[Transcribed from Kurt’s “Mail From Jail” letter, which can be found here. Be sure to visit Mail-to-Jail to write letters to Kurt in jail.]
Tuesday, October 19, 2009 A.D., Day 19
It appears as though the names of the three individuals that are still in the holding cells (aka “the bubble”) are still NOT “processing.” THank you Sam for starting a trend. I refused as well. No photo, no prints, but they put me back in what they call a “day room” (God only knows why they are called that). The quiet, reserved, seemingly nice social worker I warned not to push me at the tax-payers expense, against their will and can you imagine what they would think if they knew why most of these people (including belligerent me) are actually in here? He said only what a person does who knows what they do for a living is deceptive, but they must still protect themselves and each other and say nothing. We all know the score. They may smile and act friendly but their hearts are black or at least misguided… but that excuse seems to be going away now. These days they just shut up until they get a chance to frame you for some supposed “crime.” We all know that the police have lied and embellished, and do it often. All I want them to do is examine their reasons and get honest about why they do it… not just with their “buddies” but with the people they oppress daily. The drug war is an obvious failure. There is a man here who is now on his 17th marijuana charge. He’s a very nice guy really, and he knows what treats his A.D.D. properly and that he has been able to make a living for himself and his family. He’s also told me about how a Swanzey cop framed his once as well. It’s awful that he spent (lost) an entire year and a half of his life in prison and… it’s so, just so sad. We’ve managed to put up our “pumpkin” in a way. The article and photo in the Sentinel about the “4:20 EVERY DAY” pumpkin has been torn out and toothpaste has adhered it to the wall.
While I was still in “the bubble” I heard them (the guards) telling people who were leaving not to go to the 4:20 celebration and that there would be people there trying to force or influence them to join “their cause”… it sounds like they know a) that the gig is up and b) that they are afraid of losing control… Keep up the good work and rest assured people, that the “cause” isn’t “us,” it’s the one that has been in the heats and minds of everyone they have abused and surely LTOS of people in here.
“Philosopher” and “Hey You” and “Maddox” are the names on the board that the guards have written in. There isn’t a chance they will let me in to see them but to me in my tiny little world right now, that excites me to no end! 🙂
Today, for the first time in well over a month, they sent in the maintenance man to fix the 24 hour running HOT water. How careless can people be with tax-payers funds. If tax-payers understood that just that one thing further increases their financial support for more than 5 years (how the budget works) and they could WILLINGLY WITHDRAW their support, IO’m sure they would the moment the read this… unless they are still dazzled by all the shiny badges and violent control they get to use against their neighbor “anonymously” via the force that is State, county, city, etc. government. Okay, okay… I know I get a bit excited. I’m certainly not everyone’s cup of tea, there are many items I have to improve on, especially my lousy writing style. I’m just a “late blooming,” fed up” peaceful guy who is stuck in this awful place, not able to move much, twiddling my thumbs wondering what I can do to help advance harmony in any small possible way I can. More tomorrow and thank you all for doing and being what and who you are.
God bless you all.
Kurt
