Yes, it was germane, and I wrongfully exaggerated in saying that none of it was now about Ted but rather, Jeremy . Yes; keep the minnows. I do appreciate your explaining to the Hacktavist the animosity he's been confronted by.
Suspicious with reason, I'm sure, but the hostility! For instance, after c2w commented doubting the visiting time allotted, I [url]posted[/url] the prison visitors rules to being limited to 7 hours to which s/he replied,
"But wanna know something really, really shocking before I do? Okay. But brace yourself.
Pssst. Prisons don't always adhere to the written rules for visitors that they make available to the public. In fact, in one way or another, wrt serious prisons that's not just "don't always." It's more like "never do." And if there's one thing on earth they positively have an absolute aversion to, it's letting journalists hang around lengthily noticing shit.
I mean, for crying out loud, look at those guidelines for attire. Ever stop to think about how handy those might be for a guard who'd been told to be in the mood to make a judgment call about the unacceptability of some visitor's clothing in order to punish the inmate? Or the visitor? Or to ensure that some injury wasn't seen? Or just on a fucking whim?
It's a prison. Nobody has any rights there except the people who run it. That's what prison is." S/he ended with "Like you care, I know."
All unnecessary and unwarranted. I am not a naive child and did not appreciate their demeaning remark. I've never had any problem or any controversy with c2w and don't think I've ever disagreed with their views. I offered no criticism at all, but simply shared the prison info without further comment. It all turned out to be moot, after all. Except of course for c2w's error about underwire underwear being mandatory, which I brought to their attention. I still don't understand what prompted their last remark and remain baffled by it.
But still, even after those insulting remarks from ctw I let it go and responded with curiosity and kindness, especially because of my high regard for her/him:
"I hadn't been aware that you had bailed on RI and were back only temporarily. Seems I missed the precipitating event.
I've always appreciated your insight and with your command of language how you've expressed yourself. In my few years here I've never criticized you and never felt a need to before... now.
It's just my feeling that you have been a bit unreasonable in your treatment of the Hacktavist in this thread. You may never read this, but I needed to air my feelings. That's it."
So c2w?s gone? Leaves me puzzled.
