PRISONERS HAVE ONLY THEMSELVES TO BLAME

This is in answer to a letter that appeared in the Aug. 18 P-C from Anthony
P. Robinson, a prison inmate.

Here we go again. People in jails or prisons are ready to blame someone
else for their being where they are.

Hello, out there. Do not blame district attorneys, police, lawyers, parents
or anyone else for why people are incarcerated. They put themselves there.

We were all given the same rights at birth of freedom of choice. When the
wrong choices are made, we as individuals, made them.

Wisconsin taxpayers don't enjoy paying to have all the new facilities
built, but since we do not have the death penalty what else can we do?

I am not saying I am for the death penalty, but we can not leave these
people run the street and risk someone else being hurt or killed.

As far as who is going to take care of them when they are out and unable to
collect Social Security, this should have been thought of before they ended
up where they are.

Also, Wisconsin offers wonderful education, but a lot of people decide to
even drop out of high school and then if they get in trouble it is everyone
else's fault.

The good Lord gave us this world to live in and take care of, and it is
just too bad little children have to be on alert all the time in this day
and age. They can't just be kids and have fun being young, but have to look
out for the monsters out there.

We taxpayers pay for all the education out there and now pay for the
prisoners' board and keep. So, my advice to prisoners is, get educated
while you are in there and maybe down the road you will see the light.

Pat Beckerson,

Neenah