He that fights...

Man, I can't wait to leave behind me the absolute stupidity of this place.

There was a fight in the dorm - first one I've seen in some months - for the stupidest reasons.

A few guys were working out in the bathroom, two doing dips on the sinks and two doing pull-ups using a torn sheet and mop handle suspended form the ceiling. A lieutenant came in and gathered them in the bathroom, but one guy, Hank, said he wasn't using the pull-up bar, just doing dips on the sink - the truth. The lieutenant just took the torn sheet and left them alone.

After the lieutenant left, Temple, one of the guys doing pull-ups, was mad that Hank tried to leave, even though he wasn't involved. Then Temple got mad that Hank talked to the lieutenant. Hank tried to make Temple understand that what he said had no influence on what the lieutenant did. Then it got more heated and Temple started swinging.

Hank is in anger management class right now and I've talked with him a few times about how, as a Christian, I refuse to fight. I think it's affected him because he just put his hands up and backed away during the fight. Temple kept swinging until he realized he was in front of the camera, then he went back to the bathroom yelling insults at Hank trying to get Hank to fight. Hank kept saying. "Chill out. I don't want to fight you," but Temple just kept going.

A few minutes later it finally settled down and the spectators went back to playing dominoes, muttering how weak Hank is for backing down. In my opinion, it proved that Hank was the better man for not allowing a stupid situation end up in a case for both of them. Prison seems to be primal and backwards, very rarely making much sense. I'm just living the best I can until I leave.

"He that fights and runs away will live to fight another day." Demosthenes