babashanti

note: I have edited this post because in a fit of frustration i resorted to name calling, it was stupid of me and unwarranted. I have now removed these insults. Sorry to those i offended.



Right now some of the members are trying to chase me out of SGAU because i am in jail. I have just opened a topic there in my defense. If any of you (members) wish to contribute (positive or negative) please go there and do so.

For those that are not members here is my post on the subject (following), i am interested to hear what you guys think.

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"Hello everyone,

It seems there has been some controversy surrounding my membership in this group.

Well before you all gather with your pitchforks and chase me out of town, you might like to know a little about me.

Before i start though let me just say that i have been totally open and honest about my situation (in this group, other groups and my blog). I have also invited anyone that is interested to PM me and discuss my personal life in a private environment.

Some people have done this, and i somehow doubt they are the same people who are complaining about my membership, as many of them are now included as my "friends". Thank you to them for common decency.

So for those that couldn't do the same, here we are:

I am currently housed in one of this states correctional institutions, i was convicted of the charge "possess prohibited import" essentially this means that i was responsible for the introduction of a quantity of MDMA (ecstacy) into Oz. I was sentenced to 4 years and now only have four months to go.

I participate in both weekend leave and daily educational leave, which is how i am able to be on the web at all. This is a privilege that i have earned during my sentence that is very hard to attain.

So there you go.. does anyone feel safer.

What you fail to have learned about me because you are focussed on the wrong thing is;

At the core of my beliefs i am a pacifist, a buddhist and a firm believer in karmic consequence. I am also an environmentalist and a musician, i am a student, a lover and a seeker of truth. I have been involved in the building of an orphanage in Malawi (physically and financially) I am a traveller and have lived in Africa, Brasil, India, England and visited many other places. I am a fighter for human rights and civil liberties. I was a vegetarian for many years because of my love for all living creatures (unfortunately my time in Sth America reverted me to my meat eating ways). And yes i am also a drug user. Sometimes recreationally (for enhancement of parties, sex and relaxation) and sometimes i use very strong psychedelics for spiritual journeys into places not yet understood (this is not the kind of thing i expect many here will understand but part of who i am).

Of course there are many other facets to my life and personality which i don't have the time or the inclination to discuss here now.

If the common reaction to this is to kick me out of the group then so be it. I wouldn't want to be here if this was the kind of place that would judge me with such a narrow minded perspective.

adios muchachos... "

baba

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