VICE News Report on Rehabilitating Sex Offenders Ends Awkwardly
A news report released by VICE focusing on rehabilitating sex offenders ended with an unexpected moment. Earlier this month, VICE published a video on YouTube titled, “Why Some Sex Offenders Never Get Out Of Prison.”…
A news report released by VICE focusing on rehabilitating sex offenders ended with an unexpected moment.
Earlier this month, VICE published a video on YouTube titled, “Why Some Sex Offenders Never Get Out Of Prison.”
The description of the video claims “much of what our society considers common knowledge about sex offenders is currently under debate — from the efficacy of the registry, to housing restrictions, to what treatment, if any, works.”
It continues, “One of the most controversial practices is ‘dead time’ — where sex offenders stay in prison for years beyond their sentence, simply because there is no where else for them to go.”
VICE News reporter Alice Hines spoke with a convicted sex offender named Aishef.
Toward the end of the video Hines asks Aishef, “Are you hopeful for your future?”
He replied, “I’m definitely hopeful.”
Aishef continued, “I like the position I’m in. I ain’t fixin’ let stuff stop me. Not even this or — or DNA, or a person’s opinion. Like, we all out here in this world and we all gotta make it happen and it ain’t none stopping me. So like, I’m very hopeful and confident.”
Watch the video below:
The video took a turn when Hines provided an update following her interview with Aishef.
“After this interview, Aishef sent a picture of his penis to our producer. He later said through his lawyer that he sent it by mistake,” Hines said.
She added, “Cyber flashing is illegal in Chicago by city ordinance.”