From: tim@tiannsjhems.vf   
      
   rl wrote:   
   >   
   > That is the unfortunate reality, DN.   
   >   
   > Having worked three years with female convicts, I can tell you for a fact   
   > that kindness and gentility are, for the most part, wasted on them.  They   
   > perceive such otherwise admirable traits as weaknesses to be exploited -   
   > nothing more.   
   >   
   > Obviously, there are exceptions....but my advice is that you not hold your   
   > breath while you search for her.   
      
      
   It may be a fact that kindness and gentility is wasted, for the most part.   
   But the question is why?   
      
   Is it because inmates are, "for the most part", inherently bad, or is   
   it because of how they are being treated.   
      
   Our the laws say that, "The penitentiary system shall comprise   
   treatment of prisoners the essential aim of which shall be their   
   reformation and social rehabilitation."   
      
   But, for the most part, that is not the case - is it?   
      
   I don't see how we will ever know the answer until we actually try   
   treating imates with the same humanity that each one of use would want   
   shown our children, if they were incarcerted away from society.   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
   >   
   > "Neiswinger"  wrote in message   
   > news:20031103214125.13031.00000167@mb-m14.aol.com...   
   > > >Does that surprise you?   
   > > >   
   > > >You can assume 99% of anything posted by Stewie Conner, Vadik, D E M I G   
   > O   
   > > >D, and a few other variations of the same person is nothing more than a   
   > > >bunch of Pro-Convicted Felon Bullshit.   
   > > >   
   > > >Now do you understand where your friend gets her ability to scam people   
   > > >unmercifully?  I think they actually teach a course on this to the new   
   > > >inmates at reception or something.   
   > > >   
   > >   
   > > I will admit, I'm starting to face the sad reality that as with many   
   > others,   
   > > the stereotypes you hear about inmates are more true than not.  Female   
   > inmates,   
   > > anyway.   
   > > I believe one thing they should do is somehow segregate the women   
   > according to   
   > > how long they've been in the system.  I think sometimes the long-timers   
   > sort of   
   > > become some kind of twisted pseudo role models for the new people.  The   
   > scemes   
   > > & scams get passed along in the narrative form from mentor to apprentices,   
   > and   
   > > so on.   
   > > It's also becoming evident that giving her all the things she needs to be   
   > a   
   > > good person does NOT make her one.  It's like that place has robbed her of   
   > her   
   > > soul, if she ever had one.  She apparently just sees my kindness as my   
   > > weakness.   
   > > Once a scumbag, always a scumbag, I guess...   
   > > DN   
   > > Detroit   
   > >   
      
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