Why You Should Go To Jail

Disclaimer:  I am not encouraging drunk driving, killing, destroying public property or anything! that breaks the laws in  a harmful, non-peaceful, detrimental, deceitful … way.

I am encouraging you go out and get arrested for something that you believe in.  Sit in a jail cell.  Jail cells happen to be the BEST place to meditate.  The BEST place to “become important, to realize your goal, in understanding your role in the context of the whole”  (more about that).

I have sat in jail a few times.  Nothing near the amount of time my friends have sat in jail.  My longest stay was about 23 hours before I got bailed.

Very Important Sidenote: Before getting arrested! Know some pro-bono lawyers that believe in you, your cause, and sharpee their numbers on your private parts.  The jail staff will pat you down, but they wont wash your privates.

I’ve know some people who have sat in jail for over 6 weeks, some 6 months, others are still there.  I am not a big believer in religion, but I ask God to bless them every day. Some in the US, others in Japan, Brazil, China, etc.  Yes, it’s true, getting arrested in the US or Canada is suggested.  We have our shortcomings, but it’s not so hard to get out of jail.

23 hours is a loooooong time to sit in the bowels of the dank and moldy catacombs of Washington, DC.  Especially after a ham sandwich (one slice on white bread, no pickles, no lettuce, no cheese) for a vegetarian.  And some red colored sugar water.  They told me it was Hi C.  It wasn’t.  Oh, this has nothing to do with diet.

Back to the point.  There are a number of ways you can test the level of commitment you have to an idea.  You can invest money or time, the more you invest, the more you commit.  You can work for someone that shares your idea.  You can move to wherever you idea is, if it geographic idea.  You can pay educational institutions gobs of money to further indoctrinate you to an idea that you previously committed to, and in the end, have a piece of paper to prove it.  OR

Get arrested.  Sit in jail.  Ask yourself, “Was this worth it?” I bet 95% of you would say “Hell Yes!”

Manoj Saxena (yeah, the Webify dude) told me don’t ever compromise your integrity, family or health in whatever you endeavor.

Getting arrested is the most truest, purest, real expressions of commitment to an idea.

So, what are your plans for the next 3 somethings (days, weeks, months, years)?  Do you believe strongly enough about your plans that you’d be willing to go to jail?  If not, are your plans really that important.

Disclaimer for Law Enforcement People:  I am encouraging nice people to visit you.  Good people with good hearts.

Another disclaimer for Law Enforcement People:  I live on Gilligan’s Island, outside of your jurisdiction, I think.