May I rant please

by SheilaM 27 Replies latest jw friends

  • wednesday
    wednesday

    Beer for My Horses Lyrics

    Well a man come on 6 o'clock news
    Said somebody been shot
    Somebody's been abused
    somebody blew up a building
    somebody stole a car
    somebody got away
    somebody didn't get too far
    Yeah, they didn't get too far

    Grand pappy told my pappy back in my day
    Son a man had to answer for the wicked that he'd done
    Take all the rope in Texas
    Find a tall oak tree, round up all of them bad boys
    Hang them high in the street
    For all the people to see

    That
    Justice is the one thing you should always find
    You got to saddle up your boys
    You got to draw a hard line
    When the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune
    And we'll all meet back at the local saloon
    And we'll raise up our glasses against evil forces singing
    whiskey for my men, beer for my horses

    We got too many gangsters doing dirty deeds
    too much corruption and crime in the streets
    It's time the long arm of the law put a few more in the ground
    Send 'em all to their maker and he'll settle 'em down
    You can bet he'll set 'em down

    Cause
    Justice is the one thing you should always find
    You got to saddle up your boys
    You got to draw a hard line
    When the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune
    And we'll all meet back at the local saloon
    And we'll raise up our glasses against evil forces singing
    whiskey for my men, beer for my horses
    whiskey for my men, beer for my horses

    He knew
    Justice is the one thing you should always find
    You got to saddle up your boys,
    You got to draw a hard line
    When the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune
    And we'll all meet back at the local saloon
    And we'll raise up our glasses against evil forces
    Singin' whiskey for my men, beer for my horses
    Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses



  • wednesday
    wednesday

    btt

  • Sentinel
    Sentinel

    Hi Sheila: I'm so sorry that the weight of the world seems to be hanging on your shoulders. There is much injustice. But mankind must be left to choose which way they will go. Individuals must conform to societies laws and regulations in order to exist comfortably among others, and for some kind of balance. There will always be those who balk at the rules and regulations, but their punnishment here is left up to the governing powers that we have put in place. The final judgement of the soul is left to the creator.

    I look at it this way: Sometimes a human has to slip to the depths of degredation before they realize where they are and how they got there; then the choice of pathways in the road is before them and they have an opportunity (sometimes while even in prison) to adjust their thinking processes. So much a part of this, is that many don't "feel" loved; they don't know how to love themselves, and so they are filled with so much loss that it makes them bitter. By experiencing and accepting love, they have an opportunity to change.

    If everyone everywhere obeyed every law, where would the spiritual growth come from? We are meant to live our lives and we have great opportunities to look in the mirror and take a new step.

    Most things in life are beyond our control. We have to find a way to let go of those things and not dwell on them. By counteracting the negative we find, with love and compassion, we can by example, show a better way.

    You don't have to carry this weight right now. Relax.

    /<

  • SheilaM
    SheilaM

    Jo: I think that is one of my main gripes it seems when something happens such as the abuduction and suspected murder of Drew, the friggin perp is always a prior offender. That just irks my liver. The percentage of perps that re-offend is just sky-high...Thanks for understanding.

    Sirona: Thank you. That is the weird thing is I haven't been abused. The thought of it just makes me wanna puke....(I did have a NEAR miss as a child.) I just love kids and the mess these monsters leave just kills me and I wish I was able to do more to help ya know.

    Santas: The misconception is that abusers do get a rough time. BUT many times in prison the perps are isolated and protected. I am all for them being in the main populace and yes it should have been at least life for what he did.

    Wednesday: That song says it like it is hun. Thank you for bringing my rant to the top lOL

  • freelife
    freelife

    I know exactly what you are saying. I wish that thse a$$holes would be hung from the nearest tree. they should not ever have the opportunity to hurt anyone again. My friend at work his daughter was with another ex friend of mine, he got her drunk and drugged her and when she was wasted he raped her. He told me later that he had sex with my friend's daughter and not to tell him. This guy was a dumbass if he did not think that i was not going to tell my friend that this 31 yr old man had sex with his 14 yr old daughter. When this went to trial, the prosecuters did not push for hardly any punnishment for this creep, and he got to plea in exchange for with 5 yrs probation. This guy was harrassing her the whole time up until the trial and was making threats against all of the people involved with the trial. He even tried to get me fired at my job by making stories up about me. I swear that if i EVER see him again there will be justice served.

