Reading an article on the "Let Grow" website (a common sense blog and website about parenting without fear mongering), I was struck by the ease with which people assume the worst in others. In her Blog entry, the author Lenore compares our societies desire to find someone 'at fault' with the social mentality of the … Continue reading The Blame Game
Drowning in Red Tape
Hi All - thank you for your inquiries into Jace status. I have not posted this to the blog before now as we have no real information other than Oregon has approved his transfer.We thought that would mean a speedy release, hopefully in time for thanksgiving. The pessimist in me withheld telling everyone. Apparently for … Continue reading Drowning in Red Tape
Public Safety?
What can we do when we find that ‘Public Safety’ isn’t safe, and doesn’t serve the public? On my drive in to work this morning there was a segment playing on NPR concerning the long awaited closure of Guantanamo Bay. The reporter stated that an amazing thing occurred at this facility. The treatment of the … Continue reading Public Safety?
Because they can.
You know the jokes...they all start with 'Why do...' and they're pretty funny, and completely true. But when it comes to people, hurting other people, because they can... well that's a different matter. And it doesn't make me laugh. Bail was created, not to punish those arrested with fines they can never repay, or to … Continue reading Because they can.
When police stop doing police work
In states around the country, there is a huge backlog of unprocessed rape kits. This fact surprised me. If a person was violated, and a rape kit completed, aren't the police OBLIGATED to investigate? Isn't that the very definition of their job? In 2015 florida passed legislature requiring their law enforcement agencies to audit unprocessed … Continue reading When police stop doing police work
The Lady Justice Myth 