Between the Bars: Comments on 'Dear Reader.......5/31/20'https://betweenthebars.org/posts/commentfeed/288972020-07-08T20:25:46ZComment2020-07-08T20:25:46ZDouglas Blaine Matthews/people/show/23987tag:betweenthebars.org,2020-07-08:/posts/28897/dear-reader53120/comments
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Comment2020-06-12T08:34:39Zheta_/people/show/31593tag:betweenthebars.org,2020-06-12:/posts/28897/dear-reader53120/comments
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Thanks for writing! I worked on the transcription for your post <br /><br />I just want to mention how touched I am by your letter because it is such a relevant and important topic. You have worded such a saddening topic in such an intelligent way, getting straight to point, but in a way that is easy to understand and agree with. <br /><br />Thank you so much for writing this. It really goes to show that everyone needs to read and talk about a subject that is a significant problem, just only now is everyone fully responding in such a powerful way. <br /><br />I hope that you are doing alright, and hopefully, continue writing about the way you see the world and communicate your emotions to people like me. <br /><br />All the best,<br />Hettie
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Comment2020-06-11T23:15:21ZDogsAndPlantsMakeMeHappy/people/show/31622tag:betweenthebars.org,2020-06-11:/posts/28897/dear-reader53120/comments
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Hi Doug,<br />Thanks for sharing your words. This is the first time I am replying to any prisoner. Your thoughts and feelings are very similar to mine, even though you are locked up and I'm out here. It's a shame that white people in this country are just learning about racism and police brutality -- as if it's something new! I am hoping that REAL change happens, but, you know, there were protests and riots a few years ago in Ferguson for Michael Brown and these things keep happening to black people. Since police officers cannot be sued in civil court for excessive force, as I'm sure you know, I hope that a law passes to allow police officers to be held accountable.<br />I do feel somewhat bad for some "good cops" because I know a few who really help their communities. But it's really the system as a whole. And I can't help but wonder if all these white people saying "Black Lives Matter" will fade away when it's not cool or trendy anymore. Will these people forget?<br />I am not black, but I am multi-racial. And I have a small business as a dog-walker / pet sitter. On my instagram page, I shared a photo one of my clients sent me... it was of her dog sitting next to chalk on a sidewalk that said "Black Lives Matter." The next day, I saw my instagram account lost 30 followers! I am assuming they unfollowed me because they did not like the sharing of "Black Lives Matter." It is a shame that people react that way. <br />Any way, I hope the US and the world begin to be tolerant of others, and then eventually ACCEPTING of all people.<br />And I hope you are doing OK with the whole coronavirus. I hear it has been tough in prisons with it spreading around.<br />--De
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