Dear Friends, I read Dwight Abbott's book, and it brought tears to my eyes. I truly felt his pain, for reasons both personal and public. His straight forward style of writing, no nonsense, no fancy bullshit, takes his story on a direct course to my heart. I felt every beating, every act of violence. I felt every blow, heard every scream, and I cried.
Life is so totally unfair.
His revelations throughout the book are thought provoking and real. We are products of our society, moreover, we are products of the system. Violence, hatred, vengeance, intimidation. These are all acquired behaviors through social interaction. Our futures are manipulated, our ideas molded, our emotions tweaked, our views distorted by the cruelties inherent in the penal system.