Dear Editor,
I would like to commend Corey Robinson for the detailed article (Sunday Observer, December 23) he wrote sub-titled "Joy and pain as prisoners get limited time with relatives".
I must admit the article brought tears to my eyes. Robinson described in details the emotional experience of inmates and relatives in a short 10-minute Christmas visit at a correctional facility. He painted such a clear picture of the experience that he vicariously transposed the reader to the location.
As I dried my tears, I reminded myself that these inmates are where they are because they committed crimes and in some cases, vicious crimes. But I realised that my tears were not so much for the inmates as it was for their relatives whose father, husband, and child are absent from the home.
But now that my tears are completely dried, I could not help but to think of those who were killed, robbed or maimed because of the actions of these prisoners. The fact is that if you do the crime you must be prepared to do the time. Yes, I do feel empathy for these inmates because I am only human, but what about those who don't have a relative to visit because he or she is dead as a result of the actions of these prisoners.
Robinson did an exceptional job, but I think he should do a part two and pay the relatives of those who were murdered a visit, because oftentimes these people go unnoticed. Let the relatives tell their story of their loss, so that the readers could understand their pain and suffering.
Norman Edmonson
bigupja2@hotmail.com
A job well done, Corey!
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I would like to commend Corey Robinson for the detailed article (Sunday Observer, December 23) he wrote sub-titled "Joy and pain as prisoners get limited time with relatives".
I must admit the article brought tears to my eyes. Robinson described in details the emotional experience of inmates and relatives in a short 10-minute Christmas visit at a correctional facility. He painted such a clear picture of the experience that he vicariously transposed the reader to the location.
As I dried my tears, I reminded myself that these inmates are where they are because they committed crimes and in some cases, vicious crimes. But I realised that my tears were not so much for the inmates as it was for their relatives whose father, husband, and child are absent from the home.
But now that my tears are completely dried, I could not help but to think of those who were killed, robbed or maimed because of the actions of these prisoners. The fact is that if you do the crime you must be prepared to do the time. Yes, I do feel empathy for these inmates because I am only human, but what about those who don't have a relative to visit because he or she is dead as a result of the actions of these prisoners.
Robinson did an exceptional job, but I think he should do a part two and pay the relatives of those who were murdered a visit, because oftentimes these people go unnoticed. Let the relatives tell their story of their loss, so that the readers could understand their pain and suffering.
Norman Edmonson
bigupja2@hotmail.com
A job well done, Corey!
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