Radar magazine has a terrific article online, featuring a written correspondence between pop-culture historian Bill Geerhart and various notorious incarcerated killers (and other influential figures).

 
 What’s so fascinating is that Bill posed as ten year old “Billy”, and asked each of these people (including such famous murderers as Charles Manson, the Unabomber and “Nightstalker” Richard Ramirez) moral questions such as “should I stay in school?”. Their responses range from alarmingly sensible and responsible words of wisdom, to crazy gibberish.
    To his surprise, replies soon started pouring in. Everyone from Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld (on tree-fort diplomacy) to Oprah Winfrey, Mister Rogers, Janet Reno, and members of the Supreme Court had words of wisdom for Billy. (”I like the Egg McMuffin,” wrote Justice Clarence Thomas when asked about his favorite McDonald’s food. “Actually, I like almost everything there.”) Responding to Billy’s idea for a “Hustler for kids,” Larry Flynt wrote back encouraging the fourth grader to “Hang in there. You’ll be 18 before you know it.”
 As it turns out, no group hates to disappoint a child more than convicted killers, all of whom responded promptly to Billy’s questions about dropping out of school.
 I highly recommend you read the full article.

Holy shit that Charles Manson is fucked up. Good to too 2?

lmao@Manson

The runes spell out to, as well.

Is Radar sold in the UK?

woah great article

Cool article leek; I read it all.

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I laffed at his stuff to too two 2.

the unabomber is remarkably acute.


also, Dick Cheney is a pretty cool guy.

That was a really interesting read, thanks for showing it to us

The unabomber's letter was rather disappointing, but Erik's seemed rather heartfelt . It's a shame neither of them has responded to grown up Billy.

Haha you have to wonder whether or not Manson is using his history to just act fucking crazy

edit: also, manson's is heartbreaking

Quote from: Coal;1295793Haha you have to wonder whether or not Manson is using his history to just act fucking crazy

edit: also, manson's is heartbreaking

Heartbreak for the heartless?