After 26 years, inmate seeks second chance

Judy Bristow wrote:

What Tim did in 1981 was awful, granted. Tim has never denied that what he did was wrong. He was very young at the time of the crime. He was in fact only a child, a very scared child. Children like adults re-act out of fear. Has anyone ever taken into consideration that he may have been in fear of receiving a beating or even possibly worse? He has since matured and I don't care what anyone says, he has changed. He deserves another chance at his freedom. Remember we live in the United States of America where it is suppose to be Liberty and Justice for all...or is that just for non Native Americans.
I am very proud to call Tim Caffrey "friend".
Sincerely,
Judy Bristow
Proud member of the Cherokee Nation

Judy Bristow wrote:

What Tim did in 1981 was awful, granted. Tim has never denied that what he did was wrong. He was very young at the time of the crime. He was in fact only a child, a very scared child. Children like adults re-act out of fear. Has anyone ever taken into consideration that he may have been in fear of receiving a beating or even possibly worse? He has since matured and I don't care what anyone says, he has changed. He deserves another chance at his freedom. Remember we live in the United States of America where it is suppose to be Liberty and Justice for all...or is that just for non Native Americans.
I am very proud to call Tim Caffrey "friend".
Sincerely,
Judy Bristow
Proud member of the Cherokee Nation

COT wrote:

I went to school with Tim. He did not seem like he was a bad kid at all. I think that abuse he was recieving was enough of a punishment he recieved from his non native father. I am sorry that I lost contact with you. I am sure you are more then mature enough to be able to live out in the real world again. If I see the petition they have for you out there I would circulate it and so you can get what is right for you. To get out of that place you are in. I know that Larry Long is against you getting out because he prosecuted you I believe. I think that they should make him step down in the decision for you. He already let a white man out for killing a native down in Martin. You are native and killed a white man so it will be hard for you but I hope and pray you get out of that place.

SNJ Norway wrote:

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THIS IS HEARTBREAKING READING. WE KNOW TODAY THAT A CHILD (17 YRS OLD YOU ARE A"CHILD" IN THIS CONTEXT)
IS NOT EMOTIONALLY DEVELOPED LIKE ADULTS AND THEY NORMALLY REACT OUT OF IMMATURE EMOTIONS AND OR FRIGHT
AND DISPEAR. WHAT KIND OF A PERSON IS INSIDE A lARRY lONG. IF ONE PERSON, WHOEVER, ALONE CAN DECIDE OVER ANOTHER HUMAN BEING'S DESTINY THIS BADLY YOU NEED TO GATHER A LOT OF PEOPLE AND CREATE AN OPINION AND OPPOSITION. THE SENTENCES IN THE U.S. LIKE THIS ONE WHEN PUNISHING A PRESUMABLY SANE, BASICALLY GOOD TEEN-AGER - WHO BECAME VICTIM OF SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS BEYOND THE KID'S CONTROL - KILLINGLY HARSH, REMOVING ALL HOPES THE COUNTRY PLACES ITSELF 100-200 YEARS BACK IN TIME COMPARED TO US.
MANY GOOD AMERICANS SHOULD GO TOGETHER AND MAKE HIS CASE KNOWN WORLD -WIDE TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE ON THE RIGHT AUTHORITIES. TODAY THEY SEEMINGLY ARE ABLE TO DO EXACTLY AS THEY WISH BECAUSE PUBLIC ATTENTION IS ELSEWHERE.