I was disappointed to see you did not get my snail mail. Of course I can reprint it and I can also send you an update from two and a half months later!
My tieing the troll to "Whispers," is simply the hate posts got particularly hateful after you posted his obit. I mean it was a sad enough story already for those who followed his journey on BTB, to hear as Paul Harvey would say, "The Rest of the Story," but to hear the hate speech spewing from that particular hater was just hard, D. Plain and simple. You know how upset it made me and in turn, made you, after I took steps to get some of the hate speak deleted. I learned lessons you taught me from all that, and I hate to bring it up now after all this time has passed. For you to see the "blessing" in the curse is so you, D. Although it did not "raise your blood pressure," you might say, when anyone messes with my friends, they are messing with me. So yeah, I got my granny undies in a bunch...time goes by, we get older, and things look different. Sigh. In any case, let me get to your other post. FJP
Hi Eric! I write these words thinking of the invisible suffering that lies behind prison walls. Many inmates carry with them serious mistakes, but also stories of poverty, loneliness, and lack of opportunity. Punishment alone rarely truly changes a person. Prisons should be places where people learn to rebuild their lives. Through education, work, and listening, an inmate can regain dignity and responsibility. Offering a chance for rehabilitation also means protecting society, because those released from prison should be able to return as better citizens. A truly humane justice system doesn't limit itself to punishment, but always seeks ways to offer rehabilitation. Best regards Alberto from Italy
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My tieing the troll to "Whispers," is simply the hate posts got particularly hateful after you posted his obit. I mean it was a sad enough story already for those who followed his journey on BTB, to hear as Paul Harvey would say, "The Rest of the Story," but to hear the hate speech spewing from that particular hater was just hard, D. Plain and simple. You know how upset it made me and in turn, made you, after I took steps to get some of the hate speak deleted. I learned lessons you taught me from all that, and I hate to bring it up now after all this time has passed. For you to see the "blessing" in the curse is so you, D. Although it did not "raise your blood pressure," you might say, when anyone messes with my friends, they are messing with me. So yeah, I got my granny undies in a bunch...time goes by, we get older, and things look different. Sigh. In any case, let me get to your other post. FJP
Thank you for your lovely poetry :)
I write these words thinking of the invisible suffering that lies behind prison walls.
Many inmates carry with them serious mistakes, but also stories of poverty, loneliness, and lack of opportunity.
Punishment alone rarely truly changes a person.
Prisons should be places where people learn to rebuild their lives.
Through education, work, and listening, an inmate can regain dignity and responsibility.
Offering a chance for rehabilitation also means protecting society, because those released from prison should be able to return as better citizens.
A truly humane justice system doesn't limit itself to punishment, but always seeks ways to offer rehabilitation.
Best regards
Alberto from Italy