Thanks for sharing your work. I think your concept is really interesting - we can build a relationship with the worst places if we're there for long enough.
If an offender commits a violent offense society needs to be protected from that person. You don't say what your offense was but if minimum sentence is 5 years 10 months and you got 16 years it seems that your crime was substantially more violent.
To decide that minimums don't work after being subject to one is understandable. I'm glad that you feel ready to re-join society. It is apparent that if you continue in your progress you will have learned your lesson and become a productive member of your community when you complete your sentence.
ray has been in for well over 10 years. You don't know what he can receive in the mail after that long. Perhaps your the one who thinks your the bad sister? I made sure every picture you gave to RJ's Great Grandmother went to his Uncle Ray. I knew his feelings were hurt because you didn't allow him to have any. So I did what I could to heal that hurt.
Maybe you could do something about the hurt look on your Uncle Rick's face when he read this blog and had the conformation that you had fibed to him about writing Ray the last time you saw each other?
Soffen got second degree murder in a plea deal. He claimed self defense having shot Mike Perrot 6 times in the head and face and Gary Dube 3 times in the head. Do you see a pattern emerging. He is a poster child for medical release but that is not the issue. The parole board........regardless what Muise thinks.......feel that he is a continuing danger, as they have for the last 15 times. That does not mean that we need to change the board until we get the one to suit us. There are 7 members on the board performing a thankless task.
Wall was appointed following the Cinelli fiasco. His appointment was 2 1/2 years ago and of course there will be all sorts of tree-hugging pro offender liberals who won't want a former prosecutor in charge of the parole board. I think Wall has helped to restore public confidence in the Board.
Actually, the appointment of Josh Wall was political. Have you read up on his appointment? There are many advocacy groups in MASS that do not agree with his appointment and his decisions -- and want his ouster.
I think it's entirely within reason to call for change. Whether it comes, how people understand the need for change - well, you get your opinion, too.
But it's important to work towards a better end - always.
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Another lovely poem, thanks for sharing.
Love this poem. Especially the last couplet!
Thanks for sharing your work. I think your concept is really interesting - we can build a relationship with the worst places if we're there for long enough.
To decide that minimums don't work after being subject to one is understandable. I'm glad that you feel ready to re-join society. It is apparent that if you continue in your progress you will have learned your lesson and become a productive member of your community when you complete your sentence.
Maybe you could do something about the hurt look on your Uncle Rick's face when he read this blog and had the conformation that you had fibed to him about writing Ray the last time you saw each other?
I think it's entirely within reason to call for change. Whether it comes, how people understand the need for change - well, you get your opinion, too.
But it's important to work towards a better end - always.