Killer boasts on Facebook from prison cell
The killer of a father-of three has sparked outrage after boasting on Facebook how cushy life is in jail – from his prison cell.
Mark Elliott, 22, was one of three gang members jailed for life for their part in the murder of Mark Witherall outside his home in Whitstable, Kent, in 2007.
But Elliott managed to get hold of a mobile inside HMP Swaleside, in Sheerness, Kent, and used it to post messages on the social network site.
Mr Witherall's family said it makes a mockery of the justice system.
Writing under his street name Hackman Hack, he tells friends he spends his days working out in the gym and describes how prisoners while away the time on computer games.
He adds: "U would love jail u could play ya computer all day long."
He has even posted photos of himself in his cell. In one he smiles with a fellow inmate and in another he adopts a gangster pose while he wraps a scarf around his face.
He has not done himself or any other prisoners a service. There is a saying "You can do it the easy way or the hard way". I suspect that he will now be finding it harder. The authorities will crack down on him. And it is possible that his actions might bring heat upon other prisoners, and if so, they might just be keen to teach him a lesson.
A classic example of the actions of one spoiling it for others.
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
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