I have already contacted the prison that he is at and asked them his information. I also asked if there was restrictions on who I contact (like if there is a criminal that commited a crime and because of that he can’t get contacted) and they said no. Everything gets read, yada yada.
I really want to write him a letter because he has 2 life sentences + 68 years 1/2 for murder of a child. He’s not getting out, ever. It would just be something for him to do since he was a friend of mine for 12 years before it happened, you know?
But since the crimes he commited are so bad, I am hesistant on sending anything to him because I don’t know what to say or if it would be morally wrong to even care what he’s doing. Do you know what I mean?
Don’t be mean either. Just answer honestly. I don’t want any “omg you are so dumb” answers.
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I don’t think its morally wrong for you to want to write him at all. If anything it shows just how caring you are. We know lots of people throughout our lives and we care about lots of them, and just because they do something wrong doesn’t mean we were wrong for liking them in the first place or that we should immediately be able to stop caring. He was your friend for 12 years, of course you care. Did you ever think at the time he was capable of committing murder? Probably not, as you yourself clearly are having a moral qualm about it now. I in no way endorse what he did, and if I were you I’m not sure I would ever really get over it. But I also know that there is a reason he did these things. Whether its a chemical, psychological, emotional or life problem, something sent him over the edge. If he’s not already remorseful, any chance he has of becoming the person he once was again, would probably require the knowledge that the people that used to care about him, still do. If your unsure, don’t feel like you need to send him anything. You need to feel comfortable about your choice. I also want to warn you that if you do send him a letter, be prepared that he may not write you back because he may be very ashamed of himself. But if you feel like you want to write him, there is nothing wrong with that. At least he’ll know someone is still thinking about him!
He killed a child. Why do you want to write to this person? You have a good heart; find someone/something to do with your goodness. You can do so very much to perhaps help someone who needs to learn how to read, or read to the children in the waiting room at the hospital, or you can help in so many ways. Your choice, do what your heart tells you, but I can see you are already tormented because you wrote to Yahoo answers.