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To: CaptainK

“He shot a guy in the head over a meth deal.”

Hasn’t almost everyone?

Wait, never mind...


19 posted on 05/16/2020 7:53:50 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: MplsSteve

“He shot a guy in the head over a meth deal.”

Hasn’t almost everyone?

It depends on who you know...

Abbott’s writing on his life and experiences was lauded by a number of high-profile literary critics, including author Norman Mailer. Due in part to lobbying by Mailer and others on Abbott’s behalf, Abbot was released from prison in 1981 where he was serving sentences for forgery, manslaughter and bank robbery. Abbott’s memoir In the Belly of the Beast was published to positive reviews shortly after his release. Six weeks after being paroled from prison, Abbott stabbed and killed a waiter in a New York City cafe. Abbott was convicted and sent back to prison, where he committed suicide in 2002.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Abbott_(author)


23 posted on 05/16/2020 8:16:33 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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