Logic Doesn’t Live In New York State
By Nancy Muldoon
And lets face it folks, logic hasn’t even visited New York State. Anyone in my immediate circle knows that I have been corresponding with Weather Underground member David Gilbert for the past several months.
David Gilbert is currently doing a life bid at Clinton Correctional Facility for a Brinks armored truck robbery that occurred in 1981. As a result of the robbery, two police officers and a security guard were killed and even though Mr. Gilbert was not responsible for their murders, he was indicted and imprisoned under the draconian felony/murder law that prosecutors in New York State are so fond of.
Mr. Gilbert is a very thoughtful letter writer and is highly intelligent and much of our letters have a lot to do with books he has suggested I read and my asking him questions about the prison system.
One of my questions was as to why the Department of Corrections System often moves inmates from one prison to another. It seems that it would cost money to constantly move inmates around and sure enough it does cost money, quite a lot of money in fact which seems strange since New York State is almost bankrupt thanks to the assholes who run Albany.
His answer astounded me.
He said that anytime inmates start to organize or show signs of solidarity they are transferred. Mr. Gilbert like many individuals who have been incarcerated has been transferred three times. Back in the late 1980’s David was instrumental in doing work with inmates who were dying of AIDS and because of his leadership, compassion and his peer approach to the work he was well respected by other inmates.
Meanwhile the Department of Corrections insisted that there was no AIDS epidemic. Anyone who is paying attention knows otherwise. DOCS was quite comfortable in denying prisoners who were inflicted with AIDS even basic medical treatment.
What struck me most about David’s answer was the realization that most companies in America and corporate America in general is run and operated just like THE PRISON SYSTEM!!
If there is talk about dissent, or complaint about working conditions or the lack of health care etc, that individual employee is either transferred or in most cases FIRED!
That’s what we are dealing with here people!! The prison system is the model for the American workforce!! WAKE UP because its only going to get worse. Employers are treating employee’s like prisoners, and the best you can hope for is to be transferred to another facility.
This is the society that we have become and it is not acceptable. It is not logical, but then again logic doesn’t live in New York State and it doesn’t look like it will be visiting anytime soon.
What’s the solution? Get Angry, Get Nasty and Revolt, Revolt, Revolt!!