Tales of the Inadvertent Pacifist part 1

Ishmael · 02-24-06, 07:47 PM

Well, he passed away in 1973, so I don't think charges would stick now. Karmically, he paid for it later by doing a year in San Quentin State Prison for armed robbery of 2 liquor stores in San Francisco(late '43-late'44). In the US merchant fleet at the time, you were only paid after you signed articles aboard ship and after you did your work. The unions got you the job, not the financial wherewhithal to get there. Regarding my father's brushes with the law, he wasn't a saint, nor do I try to make him into one. His philosophy at the time was,

"It's not the crime to do it. It's the crime to get caught."

He was, after all, a product of SF reform schools. Very few who were actually "reformed".

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02-24-06, 07:47 PM	#10
Ishmael Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Morro Bay, Ca. Posts: 659 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	Well, he passed away in 1973, so I don't think charges would stick now. Karmically, he paid for it later by doing a year in San Quentin State Prison for armed robbery of 2 liquor stores in San Francisco(late '43-late'44). In the US merchant fleet at the time, you were only paid after you signed articles aboard ship and after you did your work. The unions got you the job, not the financial wherewhithal to get there. Regarding my father's brushes with the law, he wasn't a saint, nor do I try to make him into one. His philosophy at the time was, "It's not the crime to do it. It's the crime to get caught." He was, after all, a product of SF reform schools. Very few who were actually "reformed".