Four out of the six dorms remain under lockdown status due to a
huge influx of assaults. Everyone of these incidents has involved the whites
and it is difficult to get a feel for why this is happening. My opinion is that
none of the assaults that have occurred were necessary but I have no say in the
matter, Interestingly, none of the issues have been in my dorm which is the
notoriously “bad” dorm. The word is that the dorms will remain on lockdown
until tomorrow. Thankfully, we are still being run under normal operations so I
am still able to go out and work out, use the phone and shop.
Yesterday I took it easy. I went and spent about $80.00 at the
inmate store and that filled up my locker with food. I also picked up a bag of
goodies that mom ordered me as well. Along with being able to shop in the store
here, people from the outside are also allowed to order food and hygiene for us
online. It’s called a Securepak. I also went to banking because mom had sent in
$200.00 for me and I had to put some cash on my phone debit card. It is strange
how some things in here are so similar to the outside. For inmates who are
lucky enoughto take part in these things, it can give us a sense of normalcy.
I called mom twice and then talked to my friend Cliff in DC. All
is well, so I was good.
Later in the evening, a good friend of mine, Terry, was moved over
to my dorm. He was originally in Dorm 1 then he was moved to Dorm 4. Now he is
here with me. This is where he wanted to be so all is cool. For whatever
reason, I keep him out of trouble and trouble has a way of following Terry. He
does follow with the Mexican Americans even though he is half black. Everyone
accepts that we are close though and they are aware of the fact that he listens
to me. I am glad that he is here too, because he needs to get his shit
together. Sometimes he tries to be ‘in the nix’ too much. What I mean by this
is that when something is going on, he wants to be involved. It makes him feel
important or needed. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have the knowledge of how to
deal with that though, so it usually blows up in his face. I have known him for
seven years now and when I tell him to sit down somewhere and mind his own
business, he does. So all in all, this move into my dorm is probably the best
thing for him.
Have you ever thought about explaining politics to a 5 year old?
That is how I felt last night as I watched the 2nd Presidential
debate. The majority of grown men in here have no idea how many cabinets there
are, or what distinguishes the Democrats from the Republicans. When I listen to
the things they say, it is very disturbing . Here are some of the comments that
I overheard flowing through the air during last night’s debate:
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”Why do the rich people only have to pay 60%
in taxes and not everyone else?”
·
“How can they lower taxes if Arizona just
added 1% tax on everything?”
·
“Romney looks like he has dealt with a lot of
money. He would probably doo good because America is the wealthiest country in
the world.”
·
“I wonder what happens if everyone votes Democrat
instead of Republican?”
·
“I thought Hillary Clinton was the Vice
President.”
·
“When can Bill Clinton become President again?”
I am not certain if there is anything I can say to explain these
comments and questions. Wow! I went to bed thinking that I live amongst people
with brains the size of fruit flies.
This morning, I woke up around 5:00 AM. It is now 6:15 and I am
watching ‘Despierta Americana’ on Omnivision. I watch a lot of television in
Espanol. I watch this show in particular because of two reasons; 1. I have a
hetero-crush on Chiquiguera and 2., they cover world news rather than focusing
mostly on America itself. I have no agenda today besides doing some laundry and
working out. Hopefully it will be an uneventful day. Only time will tell.
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