Friday, November 16, 2012

America's Most Wanted

This morning a woman came to my cell door and told me that America's Most Wanted (the TV show) wanted to interview me. She then asked me to sign a form saying whether I agreed to be interviewed, or refused. I automatically refused, of course, like I always have to such requests. I also told her I would not sign anything - there was no reason I should sign. She responded by repeating my statements back to me, "So, you refuse the interview, and you won't sign the form", as confirmation, presumably (I think she was surprised that I would refuse at all). After I reaffirmed what I had just told her she said, "okay", and the guard with her closed the bean-slot and then they both left. So I climbed back under my covers and tried to go back to sleep. I was having an interesting dream about a nontraditional Santa Claus before she woke me up.

A few moments later, as I laid there curled on my side beneath the blankets trying to get warm so I could go back to sleep and maybe finishing my dream, I overheard one of the guards mocking my refusal to agree to the interview. The woman who had come to my door and asked me to sign her form (some admin-type) laughed along. Then I heard the guard key the door to the SHU to let her out.

But why did they mock me? I don't understand.