Comments on: Writing From The Edge http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/writing-from-the-edge/ Whatever it is, we're against it Tue, 22 May 2012 20:26:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ben Myers http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/writing-from-the-edge/#comment-2260 Ben Myers Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:59:19 +0000 http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/writing-from-the-edge/#comment-2260 I think if somone has served their sentence - and Tommy Trantino has certainly served his - and has evolved to the position where they can show utter remorse and regret, then a humane society has to reognise this fact. Obviously this is an easy thing for me to say and, of course I'd feel differently if it were my loved ones who had been senselessly killed, and I abhor violence, robbery etc, but impartiailty tells us that forgiveness has to exist in society for us to progress. And I'm not even a Christian. Aside from this fact, the world of film, arts,literature is full of people who have served time for crime. An obvious example might be certain cast members of 'The Sopranos' who have been known to serve time for armed robbery. I think if somone has served their sentence - and Tommy Trantino has certainly served his - and has evolved to the position where they can show utter remorse and regret, then a humane society has to reognise this fact. Obviously this is an easy thing for me to say and, of course I’d feel differently if it were my loved ones who had been senselessly killed, and I abhor violence, robbery etc, but impartiailty tells us that forgiveness has to exist in society for us to progress. And I’m not even a Christian. Aside from this fact, the world of film, arts,literature is full of people who have served time for crime. An obvious example might be certain cast members of ‘The Sopranos’ who have been known to serve time for armed robbery.

]]> By: Tony O'Neill http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/writing-from-the-edge/#comment-2259 Tony O'Neill Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:12:50 +0000 http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/writing-from-the-edge/#comment-2259 Tommy has served his time, 38 years in all and well as several years on death row. I organized this event to celebrate the man who wrote one of Americas greatest and most under-recognized books of art and poetry, "Lock the Lock". I do not believe that any man should be denied forgivness. Or if he should be denied forgivness, I do not believe that any mans actions should exclude their art from public consumption. Nobody is saying that we should not read the works of Ezra Pound because he was a Nazi collaborator. Tommy crime was commited 4 decades ago, he was caught, sentenced and released after serving his sentence. Nothing Tommy Trantino may have done in his life can change the fact that "Lock the Lock" qulaifies him as one of America's most important living poets. Tommy has served his time, 38 years in all and well as several years on death row. I organized this event to celebrate the man who wrote one of Americas greatest and most under-recognized books of art and poetry, “Lock the Lock”. I do not believe that any man should be denied forgivness. Or if he should be denied forgivness, I do not believe that any mans actions should exclude their art from public consumption. Nobody is saying that we should not read the works of Ezra Pound because he was a Nazi collaborator. Tommy crime was commited 4 decades ago, he was caught, sentenced and released after serving his sentence.

Nothing Tommy Trantino may have done in his life can change the fact that “Lock the Lock” qulaifies him as one of America’s most important living poets.

]]> By: Adrienne Carchia http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/writing-from-the-edge/#comment-2206 Adrienne Carchia Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:57:43 +0000 http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/writing-from-the-edge/#comment-2206 Yes, there will be. His answer will be that he was high and drunk, celebrating a robbery he and his partner had committed and either a. he was too drunk to remember or b. his partner, Frank Falco did the actual shooting. Of course, eyewitnesses saw him do it. Then he'll tell you how remorseful he is. See, now you don't even have to ask him. Yes, there will be. His answer will be that he was high and drunk, celebrating a robbery he and his partner had committed and either a. he was too drunk to remember or b. his partner, Frank Falco did the actual shooting. Of course, eyewitnesses saw him do it. Then he’ll tell you how remorseful he is. See, now you don’t even have to ask him.

]]> By: A. Stevens http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/writing-from-the-edge/#comment-2169 A. Stevens Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:04:26 +0000 http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/writing-from-the-edge/#comment-2169 It does say there's Q+A. It does say there’s Q+A.

]]> By: Adrienne Carchia http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/writing-from-the-edge/#comment-2159 Adrienne Carchia Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:28:18 +0000 http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/writing-from-the-edge/#comment-2159 Should the Tedesco and Voto families come to applaud Trantino at this "historic appearance"? Maybe I should be there as well as I was Gary Tedesco's girlfriend. In addition to cold-bloodely torturing and murdering two innocent police officers, this man has destroyed whole families. Why would anyone want to hear what he has to say? I don't care if he's found Jesus, Buddha, or Allah; it doesn't change who he is and what he did. Those poor young men have been dead for almost 44 years and still he lives on. Now people can lionize him as an artist. He's still just a murdering monster. Should the Tedesco and Voto families come to applaud Trantino at this “historic appearance”? Maybe I should be there as well as I was Gary Tedesco’s girlfriend. In addition to cold-bloodely torturing and murdering two innocent police officers, this man has destroyed whole families. Why would anyone want to hear what he has to say? I don’t care if he’s found Jesus, Buddha, or Allah; it doesn’t change who he is and what he did. Those poor young men have been dead for almost 44 years and still he lives on. Now people can lionize him as an artist. He’s still just a murdering monster.

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