  • minimus
    minimus

    In Mass. there's the Amirault family that went to jail---a mother, daughter and son for alleged crimes of molestation. "Tooky" Amirault, the son, was convicted and supposed to be in jail for nearly his entire life. After 20 years and questionable "evidence", he is due to be released soon. Some people feel he should've never gone to jail in the first place. Others feel he served enough time. Still others feel he should rot in jail until he dies.The Court and the parole board has expressed that he should be allowed out of jail......I am not a believer in "throw away the key" just because the charge is molestation. Sometimes it may be warranted but not always. Even murderers can get out of jail after their time is served.

  • SheilaM
    SheilaM

    This is the type of case I mean. Why was victim allowed to be re-victimized? Why are others allowed to be vicimized such as yourself....our courts are really blind. Blind to the pain of the victim. I am so sorry that you had to go thru that but you are awesome for reporting it and trying to protect her. I hope she is ok Sheila

  • Frannie Banannie
    Frannie Banannie

    In Texas, going to prison means more than merely incarceration....this is what can happen to ANY Texas inmate....Frannie B Subject: Ken Malone in jail again/harassment by
    BPP (Board of Pardons & Paroles)

    12/28/03

    Kenneth has asked me to contact all the yahoo
    groups. He has been in Potter=
    County Jail since last Monday 12/22/03 and needs
    help.

    This harassment has been ongoing since his
    release on parole, simply becaus=
    e he dared to confront the medical abuse he
    incurred while incarcerated in T=
    DCJ.

    The last harassment and arrest was in September
    of this year for a "Monitor=
    Malfunction."


    Many of you know already know Ken. He is a former
    TDCJ inmate who is curren=
    tly on parole. For those not familiar with his
    plight you can read his story=
    at http://www.kenmalone.com

    When Ken was released from TDCJ he was placed on
    the highest level of super=
    vision any offender being released can be placed.
    These actions were taken b=
    ecause of his legal activities. Since this time
    he has been AND STILL IS BEI=
    NG constantly harassed. It got so bad that he
    had to seek a temporary restr=
    aining order and preliminary injunction to ensure
    that he could even partici=
    pate in social rehabilitation programs, attend
    college and complete assignme=
    nts from these college classes, be involved in
    personal relationships with f=
    amily, establish contact (defined as seeing,
    talking to and/or visiting), wi=
    th his natural children and step-children and the
    enforcement of Court Order=
    ed visitation schedules, go to the church of his
    choice (without being sland=
    ered), or participate in other religious
    activities, earn a decent wage and =
    work, live independently, or other normal, daily
    life activities. It has bee=
    n a constant battle simply because he exercised
    his constitutional right and=
    filed a civil lawsuit against TDCJ regarding
    severe medical neglect and mal=
    practice during his stay.

    Once again Kenneth Malone is in the Potter County
    Jail in Amarillo. Once ag=
    ain he is being harassed and has been falsely
    arrested for parole violation.=
    Ken had written permission from parole to move
    to his new house last Friday=
    afternoon. He was arrested on Monday the 22 for
    violation. He was SET UP b=
    y his parole officer Freddy Palacios. I won't
    get into all the details but =
    we do have recorded proof of this from the
    Housing Authority and SWB telepho=
    ne company of a call Mr. Palacios changing the
    date.

    Kenneth's current health is very poor. He
    recently had gall bladder surger=
    y and is still recovering. He is also blind and
    diabetic. Below is a message I posted to yahoo groups last
    Sept about the ongoing har=
    assments.
    (name deleted)
    ................................
    Original message: Fri Sep 12 18:04:31
    subject: Please Help Ken Malone
    from: (name deleted)
    I have been talking to Ken on the phone Yahoo
    has locked him from
    receiving posting from all yahoo groups.

