Inmate Loses Fight To Play D&D
A man serving life in prison for first-degree intentional homicide lost his legal battle Monday to play Dungeons & Dragons behind bars.
Prison officials instigated the Dungeons & Dragons ban among concerns that playing the game promoted gang-related activity and was a threat to security. Singer challenged the ban but the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld it as a reasonable policy.
Dungeons & Dragons players create fictional characters and carry out their adventures, often working together as a group, with the help of complicated rules.
I don’t think we should punish murderers by letting them hang out and play D&D in the first place… but it seems a bit odd that prisoners can watch cable and read other books, but not D&D. Maybe prison officials are afraid of someone getting shanked over the division of party loot?
Via Game over: Inmate can’t play Dungeons & Dragons – Odd News – Fresnobee.com
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