True story concerning the RFID in humans by Keith Richard Radford Jr
on Sep 13th, 2007 @ 10:36pm As a young boy, Mac was raised in and
around Boston, where America's history, from pre-Revolutionary days to
the present, reveals itself at every turn. Mac, said however, he too
often passed by historical landmarks without ever realizing their
importance; he could not have cared less. American history was far
down the list of my favorite school subjects for Mac and I had to used
my Government book to keep my lunch money by gluing it inside my
notebook and using it like a mace. However, after graduating from high
school and moving to California, his attitude changed. Returning home
for short visits, Mac developed an interest to visit the many sites
which He had previously ignored discovering the historical relevance
to everyday life. With each succeeding trip Mac visited as many
landmarks as time would allow - - Plymouth Rock, Salem, Lexington and
Concord, Bunker Hill, Philadelphia, Gettysburg, Washington D.C. and
Mount Vernon, Virginia. Armed with his camera, Mac captured a
pictorial essay which was entertaining as well as educational. These
slides, and the commentary that went with them, expanded rapidly to
four one-hour presentations which Mac was pleased to deliver to
service clubs, schools, hospitals, church organizations, and even to
teacher's groups. I met Richard L. MacMurray on the fish line from
Atascadero State Hospital were he was raped by three guys who wanted
to teach a sex offender a lesson. It was my 1st day on the job and I
was asked to look out for him. Giving a 24hr. heads up I had the night
to think just what would I like offered to me when I arrived in
prison. The options were without end, but there was one common thread.
What was this guys desire, and how could I turn it into a positive for
everyone where something good could come from it. I asked one of the
guys to check in with him. Sit with him and talk to him and find out
what he wants to do with his time. He told us his need to write a
book, a history book. The best thing for anyone is to have a purpose
and the D-Quad Psych. Department inmate staff chose to join the
project. Mac decided to really get serious and spent hours in the
library, as well as in book stores, researching each President for
uncommon, yet noteworthy stories. Mac orchestrated the guys on the
project having them incorporate their studies in classes missed in the
real world wile Mac worked hard to help each one with their studies
wile gleaning more information for the book. All I had to do was sit
with him for an hour each morning on the yard till the gate racked to
go to his teachers' assistant job at the prison. Once he was in the
education area he was in his environment. Each morning he would feed
the birds with bread which he took from the chow hall. After about a
year passed and I was giving him bread I took for him along with
others dropping off bread out of site of the guards. Mac spent the
hour each morning with us helping us learn wile feeding the birds. We
knew the only investment we could make that could not be taken away
was an investment in ourselves and looking after Mac had become
important to us. We had questions that would sometimes take a week or
two for us all to agree on an answer. We found our viewpoint was in
essence quite like our founding fathers viewpoint since they were the
criminals of their time looking to survive and grow in a new place.
Others would join in on the yard and soon D Quad was not divided by
ethnic foolishness. The D-Quad Psych. Department inmate staff was
doing a project that was getting some outside attention which meant
less pressure. The guys were a mix matched batch of everything from
Tyranny's to Homophobes but we could all appreciate the honesty of men
who also had something more important than themselves. Mac was
especially grateful to a long-time friend Mike Birkholrn. Mike not
only encouraged him from the very beginning, but he also offered the
resources of his company (Hemmings, Birkholm & Grizzard) to
publish the manuscript in October 1993 Dr. Ken Barclay of California
Polytechnic University (Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo), offered much
encourage-ment and advice. The office of Congressman Bill Thomas (R-
Calif. 21st District) provided up to date information on Cabinet
Officers, Supreme Court Justices, government agency addresses, and
other statistical information. The last time I really saw Mac was when
he told me he was going to be placed in the civil commitment program.
I had an offer from the California Department of Corrections to place
a microchip in my hand so I was going home in about a month. Our
support system was breaking down and Mac looked rough. He knew I was
sad for him and he forgave me for not attending at the gate and he was
going to cell up. That was the day he gave me a signed copy of our
book with a note to my mom and step dad letting them know I was making
positive use of the time. The four years we were incarcerated at the
same facility the topic was the human factor in history and
understanding we are all imperfect. What our founding fathers chose
was to build not destroy yet instead of sending a nation to college we
send our most valued resource, humans to prisons. The process of
punishment is counter productive in my humble opinion, sending someone
to college seems more productive allowing perspective when most
inmates come in believing the world is still flat. Please take time to
see: Don and Nancy Part3 See through the eyes of a therapist who has
worked with sex offenders for over 23 years, and a woman who's son has
been imprisoned after his sentence was served ten years A look into
the conditions that Megan's Law has created through the eyes of a
therapist who has worked with sex offenders for over 23 years, and a
woman who's son has been imprisoned after his sentence was served ten
years ago, yet is still incarcerated and RFID use.
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Keith Richard Radford Jr's Blog spot P.S Please watch for my book
release entitled: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About America's
Presidents* *But Were Afraid To Ask.