On this day, Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Thomas Hagan, otherwise known as Talmadge X Hayer, was released from his 45 year stint in prison. Why was he arrested? The assassination of Malcolm X.
When asked why he would murder such an enormous international figure and revolutionary hero, he states that he "acted out of rage on impulse and loyalty" to Elijah Muhammad. Now he avoids making many statements about how he feels about being released, but states that he now "understand[s] a lot better the dynamics of movements and what can happen inside them...I have deep regrets about my participation in that."
Many have mixed feelings about the release of Thomas Hagan, however I feel the Malcolm X & Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center board chairman Zead Ramadan said it best..."We just don't think it's ours to decide the fate of this man. We allowed the laws of this nation to develop that".
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yeah about just letting a man walk back into society after killing someone, I have a real issue with that. So what if it was 45 years ago, and yes he may have learned a lesson but what is to say that he won't act out again "out of rage on impulse and loyalty"? Will the judge feel some kind of way about that, or has he already passed after almost half a century? This justice system has it flaws as does every justice system in the world, but when you have taken a life, regardless of the reason, it just seems very hard to trust them into everyday life again....
ReplyDeleteThe illusion that is freedom in this country. We are all prisoners to something.
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