    (Message from Kenneth Malone)
    Hello folks,
    This trouble with parole has gone on since I left
    the Estelle Unit on
    January 31, 2001. On February 1, 2001, my first
    supervising officer,
    Dense Hefley stated that she was ordered by TDCJ
    officials to return me
    to prison and since then every officer I have
    been assigned has worked
    to do this. Since my release I have made many
    accomplishments not only
    earning two college degrees and enrolling in
    Graduate School, but also
    winning many awards and being nominated for the
    Governor's Barbara
    Jordan Award. There are many people on this list
    that testify to the
    help I have given them in the past, just as there
    are many people in
    this area that can testify to the service I have
    made in my community
    even with the harsh and punitive conditions
    imposed on me by parole. If
    you have not, I invite you to visit my new site
    at www.kennethmalone.com
    and see what the State is doing to me, and then I
    ask but a few simple
    favors. I need you to call the above people and
    ask them the following
    questions:
    Many of you have read of the Attorney General's
    imitative on parolees
    access to the internet and use of computers.
    Today, I was confronted by
    my newest supervising officer about my
    activities, including my website
    www.kennethmalone.com (which the Texas Attorney
    General has attacked
    over 48 times this month) which was set up for my
    legal ordeal with the
    state. Once again I am under attacked by the
    parole division and the
    Texas Attorney General for my legal activities.
    Since recently
    graduating from college and starting graduate
    school I have posted my
    resume on several web sites seeking employment.
    My parole officer did
    not like this even though I had permission from
    my previous officer;
    written permission. I also had written permission
    to do my legal and
    school work, but now this is being frowned up. My
    supervising officer
    took major frown upon my Yahoo association which
    is there for work with
    TPLU and TIFA. I think I have contributed to both
    these organizations as
    an advocate which is part of my legal duties, but
    the AG and my officer
    is not seeing it that away. My public profile on
    Yahoo was marked
    "adult" so no one under 18 could view it, but now
    has been shut off by
    Yahoo under request by the Texas Attorney
    General. What to make of all
    this? I believe the state is going to once again
    try and send me back to
    prison. They have never liked my legal activities
    and my helping folks
    with their problems, especially against the
    prison system and parole.
    They especially did not like being sued as the
    Attorney General said
    about my suit against the parole board and
    division. :) But they should
    have done what was right. I don't know if this
    message will go through.
    Many of my messages in the past week have been
    held up and delayed by
    Yahoo pending reading by the AG's office. That is
    what is taking so long
    for them to come through. I have sent this to
    others in hope that the
    voice of the First Amendment is not dead and that
    someone else will
    stand up for these rights and protect the
    liberties that all should the
    right to access. I am blind and without a
    computer and access to the
    tools, I am lost in a world of the sighted.
    I thank you in advance for your help and
    generosity in this matter. In
    the Struggle,
    Kenneth Malone

    Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 23:52:43 -0600 (CST)
    From: (name deleted)
    Subject: Kenneth Malone

    Ken Malone was found guilty today in his kangaroo
    court hearing before
    bpp of making an order to have has phone
    transferred without permission
    from his PO. His mother and others adamantly
    STATE that he had notified
    his PO and gotten that permission. We already
    KNOW that it was the PO
    that caused his appt. manager to evict him and
    the PO knew where he was
    to move to on that day. The police were in the
    street
    ready to take him when the monitor went dead.
    There are even phone
    records showing his P.O called making changes to
    the date the phone was
    to be transferred. This is well documented. He
    will be sent to TDCJ in
    about a week and I think they are going to try to
    murder him in order to
    get rid of him once he is sent back to TDCJ,
    either by medical neglect
    or a set up and do not take what I say lightly.
    These people are dispicable.

    Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 02:42:13 -0600 (CST)
    From: (name deleted)
    Subject: Kenneth Malone/Murdered By State of
    Texas

    I regret to have to inform all that Ken Malone
    has passed away inside
    the Potter County Detention Center.
    I spoke to his mother and Aunt and there is no
    doubt that Ken is
    dead. All the details are not out yet, even to
    his mother. They are
    preforming an autopsy.

