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AI: Well, for yourself, what kind of, you were just mentioning the impact, what kind of impact do you think, looking back now, what kind of impact do you think that experience had on you?

WW: Well, I think it, what it did was created a, somewhat of a sense of bitterness, a sense of betrayal, anger, these kind of things which, which I didn't realize, feelings I had before. 'Course, being so young when we were incarcerated, I didn't understand the significance. And then even in my early adulthood, going through school, really didn't bother me much, or I didn't think about it too much. If I thought about it, it was all in the subconscious. However, as I got more, the older I got, the more I became aware of it, and thought about it and felt it, and may not have vocalized it, but the feelings definitely were there.

AI: Well, is there anything in particular that you think affected your feelings, or caused you to become more aware, more conscious of the negative aspects of that experience?

WW: I don't know if there's any one thing in particular, but it's just the thought of being a citizen and being incarcerated, imprisoned, with no due process whatsoever. That's the thing that really gets to me, annoys me.

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