Saturday,Jul 25 2009, 04:18:15 PMJust thoughts

Has anyone been inside the head of a prisoner?

After watching Dead Man Walking, after hours of contemplation, after hours of a puffy face, I really sat down and thought, typical of me to watch the movie, and dissect it into its individual components, and analyze. But really, frankly speaking, I was wondering what it might've been like for Helen Prejean, a nun, chaste, and to be face to face with a man like Matthew Poncelet, a rapist, a murderer. Though when I do look at it from a more humane point of view, he was mislead, understandable, but that does not nullify his crimes, now, does it?

Thousands of people around the world commit crimes, some are overlooked, and some overly publicized. For example, the 26/11 case, where the terrorist Ajmal Qasab is taken into custody for the moment, and the verdict is still yet to pass. It almost seems like a split second, when he starts accusing Pakistani masterminds, and the next thing you know, an Indian is also involved in it. He says he's not afraid of dying, but as far as I'm concerned, I think that he fears fear itself. God may not be on your side then, committing henious crimes, and getting away with it. For with a death sentence, everyday exudes fear, fear of the fact that there are only a limited number of hours, a stipulated time limit within which death will surely approach, this is in fact, illustrated in Matthew Poncelet's case.

In those final hours, in those dying moments, when Time ever flies on swift wings, it brings one to the realization that peace, will not be found in death, until the truth be told. Here, I think, comes Sister Helen's role, the confidant. Maybe it will be the same case in our little terrorist case, just don't know until the last moment.

But then again, what about those minimal cases which are overlooked, what about the little girl who was gang raped? What about the little girl who was shot by her 4 year old brother? What about the baby who was shot by militants? How can we overlook these cases, if we call ourselves as human?

Speechless? I know.

Not when justice could've been dealt, not when responsibility could've been shouldered properly, and these people would still be living today.

Does it feel wrong now? Do those tears flow now? Does the heart ache now?

Yes, yes, and yes, but also with the guilt that these crimes COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED, right?

Search your souls, scrape at every sense of justice that your possess.

Your brain will reply, your heart will reply.

JUSTICE COULD HAVE BEEN SERVED, IN EVERY SENSE, WEIGHTED BY ITS EVERY OUNCE.

Think about it......

Love,

Amrutha

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