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smooth · 09-13-2004, 10:06 PM

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I'm not talking about my eyes--I tried to be pretty clear about where my eyes were focused without giving up too much of my personal history.

I was referring to the eyes of the jury when a defendant stands before them.

My "up there" comment was in reference to me thinking you were from Canada. But maybe you are from Australia--I don't remember, but I didn't think you were from the states.

If anything, you won't find a stronger ally on this subject on this board than me. I hope we don't get hung on stat this and stat that, instead focusing on the larger problems facing the US judicial process--I'm not opposed to your position. Me, and a group of ex-con criminologists, form a growing movement of insiders turned pro and advocacy.

I was wrong on the 20 figure. 37 seems to be the known number. Neither is enough for the US public to do anything about--that was my intended point on that. I specifically stated that this wasn't my area of study. People close to me are deathrow advocates and they have my upmost respect. So do the fellow human beings sitting on the row.I am more concerned with conditions of confinement and community reintegration.

Oh yeah, and please pm me when you read this because I'm going to edit it shortly thereafter since it has too much indentifiable info for my tastes combined with my other posts.

2nd edit: thanks Mr. Mephisto for the PM. Totally respect your posts in this thread and elsewhere. Hopefully I didn't become too antagonistic. Any feelings you got from my posts in that regard are due to my own skeletons and nothing you said. Laters, bro.

09-13-2004, 10:06 PM	#15 (permalink)
smooth Junkie Location: Right here	[deleted short biography] I'm not talking about my eyes--I tried to be pretty clear about where my eyes were focused without giving up too much of my personal history. I was referring to the eyes of the jury when a defendant stands before them. My "up there" comment was in reference to me thinking you were from Canada. But maybe you are from Australia--I don't remember, but I didn't think you were from the states. If anything, you won't find a stronger ally on this subject on this board than me. I hope we don't get hung on stat this and stat that, instead focusing on the larger problems facing the US judicial process--I'm not opposed to your position. Me, and a group of ex-con criminologists, form a growing movement of insiders turned pro and advocacy. I was wrong on the 20 figure. 37 seems to be the known number. Neither is enough for the US public to do anything about--that was my intended point on that. I specifically stated that this wasn't my area of study. People close to me are deathrow advocates and they have my upmost respect. So do the fellow human beings sitting on the row.I am more concerned with conditions of confinement and community reintegration. Oh yeah, and please pm me when you read this because I'm going to edit it shortly thereafter since it has too much indentifiable info for my tastes combined with my other posts. 2nd edit: thanks Mr. Mephisto for the PM. Totally respect your posts in this thread and elsewhere. Hopefully I didn't become too antagonistic. Any feelings you got from my posts in that regard are due to my own skeletons and nothing you said. Laters, bro. __________________ "The theory of a free press is that truth will emerge from free discussion, not that it will be presented perfectly and instantly in any one account." -- Walter Lippmann "You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists." -- Abbie Hoffman Last edited by smooth; 09-13-2004 at 10:43 PM..