Comments on: How to deal with negative triggers (Part 4): Surrender

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:53:07 +0000

Unfortunately I look at Jack Hollywood as the original enabler by supplying his son with the drugs he sold and supplying him with cash while he hid in Brazil from the authorities. Jack should be facing a courtroom for his involvement in his son’s criminal activities.

By: Stolen Boy

Stolen Boy — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:19:29 +0000

I thank you so much for the ration and kindness in your words. I don’t believe our purpose is to decide the ultimate fate of those society seems unredeemable. Life never cheats us. We will be punished by what we do. We punish ourselves everyday, when we act through unciousness. No bad act goes unpunished. And we don’t need the egos of law or society to decide who gets the big injection, who gets life in prison, and who gets to get out of the punitive prison system and face serious maladjustment problems in trying to reincorporate back into society. Ryan Hoyt will definitely face his music, regardless of what we as a society sentence him to. So couldn’t we possibly give him, and even these other people who commit insane acts in the name of egoic unconsciousness the chance to feel some love, some redemption in their lives. It is my belief, with the right paradigm in place, we can help anyone through transformation. We just need to have the system in place. For those who will not tranform voluntarily, life, in its precious ways, will take care of them too. All we need to do is worry about our own transformations, not theirs.

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:05:53 +0000

Although I believe that the Death Penalty should be legal, mainly for people such as Scott Peterson and Richard Ramirez, I agree with with your views for rehabilitation as well, especially since they are still young. I recently had the pleasure of visiting Los Angeles and the surrounding areas for the first time and I could not believe how something so senseless and tragic as Nicholas Markowitz’s murder could happen in a place so beautiful. I do wonder if Jesse James Hollywood will still be sent to San Quentin even if he is senteneced to life, seeing as how that place seems to hold California’s most notorious. You have a great talent for writing, Mr.Mehas, especially about this case. Keep up the good work.

By: Stolen Boy

Stolen Boy — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:59:33 +0000

Agreed, there is never justification for murder. Which is why I feel terrible this guy is on Death Row to begin with. Ryan had never been arrested in his life before this tragedy struck. He’s not the type of person who the death penalty was created for. Ryan actually has many social redeeming values, or he had, before all this went down. He has spirit as did members of his family. I just hate to see them all become victims in all this as well while we push for more destruction designed as punishment through lethal injection. There are other ways. We can build a whole new paradigm for societal and prison purposes that shifts the emphasis toward more compassion, tolerance, and rehabilitation. It’s our only salvation, I’m afraid.

By: Drew

Drew — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:54:40 +0000

Thanks for the reply, I do remember reading that. In a way I feel slightly sorry for him, given what I’ve read about his past. He just seemed really confused and troubled. I can’t imagine how horrible San Quentin must be. But yet, nothing justifies murder.

By: Stolen Boy

Stolen Boy — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:34:11 +0000

I don’t believe any has ever been displayed publicly. But I know he must have felt it inside. One thing you must remember is that Ryan has completely denied his involvement in this murder from the get-go. Although at time of interrogation he admitted to “just shoot the kid,” he denied his involvement later on, saying that he admitted to it just to protect Jesse and his father.

By: Drew

Drew — Sat, 02 May 2009 00:55:11 +0000

It looks like jury selection has started. I can’t see Hollywood receiving the Death Penalty simply because he was not present at the scene, but I guess that is in the hands of the judge. You know much about the case, and I have wondered for a while now, has Ryan Hoyt ever expressed any remorse for what he did?