    I loved Ken, he was my friend, we spoke on the
    phone at at least 2 to 5
    times a week. If anyone ever had reformed and
    changed ..it was Ken. I
    just spoke to him about 2 days ago just before
    his kangaroo court
    hearing. He was to call me back but instead I
    received a call from at&t
    stating I cannot receive any more calls from him
    due to security reasons
    because my bill was 600.00. I had at the time the
    feeling this bill was
    incorrect, as even at say 10 dollars a call plus
    43 calls does not
    amount to this much. My first gut feeling was
    that they cut him off from
    any outside connections in order to kill him. As
    a matter of fact I
    posted that to this and several other groups just
    a couple days ago
    (that I felt they were going to murder him). Look
    back and see.


    When I asked him if he was getting his
    medication, he told me he was
    denied insulin at Potter County Jail.

    I also think his attorney sold him out as I had
    to try to gather
    evidence to defend Ken. His worthless State
    Appointed attorney Van
    Robertson acted like he was doing Ken a favor to
    even talk to him. I can
    say this because I contacted Kens attorney
    several times on 3 way with
    Ken from the jail and heard the conversions. Van
    Robertson acted rude
    and was even reluctant to receive a fax from SWB
    vice president fraud
    division Freddy Dodd, showing that Kens parole
    officer Mr.Placiao had
    placed calls to SWB after Ken was arrested on 22
    nd and had the dates
    changed for Kens monitor to be disconnected from
    his old residence to
    his new.This was proof Kens parole officer lied.

    People it is time to stand up and demand that
    those who murder and
    torture your loved ones be held accountable.
    Ken did not deserve to die, for exercising his
    constitution rights and
    filing lawsuits against the state for medical
    mistreatment inside the
    walls of tdcj, and harassment from BPP..this is
    why he lost his life.
    This is a very serious issue.
    When the state can commit such acts of gross
    injustice, such as was done
    to Ken.. be afraid...be very afraid.

    Visit Kens website at:
    http://www.kennethmalone.com

    Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 12:13:14 -0000
    From: "Chuck Hurt" < [email protected] >
    Subject: Kenneth Malone

    AMARILLO GLOBE NEWS
    Potter inmate found dead; foul play not suspected

    From Staff and Wire Reports

    The Potter-Randall Special Crimes Unit is
    investigating the death of
    a Potter County inmate who died Friday, but a
    justice of the peace
    said he thinks no foul play was involved.
    Kenneth Don Malone, 41, was arrested Dec. 22 for
    a parole violation.
    He had been housed in a medical isolation unit at
    the Potter County
    Detention Center, according to a news release.
    At approximately 10:15 a.m., Malone was found not
    breathing by the
    Potter County jail nurse. The nurse entered the
    cell and immediately
    began performing life-saving procedures.
    Additional help was called
    to the cell, including an ambulance and fire
    department personnel,
    Lt. Gary Trupe of the Special Crimes Unit said in
    a news release.
    Malone was transported to Northwest Texas
    Hospital, where he was
    pronounced dead at 11:20 p.m. Justice of the
    Peace Jim Tipton
    responded to the hospital, where he ordered that
    an autopsy be
    performed to determine the cause of death.
    Malone was a convicted sex offender who also
    pleaded guilty to
    aggravated kidnapping in 1994 and was sentenced
    to a 15-year-prison
    term. Malone was a frequent critic of the Texas
    prison system and
    claimed inadequate medical care in the prison
    system caused him to go
    blind.
    Tipton said Friday that Malone suffered from
    various medical
    problems, but that he thinks no foul play was
    involved in Malone's
    death.

    Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 15:28:03 -0600 (CST)
    From: (name deleted)
    Subject: Re: [T.P.L.U] Re: MURDER OF KEN
    MALONE/BY STATE OF TEAXS

    I never did contact Earle.. like Ken was going to
    do,,nor the FBI as
    Keneths calls to me were interferred
    with. Ken was to call me back after his "Kangaroo
    Court"hearing,,but
    instead I received a
    Recorded message stating that Ken was trying to
    call me and that all
    calls to me have been blocked from Ken for
    "SECURITY REASONS" due to the amount of calls
    accepted.. 43 in total...
    and that the bill $600.00. Funny that they choose
    this day to block them
    after 600 dollars.


