Greg Palast
Con 16B - Willie Steen
Willie Steen, Florida Orthopedic Center, Tampa, Florida:
“I went into the place to vote and I was with my son and there were about 40 to 50 other people around and I got up there to vote and they told me I was a convicted felon. I told the young lady that I had never been arrested. I’ve never been arrested in my life. I was in the military for four years and have been in the medical field ever since. You can’t even work for a hospital being a convicted felon...I was in the Persian Gulf War in ’91. It’s pretty screwed up how they did me, but what can I say?
“I was upset. I was ashamed—with 40 people around—it made me
feel real bad. And I’m just hoping I get a letter stating, hey, you can vote again, Willie.
“I really feel it was bad for African-Americans—but hey, what can we do sometimes? What can we do?”
[Excerpted from Armed Madhouse by Greg Palast]
Con 16B - Willie Steen
Willie Steen, Florida Orthopedic Center, Tampa, Florida:
“I went into the place to vote and I was with my son and there were about 40 to 50 other people around and I got up there to vote and they told me I was a convicted felon. I told the young lady that I had never been arrested. I’ve never been arrested in my life. I was in the military for four years and have been in the medical field ever since. You can’t even work for a hospital being a convicted felon...I was in the Persian Gulf War in ’91. It’s pretty screwed up how they did me, but what can I say?
“I was upset. I was ashamed—with 40 people around—it made me
feel real bad. And I’m just hoping I get a letter stating, hey, you can vote again, Willie.
“I really feel it was bad for African-Americans—but hey, what can we do sometimes? What can we do?”
[Excerpted from Armed Madhouse by Greg Palast]