Regret // Lamento

in palnet •  5 years ago 

Life is actually pretty good for me lately. I'm happy. But yet I'm held back from taking the next step in my life because of a conscious decision I made almost 2 years ago. Sometimes it keeps me awake at night and I don't really know how to forget, so I write about it.

La vida es realmente bastante buena para mí últimamente. Soy feliz. Pero aún así no puedo dar el siguiente paso en mi vida por una decisión consciente que tomé hace casi dos años. A veces me mantiene despierto por la noche y no sé cómo olvidar, así que escribo sobre ello.

"I'm innocent" // "Soy inocente"

Everyone says it but about only half are telling the truth. I'm of the segment that actually is innocent. What actually happened that day, I think I've only told to 3 people. But in the end, what actually happened doesn't matter, because, as Polk County District Attorney Jeffrey Kemp said to me in the dojo in the summer of 2013, "What actually happened doesn't matter. What matters is what I can get a jury to believe." I can prove I am innocent, and use the government's own testimony to show you such. But at this point, what does it matter? My life as a "free man" is over and as I took a plea agreement to stop the judge from barring any more testimony that could help me, I have no right to recourse or further "due process," as if it ever actually existed. Have I committed crimes worthy of this punishment in the past? Umm yeah.

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Cholo photo added for dramatic effect // Foto de cholo añadida para un efecto dramático

Todo el mundo lo dice, pero sólo la mitad dice la verdad. Yo soy del segmento que realmente es inocente. Lo que realmente sucedió ese día, creo que sólo se lo he contado a tres personas. Pero al final, lo que realmente sucedió no importa, porque, como me dijo el Fiscal de Distrito del Condado de Polk, Jeffrey Kemp, en el dojo en el verano de 2013, "Lo que realmente sucedió no importa. Lo que importa es lo que puedo hacer que un jurado crea". Puedo probar que soy inocente, y usar el propio testimonio del gobierno para demostrarlo. Pero en este punto, ¿qué importa? Mi vida como "hombre libre" se ha acabado y como tomé un acuerdo para evitar que el juez prohibiera más testimonios que pudieran ayudarme, no tengo derecho a recurrir o a seguir el "debido proceso", como si realmente hubiera existido. ¿He cometido crímenes dignos de este castigo en el pasado? Umm, sí.

What do I do now? // Que hago ahora?

I'm waiting. There are only 3 months left until I am released from government supervision and at that point I will take my life back and move on and leave all this behind. While some activists claim to be political refugees from the United States, I could become one in the true sense. Or I can go back. What happens is completely out of my hands. I'm going to give it all up to fate and put my trust in God. And, well, in myself. I got myself out of the mess I was in last summer and I will get myself where I want to go next. It's just that waiting is hard.

Estoy esperando. Sólo quedan 3 meses hasta que me liberen de la supervisión del gobierno y en ese momento recuperaré mi vida y seguiré adelante y dejaré todo esto atrás. Mientras que algunos activistas dicen ser refugiados políticos de los Estados Unidos, yo podría convertirme en uno en el verdadero sentido. O puedo regresar. Lo que sucede está completamente fuera de mis manos. Voy a renunciar a todo al destino y a poner mi confianza en Dios. Y, bueno, en mí mismo. Salí del lío en el que estaba el verano pasado y llegaré a donde quiero ir después.Es que esperar es difícil.

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Activists should understand that what they do can come back to haunt them years later, which is the point of this post. // Los activistas deben entender que lo que hacen puede volver a atormentarlos años después, que es el punto de este post.

Notice: All images are the sole property of the poster and are not to be used without prior written authorization. It is not permitted to download, copy or reproduce these images in any manner. // Noticia: Todas las imágenes son propiedad exclusiva del cartel y no deben utilizarse sin autorización previa por escrito. No está permitido descargar, copiar o reproducir estas imágenes de ninguna manera.

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El tiempo en estos días pasa muy rápido. En tu situación supongo que es mas complicado que eso.

Pero nada, sigue contándonos historias mientras todo esto pasa. Después mejores cosas vendrán. Saludo!

Gracias por tu comentario, amigo. Claro, mejor cosas vendran! Estoy casi alli.

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