Pan Am Bombing
I don't do political on the LJ. I leave that to people much more
eloquent and knowledgeable.
But...
35 Syracuse University were blown to pieces on that airplane oh so
many years ago.
I teach at Syracuse University.
5 of them were my former students. One was the twin brother of one
of my students.
I taught in the London Program two years before, so I was a big booster.
I wrote recommendations for 3 of those students. They went to London
on my rec.
You can imagine how I felt. And how I feel right now.
I heard the guy talk about compassion for prisoners. Hey, I wrote
"Medium Security." No one believes in fair treatment for prisoners
and equal justice for everyone more than I do.
I lived in England and Ireland for large chunks of the 1960's, 1970's,
and 1980's. I'm a Mick. I was stopped, searched, questioned by Brit
cops and soldiers because I have a Mick name, an obviously Mick mug,
and cartoon Mick red hair.
Yes, I understand about the IRA. About that whole mess. But also about
terrorizing the Irish for centuries. Putting people in prison for various
reasons. I guess I didn't see any compassion shown for the blanket
prisoners or Bobby Sands. What about that, England? And I thought
Scotland might not cave in, but it did. And all for a deal for oil?
I can believe it. Unfortunately, I'm jaded.
Sorry, kids. You'd be entering your 40's now. Scary, but true. But
I haven't forgotten. And I never will.
eloquent and knowledgeable.
But...
35 Syracuse University were blown to pieces on that airplane oh so
many years ago.
I teach at Syracuse University.
5 of them were my former students. One was the twin brother of one
of my students.
I taught in the London Program two years before, so I was a big booster.
I wrote recommendations for 3 of those students. They went to London
on my rec.
You can imagine how I felt. And how I feel right now.
I heard the guy talk about compassion for prisoners. Hey, I wrote
"Medium Security." No one believes in fair treatment for prisoners
and equal justice for everyone more than I do.
I lived in England and Ireland for large chunks of the 1960's, 1970's,
and 1980's. I'm a Mick. I was stopped, searched, questioned by Brit
cops and soldiers because I have a Mick name, an obviously Mick mug,
and cartoon Mick red hair.
Yes, I understand about the IRA. About that whole mess. But also about
terrorizing the Irish for centuries. Putting people in prison for various
reasons. I guess I didn't see any compassion shown for the blanket
prisoners or Bobby Sands. What about that, England? And I thought
Scotland might not cave in, but it did. And all for a deal for oil?
I can believe it. Unfortunately, I'm jaded.
Sorry, kids. You'd be entering your 40's now. Scary, but true. But
I haven't forgotten. And I never will.