I try to take guys as they are in here. It’s too easy for me to make instant
assessments of a man’s makeup without getting to know the man. And, quite frankly, I am in no position to
judge someone else’s criminal failures.
I had a seemingly perfect life which I recklessly risked.
The problem came about when the two “purveyors of virtue”
decided everyone needed to know and everyone needed to ostracize the other
man. My friend DC came to me with
it. DC, never one to beat around the
bush, told me “this is f---ing me up Larry.
He’s a good guy. We can’t sign on
to this.” My thoughts exactly.
So I was sitting in my cut, USA Today crossword in
hand, when the two approached me. “We
hate snitches, homos, and molesters”, they told me. “That’s the way you’re supposed to roll in
prison.”
Funny, I told them. I
knew at least three of the guys they run with are in on rape charges, and at
least one puts the moves on young inmates in the bathroom. Can you guess how the tension level rose?
The truth is this:
when drug dealers, or murderers, or even embezzlers think they’re better
than someone else’s criminal failures they can’t see the biblical lag in their
own eyes. It’s like declaring half the
country doesn’t like you because they like government handouts (sorry Mitt but
that was butt dumb!).
I’m not an apologist for sex offenders. They – like all of us – have to atone for
their sins and bear consequences for their actions. But, my faith tells me to be more Godly. And that means seeing others as He sees me.
Living in here is tough.
It’s demeaning and lonely and at times dangerous. Still, right is right and sometimes
forgiveness matters more than anything.
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