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Hmm. He makes no mention of what crime he was convicted of, and expresses no remorse, either. Although he does seem to be feeling regret (which I think is an

by eplanit 13y ago

Hmm. He makes no mention of what crime he was convicted of, and expresses no remorse, either. Although he does seem to be feeling regret (which I think is an appropriate function of prison), he sees himself as being a victim -- no other victim is referred to. It seems he's proud of his murdering, home-invading comrades. This is certainly a testament to the failure of prisons (at least in his case). The education he needs is not in Agile, but in how to be a decent human being. He has learned nothing in that category. What a horrible guy.

bennyg 13y ago
You literally don't know shit about him or his situation. I honestly feel bad for you; there's no point in being hostile about somebody's character based on a short synopsis of somebody else's jail time.
- eplanit 13y ago
  Yeah. "Feel bad for me because I'm in prison. Never mind how I got here. I can write the DDL for a simple database. I'm a hero! NO DISUSSION ALLOWED". Simple world you live in, it is.
  - ItendToDisagree 13y ago
    No one has ever gone to prison for BS reasons, or been falsely accused. How can you ever trust anyone who ever did anything wrong in their life? If you've done something wrong you're obviously a bad person forever. <sarcasm> Edit: As an aside, it is very likely you have committed a crime punishable by jail time and not been caught/prosecuted, at least once in your life (with or without you knowing it).
    - robflynn 13y ago
      Exactly. I know someone who received a ticket for a broken tail light. He forgot to pay it and ended up going to jail for 8 months! 8 months! For a broken tail light! I would have expected an additional penalty or at most a week in jail, which even then I would consider that extreme.
      - bennyg 13y ago
        Was that 8 month sentence with a lawyer?
        robflynn 13y ago
        No, it wans't. He (I suppose wrongly) assumed that he didn't need one since it was such a minor thing. No body expected that to happen. As far as I can tell, has family name was kind of known in the area for being trouble makers. He, himself, had never been in trouble with the law, but he had the unfortunate last name of being associated with some family members that did. I suspect it was a "teach you a lesson" sort of thing. Not surprisingly, he did eventually become a trouble maker and is in jail again. When he was in jail for the taillight, he was quite upset about it. He's okay with the fact that he's in jail now because he knows he screwed up and he feels like he deserves it.
        robflynn 13y ago
        I will add that the lesson that I learned from that is always get a lawyer, no matter how small the crime.
      - zequel 13y ago
        Was he from Texas?
        robflynn 13y ago
        Georgia, actually.
  - g8oz 13y ago
    He shouldn't have to go on an apology tour to ask questions. He's already been judged by the courts. You stay out of it.
tdfx 13y ago
I'd rather be in prison than in a room full of people like you.
yarou 13y ago
Seems like the only one needing education to be a decent human being is you.
6d0debc071 13y ago
> Hmm. He makes no mention of what crime he was convicted of, and expresses no remorse, either. Which doesn't give you enough information to judge his character either way. Maybe he went to jail for something trivial, like drugs. Maybe he just feels ashamed enough not to talk about it. Maybe he just considers it off topic. There are a great many potential explanations for the observation that he doesn't talk about his crime and his feelings about the crime - other than his just being a horrible guy.
jsmthrowaway 13y ago
I would give you $1,000 to make it a week in medium, but I wouldn't want to be party to your murder.
- eplanit 13y ago
  Wow, literal prison yard jargon? "in medium" -- funny. Is this Hacker News or Pelican Bay? Murder? Not funny -- go fuck yourself.
bhaumik 13y ago
>>The education he needs is not in Agile, but in how to be a decent human being. He has learned nothing in that category. Did you read the whole post? "I learned many things from inmates that I never learned in my prior life. I learned that you should go straight to the person you're upset with rather than go to authorities. I learned that giving and keeping your word is the ultimate measurement of character. I learned that loyalty is easy to promise, but few really deliver. Don't be that guy. Prison is really a learning crucible since the reactions are so quick and amplified. If you have annoying habits, you'll find out fast. If you are not respectful to others, you'll hear about it and you may get a "tune up" to teach you respect." He also discusses his background + the negatives of prison life in the comments.

