The Reluctant Counselor

The Reluctant Counselor

I was arrested aboard a Lockheed PV2 in Marianna, Florida.Â Then charged and convicted for 'conspiracy to import and distribute 12,000 pounds of marijuana.'

I stayed 5 years in Federal PrisonÂ for that 'indiscretion.'

My fellow inmates were murderers, rapists, kidnappers, armed bank robbers, and large scale drug offenders.

After 3 years 'behind the wall,' I became somewhat of a 'counselor.'Â A guy othersÂ came to for advice, help with writing a letter,Â or as a mediator ofÂ Â 'trouble among prisoners.'Â
Those guys were like a bunch of little kids.Â Show interest in them, talk with them about their problems, share what kept me sane in that environment, and they became the bestÂ friends a person could ask for.Â

Compassion is a lot more than justÂ a word.Â

One lad had taken a female hostage during a bank robbery.Â Â To complete his escape, he killed the lady.Â He was 18 years old when he had done this.Â When I spoke with him, heÂ was then 37.Â He had been in that prison for over 18 years.Â He was filled with remorse.

I befriended the only mass murderer in the prison where I was held.Â He had been convicted ofÂ killing 27 people.Â He was a heroin dealer. A 'bad batch' killed his customers.Â His regret was that heÂ had not been a user.Â If he had been, his victims would still be alive.Â Again, thisÂ man showed huge sorrow for his past.

Other guys I met convicted of murders--the victims meant nothing to them.Â Those guys were an entirely different breed.Â I came to think of them as beingÂ born with a 'gene of danger.'Â What else could it be?Â There was no way this was 'learned behavior.'
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I met those folks during my stay in Federal Prison.Â I was not a desperado.Â I'm as harmless as a Beagle puppy.Â But, never doubt that there are some very bad folks moving among us.Â

They will kill your ass in a heartbeat.
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-11-07
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-11-07
Format	Kindle eBook

The Reluctant Counselor

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