Yes, I have erred! Does that mean I should die?
One of the downsides to having pled guilty to both the Federal and NY State charges is I never had the opportunity to challenge any of the information the various law enforcement departments were spreading. While even sharing this little bit with you sounds so lame, I am only saying that you should certainly not believe everything you read in the papers.
But I am not saying that I am an angel. I have spent eight years (so far) locked away and the better part of the last five years in therapy on a biweekly basis!
While I am hopeful that my appeal of my pending NY sentence will be successful, and that I might actually be out of prison this year (2004), I ask you the question that I deal with everyday: Yes, I have erred! Does that mean I should die?
While I very much want to live, the thought of spending another 10 years in prison makes me wonder what the use would be! If I do have to actually go to NY State, from some of the stories I have heard from others, well, let us just say that this place is like the Garden of Eden compared to NY.
So for now I take it one day at a time. I know more about myself each day and I get stronger each day! Working on one’s self is never easy, but it is basically all I have to go on at this point.