I concur with Mr. Davidson’s contention that Mr. Carpenter’s gracing on the front cover of SQN’s July issue was inappropriate. I say inappropriate because it deviates from stated editorial policy.
The mission statement “we want to hear from you!” section, which I take to mean says the paper, “is not a medium to file grievances.” Yet, insisting on one’s innocence and undertaking an appeal of a court judgment does not an innocent one make and is just a Trojan House, back door way trumpeting his version of what happened in the guise of an empathetic human interest story.
Twenty-four column inches covering his case is a distraction from the ongoing rehabilitative work being done on a daily basis by the rest of us.
For sake of argument, if he is indeed innocent, let him take his contention to another relevant forum. Let San Quentin News be reserved for us guilty people who have offended, who seek mercy and forgiveness, and undertake a lifetime work of redemption.
I want to make this clear. I have no animus to Mr. Carpenter. Neither do I make a judgment on his character. Now, I include him in my prayers along with others.
From Prisoner:
Michael D. Murphy
Dated: Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 2013, Page 1of 1 Notice: Pre-self censored-pre-screened handwritten correspondence communication via United States Postal Service U.S. First Class mail.
Re:
“Failure” allegedly by San Quentin News to provide adequate and sufficient “Balanced” news coverage of crime victim related issues to the general public at large.
Dear Mr. Chappell, Robinson, Baxter, and Eagan:
I, Michael D. Murphy, hereby would like to—your attention the “failure’ of the San Quentin inmate-prisoner editorial staff to provide adequate and sufficient “balanced” news coverage of “crime victim related issues” to the general public at large.
The San Quentin News allegedly seems to be doing a great “disservice” to victims of crime everywhere, by “failing” to “acknowledge” and “provide substantive reportage” of the various facets of “crime victim related issues.”
There allegedly seems to be in existence the overt obvious appearance of “gross impropriety,” that seems to suggest and indicate possible and potential tendency towards psychological mental state of “acute,” “psychopathic personality disorder” among the San Quentin News inmate-prisoner editorial staff and advisers for “failure” to “acknowledge” and provide “balanced” news coverage of “crime victim related issues.”
Editor-in-Chief, Arnulfo T. Garcia’s “failure” to provide “balanced” news content is quite shocking, this failure does a direct “disservice” to both “victims” and “prisoners” alike who both would like to bring “meaningful accountability” and “credibility” to their own respective “causes” and “plights” through the “electronic” and “written print” medias of “ethical” and “professional” journalism.
Sincerely, Michael D. Murphy
