My biggest pen pal is in for murder, he's been given life without parole. My other pen pal is in for murder and is on death row. The first one has taken responsibility, the second one never mentioned the crime and I didn't go into it.
The only pen pal I have problems with is in for murder of a small child. I started writing him without knowing about that and when I found out I was pregnant, so I did have trouble accepting the fact. I write him cards, but I stepped back from letters, the emotional impact was too much for me. My bad, though. I should have checked.
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Everyone is calm and collected but I am telling you something. I am not calm and I am not collected. It’s a sick world out there.
Clive Stafford Smith over Edward Johnson’s execution.
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