Jun 30, 2021Liked by Chris J. Karr, David Thornton
One of your ideas that you pointed out David, is something that makes a lot of sense. Improving the pay of law enforcement officers, coupled with better training, creates incentives for better, more effective policing. Higher pay plus higher expectations.
As for the issue of recidivism, I think what would be helpful is that maybe Congress can look at some of the laws on the books that result in harmless offenders being locked away for years. A person who used and/or possessed narcotics at one or a few times in their lives, really shouldn't have their futures ruined through a lengthy prison sentence. Maybe it is a good time to have these laws be repealed, or at least be considered for modification. The focus for these nonviolent, victimless offenders should be based on compassionate rehabilitation, as opposed to harsh punishment. These people would be better served being productive, tax paying members of society, rather than us taxpayers paying for the costs of keeping them in prison with their futures looking bleak. It would be consistent with us being a second chance society, where people who make mistakes in the past, have the opportunity to make amends and improve their lives.
I didn't find Paul Gosar's explanations regarding his hanging out with Nick Fuentes to be persuasive. The latter is so odious of a racist and anti-Semite, among other things, that even Newsmax disavowed and condemned him. If Gosar proceeds with that fundraiser with Fuentes, then at the very least, he ought to be stripped of his committee assignments.
The left raged in the streets in the late 1960's. The campus' were in an uproar and I was there. At the time I was convinced that America was Gone Girl Gone. I also lived in the university bubble. The kid's on campus were carrying Mao's Little Red Book. At one university they beat the bejabbers out of a street preacher. His name was Holy Hubert and he was at my wedding after he got out of the hospital. Ironically he was beaten to a pulp on the campus of Berkeley during a Free Speech demonstration. heh....Then something unbelievable (to me) happened. Nixon was elected overwhelmingly. McGovern was trashed. The Silent Majority spoke.
It might be unAmerican to say so but I hate protests. They usually get out of control and people are prone to violence in huge crowds. After months of idiots in the streets burning and destroying at will there is going to be a backlash and it's going to be against dem's unless Trump's own destructive instincts doesn't throw everything into chaos. ...again. Jan 6th was not helpful and it's entirely in Trump lap. Rep's need to get rid of and repudiate him.
The states were asked to furnish the statues. It should be up to the states to replace them. Same for naming military bases. I suppose we should build warehouses to store Capitol statues and military base signage pending the next change in administration and congressional control. This is dumb. When everyone on earth is a neutral beige color, none of this foolishness will mean anything. It will be remembered about as much as the French and Indian War is today. For now, states' rights should count for something in the federation.
One of your ideas that you pointed out David, is something that makes a lot of sense. Improving the pay of law enforcement officers, coupled with better training, creates incentives for better, more effective policing. Higher pay plus higher expectations.
As for the issue of recidivism, I think what would be helpful is that maybe Congress can look at some of the laws on the books that result in harmless offenders being locked away for years. A person who used and/or possessed narcotics at one or a few times in their lives, really shouldn't have their futures ruined through a lengthy prison sentence. Maybe it is a good time to have these laws be repealed, or at least be considered for modification. The focus for these nonviolent, victimless offenders should be based on compassionate rehabilitation, as opposed to harsh punishment. These people would be better served being productive, tax paying members of society, rather than us taxpayers paying for the costs of keeping them in prison with their futures looking bleak. It would be consistent with us being a second chance society, where people who make mistakes in the past, have the opportunity to make amends and improve their lives.
I didn't find Paul Gosar's explanations regarding his hanging out with Nick Fuentes to be persuasive. The latter is so odious of a racist and anti-Semite, among other things, that even Newsmax disavowed and condemned him. If Gosar proceeds with that fundraiser with Fuentes, then at the very least, he ought to be stripped of his committee assignments.
The left raged in the streets in the late 1960's. The campus' were in an uproar and I was there. At the time I was convinced that America was Gone Girl Gone. I also lived in the university bubble. The kid's on campus were carrying Mao's Little Red Book. At one university they beat the bejabbers out of a street preacher. His name was Holy Hubert and he was at my wedding after he got out of the hospital. Ironically he was beaten to a pulp on the campus of Berkeley during a Free Speech demonstration. heh....Then something unbelievable (to me) happened. Nixon was elected overwhelmingly. McGovern was trashed. The Silent Majority spoke.
It might be unAmerican to say so but I hate protests. They usually get out of control and people are prone to violence in huge crowds. After months of idiots in the streets burning and destroying at will there is going to be a backlash and it's going to be against dem's unless Trump's own destructive instincts doesn't throw everything into chaos. ...again. Jan 6th was not helpful and it's entirely in Trump lap. Rep's need to get rid of and repudiate him.
The states were asked to furnish the statues. It should be up to the states to replace them. Same for naming military bases. I suppose we should build warehouses to store Capitol statues and military base signage pending the next change in administration and congressional control. This is dumb. When everyone on earth is a neutral beige color, none of this foolishness will mean anything. It will be remembered about as much as the French and Indian War is today. For now, states' rights should count for something in the federation.