Chopper 7 The Singing Defective Author:Mark Brandon Read 'Chopper' Read wrote this book while in prison for shooting a former friend in the stomach in 1992. Read launched a 5 year battle to get his prison status changed from 'dangerous' offender to a lesser degree so that he could eventually be released. In 1997 his status was changed and he was eligible for parole, BUT unbelievably, he stayed in pris... more »on for several more months so that he could emerge from prison as a totally free man with no parole conditions!« less