    I have asked Senator Whitmires office to look
    into Kens calls to me..as
    Potter Co. jail said they may be recorded.
    I hope they were recorded..but then you know what happens to tapes that show
    assualt..
    they erase them and no
    one does a DAMN thing and this continues..Van
    Williansam has the record
    where Kens PO. called swb on 22 changing the
    dates his monitor was to be
    removed..I would like to talk to some
    investigators.."Ken told me things
    to report in case he should turn up dead"
    But I am sure that record will mysteriously
    disappear .
    The only reason Van Wlliamson
    has this record is because I had it sent
    to him. "He was doing nothing for Ken"
    (name deleted)should be able to verify my feelings on this as
    she spoke with Kens
    attorney also. We are of the same impression.

    .
    Note> correction to prior posting 6.9 04: on a a
    letter I wrote to
    Senator Whitmire
    I wrote that Kens atty was "Van Robertson". His
    name is "Van
    Williamson"..That was an "error".. but It was
    after 4:am in the morning
    and I was very upset when I learned of Kens
    death...correction.. "MURDER"
    ..lets call it what is is..

    I want blood samples drawn. I also do not want
    his body creamated.
    I want an investigation into Kens death..I feel
    it was Foul Play and I
    believe we have enough evidence to back up our
    "Allegations"... which I
    am sure they will be termed by the State . I
    think we can prove it was ,as we have evidence
    that Freddy Palacio Ken's
    P.O.
    changed the dates on order to disconnect monitor
    at Kens old recidence
    and hook up at new one. I have other evidence
    also but I won't tell you
    what it is,...the evidence I if it proves nothing
    else it will prove
    Freddy
    Palcio placed those calls "AFTER" Ken was
    arrested,,trying to cover up
    what he did.if nothing else ..It proves him the
    liar
    that he is.

    Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 19:05:33 -0600 (CST)
    From: (name deleted)

    Subject: Re: Digest Number 882

    This is to (name deleted) and all who are interested in helping Ken. I relayed the info you sent to Ken and he
    wants to know what day the reporter is coming. Leslie Vance is states
    attorney.
    This is going to keep on until the news media gets involved or the
    monitor is removed.
    The BPP people are the ones who need intense monitoring..who is
    monitoring them?
    Speak to the news media and those in charge and ask for investigations.

    Why is the state so vent on sending Ken back to prison ..a blind, a
    disabled and crippled man who has come out into society making every
    attempt to reform even earning regional state and national recognition
    and awards for helping his fellow man and succeeding where others have
    failed. Is it simply because the state parole system does not want this
    man to succeed. Is it because he is a threat to the public or a threat
    to the state?
    Why is the state spending so much time, effort and money to send him
    back to prison, when he has done absolutely nothing to deserve it.

    They have continually used the this monitor to harass him. I guess that
    they have no other recourse as he has not done anything wrong that they
    can use against him in order to revoke him.

    They arrested him just this last Sept for a battery failure in the
    monitor, another arrest was for monitor malfunction on their side, now
    after being given written permission to move and have his phone
    transferred to his new address, he again is arrested this time for the
    monitor being turned off at his former location and hooked up at the new
    one.

  • SheilaM
    SheilaM

    Well Frannie we are NOT in Texas and so he will have a walk in the park. Too bad the ankle bracelet doesn't come with a shock device.

    What was he convicted of. I read four different sites he whines about a lot but isn't disclosing what he did. IF IF he molested a child do not tell me cause if he did I will have no sympathy.

  • Frannie Banannie
    Frannie Banannie

    Sheila, he was convicted of aggravated kidnapping, but I don't know the details...and often in court, the defendant is "screwed over" terribly here in Texas, no matter what they did or didn't do....anyway he more than paid his "dues" and lifted himself above what he'd been before, making gigantic strides to better himself and enormous efforts to help others in the Texas prison system....and for his efforts, he was deliberately blinded, injured to the point of becoming a paraplegic, defenseless in effect....and then was murdered for his efforts.....stone cold murdered.

    It's my understanding that there is going to be a Congressional investigation of the Texas Prison System this year....it's about time....there is blatant abuse and medical neglect of inmates, which blinds and cripples many every year....no one deserves this...incarceration and hard labor is enough.....and ppl whine about recidivism.

    Frannie B

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