March 23, 2013

Comment Response

by Jesse Wilson (author's profile)
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Jesse Wilson 3-3-13

Voice12

You guess is correct, I will be paying the consequences the rest of my life. I'll die in prison. As for the word murderer, look, it is important to me, why? Because I am not one. Yes, I killed a man in prison, but I did not murder him. He was not some innocent being minding his own business. He was sentenced to die for his crimes. Obviously I am not the state executioner, nor am I claiming any of that played a role - I'm just saying I did not murder him. We faced off man 2 man, I killed him. One of us was going to die that night. Bottom line - prison is ugly, violence and sick. I did not create this place or these rules, I do not even think it makes sense. It is what it is though. And I do acknowledge how sick this all is. I'm not above being affected by the infection - as for my life still being important, thank you for saying so, and of course I like to believe this as a fact. I'll tell you though, these concrete cages make one hard pressed at times to believe such a thing. Only the love of family and friends press harder. So yes, I am blessed to know this truth - the world I exist in however holds no respect for life - so knowing this fact (that my life is important) means I am willing to kill to keep it - does this make me a murderer?

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Voice12 Posted 11 years, 8 months ago. ✓ Mailed 11 years, 7 months ago   Favorite
Hi Jesse - I should probably clarify that I spend a lot of time thinking in general about how much words really matter, in lots of different contexts, given that words can mean different things to different people and the meaning of words changes dramatically over time. But I get that in this case it is a question of a particular word that does matter very much to you, and I respect that. You already recognize that other people may attach a different meaning to the word than you do, and you want to have your own meaning recognized. I do recognize it. I hope that you won't let other people's differing interpretations affect your own truth that you have fought for. From reading your blog I don't think you will. All the best to you.

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