Thursday, October 16, 2014

Dear Parole Officer

Thank you for adding a much needed spark to a drawn-out Oscar Trial. Although I have not been a keen follower, I happened to be listening on the day you were recommending a non-custodial sentencing along with a fine as an “appropriate” sentence. I have no idea why I was doing this. But accidents do happen. Oscar has taught us this.

As you were stating your reasons in court, you also used the opportunity to bash our Correctional Services facilities. It was such a revved up performance by you I rocked into full wakefulness!

If it was not by the grace of brakes, I’d have stepped on the accelerator and my rickety jalopee (a hand-me-down VW Beetle) would have ploughed into the schoolchildren who were crossing the road from school, thus facing the inevitability of employing the services of Advocate Barry Roux, and possibly yours at a later stage. But here I am, relieved that I will not be mixing with JubJub and Oscar any time soon. But Oscar is safe, isn’t he?

I wish to pledge my solidarity with you. Oscar must not go to jail. I agree with you when you say that those facilities are beneath him.

I know that many people misunderstood you because Oscar is, you know, conveniently disabled. The argument that he’s been out-running many able-bodied athletes for years already and therefore he can hold his own alongside tattooed, ready-to-take-the-edge off outlaws in orange overalls does not stick.

We must not subject Oscar to below-par correctional facilities. You are correct when you imply that we must keep Oscar safe, and beg him not to tamper with guns anymore; that we must orientate him to not hop into his fatal rage which culminates into him releasing (four) bullets whenever something he cannot ascertain makes him to panic.

The officials of the said government department must wake up and build prisons fit for the likes of Oscar and many like him who, as precedence, will soon be evading jail time by the “skin” of their blades! But no, that sounds like contradiction of your argument; they must just carry on mismanaging them to sustain your argument.

It is my hope that, in show of support to the State’s stance on the case, the Department of Correctional Services and of Public Works will not suddenly work out a revamp budget to spruce up one of the facilities to make them livable for Oscar. I agree; that will be racist on all fronts!

You are saying that if our prisons were 5-star facilities you’d be happy to accompany Oscar tonight. How nice.

The offenders who are already serving time must learn to use lawyers who are smart enough to employ the services of privately run parole organisation to save them from “blading” behind bars.

Enjoy the money you’ve earned from Barry Roux team.
Yours

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