Hunger strikers never carry through

reports:

Prisoner 's intermittent hunger is over.

The Oxford farmer, formerly known as , started eating and drinking again late last week.

Of course he did. The last time I can recall a hunger striker actually staying on strike was Bobby Sands in 1981 protesting about having to wear a prison uniform and do work in prison.

In India they do hunger far more sensibly. They do it in teams of three with each having an 8 hour shift every day. I understand one hunger strike there has been going on for over 15 years.

UPDATE: I'm informed by a very reliable source that the normal practice of the NZ Corrections Department is (or was) to position a BBQ outside the hunger striker's cell, and cook bacon. It seems this was highly effective at ending most hunger strikes!

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