I know Trump's an idiot, but did he really not have anyone who could properly fill out the forms for him?
I know Trump's an idiot, but did he really not have anyone who could properly fill out the forms for him?
Not to get all up in your grill or anything, but haven't you talked about having a mental illness, too? I am not trying to dismiss everything else you're saying, but it seems like you're kind of painting this picture of people just choosing to be criminals, simply bad choices, and not more to it. Given the massively negative repercussions, it's kind of hard to buy people making that choice, just because.
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I do have a mental health disorder. And there were several people in prison with mental health disorders. But that does not excuse my or anyone else's criminal acts. Did the mental health issues make it hard at the time to make good choices yes. But there were people in with me who did what they did, the theft the selling drugs because they did not want to get a job and it was easy money. People who committed assault because they didnt like what a guy had to say at a bar, or they were robbing a person who had the nerve to fight back. So yes while mental illness does play a role in crimes there really are people who are in prison because they flat out chose to do what they did out of greed and selfishness. I am in that group. I did what I did for no other reason then I wanted to do it and I thought i could get away with it.
I know there are a lot of people who want to come up with reasons on why people commit crimes and want to explain it away because that makes them feel better about the world not being as dark as it is and people who can not do such things without a reason. That every criminal is one program away from being cured. But that is not the case.
Listen to how we talked and bragged of our crimes to each other. Listen to how we talked when there was no judge, cop or social worker listening. Most people are in prison because they belonged to be there myself included. There can be an argument for drug abuse or simple drug charges. There were people there on bs stuff. But just as many were much worse.
For the inmates and people who do want to change the resources in prison are not great. but once released there are programs as far as counseling, job programs and housing help that are available. It does take hard work but when I hear a criminal in my state, or my county say the help is not there that is just not true. It just takes work, and it is frustrating but it can work. I am 6 and a half years out of prison and I am in a good stable place. And I know others in my area and across the state who are also doing well. Just face the fact you wont get the best job, or the best place to live. At least not until you build up a post prison history.
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MAGNETO was right,TONY was right, VARYS was right.
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Thank you. it took a lot of work as I said. I am a repeat offender. The first time I just did county time the second I went to prison. I fell very much in to the trap that it was everyone else fault that I was where I was. I was three years into a four year prison term that I decided to change my act and that only came after being sent to the hospital after a bad fight. When I got out I was homeless for a month until I got into a half way house. But when I was in the house I spent my 8 months there busting my ass with programs, working a job, finding a place to live, getting mental health counseling. Very hard but it did work.
Sorry to rant I did not mean to high jack the thread. But prisons and the people I met and what I went through is a topic I can go on and on about. I will talk about them to any one willing to ask. I am ashamed of my crime but not my experience because I feel that maybe I can do some good from it.
The good thing is my experiences and talking about them with my nephew helped him get off a rough patch to avoid things that happened to me.
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Goddamn Republicans. 45 of 'em just voted that this second impeachment trial is unconstitutional.
I've got my minions at work making me a dartboard of Rand Paul's face.
MAGNETO was right,TONY was right, VARYS was right.
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Mitch sided with Paul, the 5 that didn't were Romney, Sasse, Collins, Murkowski, and Toomey, so no big surprises there.