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I have a question to pose to the rest of you. This isn’t a condemnation of anyone aboard; I’m not judging the choices anyone has made. Or will make. It’s a product of my own curiosity, getting the better of me once again. This is particularly directed to the wardens, but I do welcome the inmates to weigh in, as well.
Isn’t it assumed that we, as wardens, acknowledge that the inmates are capable of change, and therefore we have to accept them for the people they could be, as well as the people they are? I’m explaining this all wrong.
The Barge is about second chances. If we believe the inmates can be rehabilitated, then once they have been, is it right or wrong of us to continue to hold them accountable for their misdeeds? My inmate, for example. When she graduates, should she receive the same treatment - the same genuine acceptance - as someone who never did those things, or should she continue to face mistrust and disdain? Should what she did be part and parcel to how she’s treated once she has genuinely redeemed herself? Are the crimes of inmates to be excused and forgotten when they graduate?
To the inmates who have graduated and stayed on as wardens: do you feel you’re treated the same as other wardens, or that you are something of a second-class citizen?
Which leads me to another question, somewhat independent of the first two.
Would you - any of you, wardens or inmates - willingly enter into a relationship with an inmate or a graduated inmate? Does it depend on what they did to become an inmate? Would it matter to you at all if they had, say, tortured and murdered people as opposed to accepting kickbacks?
Which leads to another question. What, exactly, is the benefit -
No, not the benefit.
What’s the point of on-board relationships? Some of us are going to be here a while, sure, but we’re all going to leave sooner or later. Is it just companionship? Sex? I’m not advocating relationships with sole intention of marriage and procreation, but not everyone is comfortable with the idea of a one-night stand here or there.
It just seems like allowing a relationship to progress beyond platonic interaction is an exercise in futility and disappointment. There are exceptions, like Henry West and Billy, and Adam Monroe and Judas, obviously. But particularly the wardens. We’re here for a deal. Something at home. What’s the point?
And that makes me wonder: would you have a fling with an inmate or a warden who was once one? Would it matter what they did to become an inmate in the first place? If it was only a fling, would you still do it? Would you be more inclined to do it because it was a fling, and less inclined if it meant considering spending your life with that person?
I suppose these seem like invasive questions, and I certainly understand if no one is interested in divulging this information. I do want to reiterate that this isn't the result of any one incident here; it's something I've been mulling over for a few months now. I simply had the time today to sit down and talk it out.
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I have a question to pose to the rest of you. This isn’t a condemnation of anyone aboard; I’m not judging the choices anyone has made. Or will make. It’s a product of my own curiosity, getting the better of me once again. This is particularly directed to the wardens, but I do welcome the inmates to weigh in, as well.
Isn’t it assumed that we, as wardens, acknowledge that the inmates are capable of change, and therefore we have to accept them for the people they could be, as well as the people they are? I’m explaining this all wrong.
The Barge is about second chances. If we believe the inmates can be rehabilitated, then once they have been, is it right or wrong of us to continue to hold them accountable for their misdeeds? My inmate, for example. When she graduates, should she receive the same treatment - the same genuine acceptance - as someone who never did those things, or should she continue to face mistrust and disdain? Should what she did be part and parcel to how she’s treated once she has genuinely redeemed herself? Are the crimes of inmates to be excused and forgotten when they graduate?
To the inmates who have graduated and stayed on as wardens: do you feel you’re treated the same as other wardens, or that you are something of a second-class citizen?
Which leads me to another question, somewhat independent of the first two.
Would you - any of you, wardens or inmates - willingly enter into a relationship with an inmate or a graduated inmate? Does it depend on what they did to become an inmate? Would it matter to you at all if they had, say, tortured and murdered people as opposed to accepting kickbacks?
Which leads to another question. What, exactly, is the benefit -
No, not the benefit.
What’s the point of on-board relationships? Some of us are going to be here a while, sure, but we’re all going to leave sooner or later. Is it just companionship? Sex? I’m not advocating relationships with sole intention of marriage and procreation, but not everyone is comfortable with the idea of a one-night stand here or there.
It just seems like allowing a relationship to progress beyond platonic interaction is an exercise in futility and disappointment. There are exceptions, like Henry West and Billy, and Adam Monroe and Judas, obviously. But particularly the wardens. We’re here for a deal. Something at home. What’s the point?
And that makes me wonder: would you have a fling with an inmate or a warden who was once one? Would it matter what they did to become an inmate in the first place? If it was only a fling, would you still do it? Would you be more inclined to do it because it was a fling, and less inclined if it meant considering spending your life with that person?
I suppose these seem like invasive questions, and I certainly understand if no one is interested in divulging this information. I do want to reiterate that this isn't the result of any one incident here; it's something I've been mulling over for a few months now. I simply had the time today to sit down and talk it out.
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