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.
I understand on the one hand why words are important, but on the other hand I think the point is less whether you are or are not a murderer and more that whatever you have done your life is still important and still has value. Obviously I recognize what you did is very very serious and I'm glad you acknowledge that, but it's done. You're still here and you still matter. I'm guessing you will be paying the consequences for a long time and I don't think more should be asked of you than that.
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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