To Mr Gauke MP, UK Secretary of State for Justice,



I’m writing an open letter since my email sent on July 19 to the justice department was ignored.

I’m writing to you to talk about incidents I have been told to forget. I want to mention people I’m legally prohibited to mention. Dear Mr Gauke I’m writing to you to break your law. I was kept in maximum security prison due to a charge regarding non-violent communications(mainly online) I made with another person.

I shared a cell with serious crime offenders. Was it a distressful experience? Absolutely not. I was wondering some of them were normal people by all counts, how did they end up there? Then I thought to myself: Look at you. You can be here next time and be one of them. Mr Gauke look at me. I’m breaking your law purposefully and intentionally. Mr Gauke your justice system is broken. I pleaded not guilty in your court. But in the court, I am now, to people who read this I do plea guilty. I do accept my mistakes. Make those who make mistakes accountable but don’t make them criminals. Remorse, however bitter it is, is a gift you can offer to an offender. Don’t turn that into anger. An offender is all need to get. To be given. An opportunity, a raising hand. Mr Gauke you are a taker. Justice, however, is to take the hand.

I’m writing this letter due to a reason. I am the luckiest person I can think of. Prison didn’t destroy my life. Prison didn’t stop me. MR Gauke I am one in a million. MR Gauke I am the luckiest person you can get. I was released and the lesson was learned. We, humans, make irrational decisions when we need rationality the most. One wonders how we managed to survive so long. Sure societies should be firmly protected against dangerous people. Sure there should be extra measures for children but current justice systems (globally) are irrational iron fists. They waste resources again and again on offenders who commit crimes again and again. When punishment mechanisms are so counterproductive in so many cases, why is education sidelined? Societies are enormous forces. Bring them in. Let them be part of the correction process in less serious offences.

MR Gauke I’m breaking your law not to disrespect as a non-British but to make my voice heard. The more signs this petition gets the more likely you will read this. But this is not a petition. Or maybe it is. It is a petition to you to read this: We – all of us, put aside nationalities - need alternatives.

This is the second part in a series regarding OpenBazaar and institution. This is the link to the first article.