I really enjoyed the first season of "The Mayor of Kingstown". For me, a lover of detective plots and jailhouse drama, this show started out as many, with a plot twist in the very first episode. But unlike most, this show hit many raw nerves in me. A proverbial storm taking place in me at … Continue reading Can my soul grow back?
I am not an animal.
I saw the movie 'The Elephant Man' a long time ago, but it's stuck with me, in a deep way, as a number of favorite movies have. To those of you I know personally, you will know I am a movie buff. Over the years a handful of 'disturbing' movies, those that make you think … Continue reading I am not an animal.
Predators in Police Clothing
Written by Linda, a CAGE member and supporter. You’re a Washington State Patrol officer with Operation Net Nanny. It’s an Internet Crimes Against Children task force and you’re on your way to arrest an innocent man. The dirty jokes fly during the ride but the scripts your commander writes for you to lure these guys … Continue reading Predators in Police Clothing
Statistically Speaking
Many of you know I am a computer programmer by trade, so statistics and analytics are definitely in my wheel house. Last year, while on the Dr. Phil show I asked an ICAC task force police officer what I felt was an important question. If you are interested in saving children, if that is the … Continue reading Statistically Speaking
Schadenfreude
I recently discovered this word, schadenfreude. A German word whosemeaning is defined as the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfactionthat comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, orhumiliation of another. I have a friend, currently in a Tennessee jail, who I have previously writtenabout. He was accused of possessing child pornography. He denies … Continue reading Schadenfreude
The Lady Justice Myth 