by eplanit 13y ago

bennyg 13y ago

You literally don't know shit about him or his situation. I honestly feel bad for you; there's no point in being hostile about somebody's character based on a short synopsis of somebody else's jail time.

eplanit 13y ago
Yeah. "Feel bad for me because I'm in prison. Never mind how I got here. I can write the DDL for a simple database. I'm a hero! NO DISUSSION ALLOWED". Simple world you live in, it is.
- ItendToDisagree 13y ago
  No one has ever gone to prison for BS reasons, or been falsely accused. How can you ever trust anyone who ever did anything wrong in their life? If you've done something wrong you're obviously a bad person forever. <sarcasm> Edit: As an aside, it is very likely you have committed a crime punishable by jail time and not been caught/prosecuted, at least once in your life (with or without you knowing it).
  - robflynn 13y ago
    Exactly. I know someone who received a ticket for a broken tail light. He forgot to pay it and ended up going to jail for 8 months! 8 months! For a broken tail light! I would have expected an additional penalty or at most a week in jail, which even then I would consider that extreme.
    - bennyg 13y ago
      Was that 8 month sentence with a lawyer?
      - robflynn 13y ago
        No, it wans't. He (I suppose wrongly) assumed that he didn't need one since it was such a minor thing. No body expected that to happen. As far as I can tell, has family name was kind of known in the area for being trouble makers. He, himself, had never been in trouble with the law, but he had the unfortunate last name of being associated with some family members that did. I suspect it was a "teach you a lesson" sort of thing. Not surprisingly, he did eventually become a trouble maker and is in jail again. When he was in jail for the taillight, he was quite upset about it. He's okay with the fact that he's in jail now because he knows he screwed up and he feels like he deserves it.
      - robflynn 13y ago
        I will add that the lesson that I learned from that is always get a lawyer, no matter how small the crime.
    - zequel 13y ago
      Was he from Texas?
      - robflynn 13y ago
        Georgia, actually.
- g8oz 13y ago
  He shouldn't have to go on an apology tour to ask questions. He's already been judged by the courts. You stay out of it.

tdfx 13y ago

I'd rather be in prison than in a room full of people like you.

yarou 13y ago

Seems like the only one needing education to be a decent human being is you.

6d0debc071 13y ago

> Hmm. He makes no mention of what crime he was convicted of, and expresses no remorse, either. Which doesn't give you enough information to judge his character either way. Maybe he went to jail for something trivial, like drugs. Maybe he just feels ashamed enough not to talk about it. Maybe he just considers it off topic. There are a great many potential explanations for the observation that he doesn't talk about his crime and his feelings about the crime - other than his just being a horrible guy.

jsmthrowaway 13y ago

I would give you $1,000 to make it a week in medium, but I wouldn't want to be party to your murder.

eplanit 13y ago
Wow, literal prison yard jargon? "in medium" -- funny. Is this Hacker News or Pelican Bay? Murder? Not funny -- go fuck yourself.

bhaumik 13y ago

>>The education he needs is not in Agile, but in how to be a decent human being. He has learned nothing in that category. Did you read the whole post? "I learned many things from inmates that I never learned in my prior life. I learned that you should go straight to the person you're upset with rather than go to authorities. I learned that giving and keeping your word is the ultimate measurement of character. I learned that loyalty is easy to promise, but few really deliver. Don't be that guy. Prison is really a learning crucible since the reactions are so quick and amplified. If you have annoying habits, you'll find out fast. If you are not respectful to others, you'll hear about it and you may get a "tune up" to teach you respect." He also discusses his background + the negatives of prison life in the comments.