiar> on a european level

[to use some jargon, it's basically one of those inoffensive euphemisms
invented by the authorities to legitimise or conceal their crimes and
racist agengas]


<shiar> the standard neutral headline (who-what-where or name-present
tense verb-object) is good for news reports not features
<shiar> that's what i think anyway


All the best,

-- 
Shiar