Thank you for another great post. I will send your upcoming post on prison reform to my state legislators.
I agree with you that public safety doesn't seem to be #1 priority - it seems to be the need to be able to point fingers and give blame. A good friend reminds me that it's easier to blame yourself than to admit that the world is chaotic and frightening. It's also easier to blame and punish someone who broke the law (or is just accused of doing so) beyond what is fair, than to admit that we have a complex, messy governmental, social welfare, health, etc. system that isn't meeting everyone's needs.
It's good to know there are people like you who are working to have us all address that unsettling fact head on and try to make a more equitable legal system and society.
Thanks for writing! I can't help but agree with your views. The only purpose a gun has is to kill and there are very rarely 30 deer that need to be killed all at once, maybe a high capacity ban would work, maybe it wouldn't, but if it would save more children I'm all for trying.
Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post. I hope I kept it accurate and tried to keep it just as you wrote it with a few spelling fixes.
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Thank you for another great post. I will send your upcoming post on prison reform to my state legislators.
I agree with you that public safety doesn't seem to be #1 priority - it seems to be the need to be able to point fingers and give blame. A good friend reminds me that it's easier to blame yourself than to admit that the world is chaotic and frightening. It's also easier to blame and punish someone who broke the law (or is just accused of doing so) beyond what is fair, than to admit that we have a complex, messy governmental, social welfare, health, etc. system that isn't meeting everyone's needs.
It's good to know there are people like you who are working to have us all address that unsettling fact head on and try to make a more equitable legal system and society.
Thank you,
Susan