Is it possible to send “too many” letters?

A common phrase I see mentioned about his mail situation is that people are sending “too many letters” (like in the dozens), but is that really possible? I’m curious to hear your thoughts.

Some reasons behind this logic are because it “ruins it for the rest of us” or doesn’t let “others have a turn”. A turn at what, at sending support or at getting personal attention from LM?

If the motivation is truly just to send support to an innocent man and not to develop a rapport with him, then I think the mindset needs to be shifted from the people upset with the influx of letters.

The people sending dozens of letters are generally honest with their intention. They want him to see it, notice them, to send a response. Is it excessive to send dozens of letters to someone who has been in custody for a little over a month? The answer to that is a discussion about parasocial relationships and idolization of strangers, not by getting mad because one might not get a “turn” (again, a turn at what?).

Also, why did they send so many? Is it because they expected a large percentage of them to get turned away? Because they have few friends/social circles and were looking for human connection? Because they’re mailing letters on behalf of their friends/international mutuals? Because they’re unfamiliar with penpals and letter writing etiquette? Because there have been updates in the stories that their letters contain? Or something more “shallow”?

The idea I have of LM in my head, and we all have one, is that he would rather have the letters he can’t read, be sent to those who can read them. Remember when the article came out saying he was sharing his commissary money with other inmates?

There are public and easy to find letter writing campaigns for kids in hospitals, elderly in nursing homes, inmates, and elected officials. Even the elders/little kids in your family! All but one of these options have absolutely no decoration/content restrictions!!

Think of the lasting effects of his legacy if people got hundreds of letters on their last birthday, the one they are celebrating during hospice.

The influx of mail not only supports the USPS but it gets more coverage of this case. Showing news outlets how much the community supports him. Hopefully it’ll inspire people to mail other people out there.

Personally, I don’t think it’s honest to say someone just wants to send support to him, with nothing in return, and then get mad that they don’t get a “turn”. Because how is one person actually mailing 10 letters less supportive than 10 people not mailing one because they want it to be “perfect”. And why does a letter they don't expect him to read, have to be "perfect"?

It would be terrible if his access got restricted, but there are ways for him to contact his family and loved ones that aren’t through the postal service. He has unrestricted access to his lawyers and supposedly hired a prison consultant. It is as simple as him giving them the contact information of those he would like to hear from and then setting up a channel of communication that way.

Let’s not forget that this is an innocent person we are talking about. Presumed innocent of crimes but also innocent from whatever portrayal of him some may be projecting. Let’s be honest with the reasons we want to write him, and not objectify him more by thinking we’re entitled to "turns" at his attention and affection.