tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post353717930751112930..comments2023-09-10T06:31:57.471-05:00Comments on Dispatches From the Away-Dad Nation: Stuck in the Tread of the Wheel of JusticeHal Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350917997504370743noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-79282431783204295722009-05-01T09:17:00.000-05:002009-05-01T09:17:00.000-05:00This is a really tricky subject for me since justi...This is a really tricky subject for me since justice means so many different things to so many different people. One thing is true though, and that is that all people deserve the same treatment.<br /><br />Does the law really show us that we're "innocent until proven guilty" if we're locked behind bars until our trial?<br /><br />I'm not sure that the justice system works. The numbers don't add up. Huge numbers of repeat offenders, death penalty not a deterrent for example. When we face facts and admit that we judge people for revenge and not rehabilitation (mob justice?) I think we'll all be a lot better off.Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293544549577530857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-15394136904471388512009-04-29T20:56:00.000-05:002009-04-29T20:56:00.000-05:00I have found this to be true as well. I know that...I have found this to be true as well. I know that we have the premise of being "innocent until proven guilty" but all too often our small communities (I live in the Dakotas) or media have a person tried and hung before they even have the data before them.<br /><br />It can ruin a person's life.Lydianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-70629428279046747562009-04-29T15:59:00.000-05:002009-04-29T15:59:00.000-05:00That is really sad, and it has nothing at all to d...That is really sad, and it has nothing at all to do with justice.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-89868779778139924422009-04-27T20:35:00.000-05:002009-04-27T20:35:00.000-05:00How sad for that teacher. How sad that a disgrun...How sad for that teacher. How sad that a disgruntled whoever can ruin someone's life by mere allegation.<br /><br />It's probably best if the wheels of justice move somewhat slowly. <br /><br />Politics often leaches much of the 'justice' from the justice system. This leads to mistakes not being acknowledged unless pressure is brought to bear or caught in the glare of the public spotlight.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133743056974995270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-79806644263862103662009-04-27T20:08:00.000-05:002009-04-27T20:08:00.000-05:00It's true, and reminds me of a visit to a Los Ange...It's true, and reminds me of a visit to a Los Angeles deli and bakery in 2001, when the United States was rattling the sabre over Iraq and the United Nations was busy debating the matter and the best course.<br /><br />While I was buying pastries, the news was on (it was an exciting time and many storekeepers were watching television through their workday). The U.N. was negotiating, debating, talking over what was at stake, what was known, and so on. <br /><br />The woman behind the counter said, "Look at them. All they are doing is talking."<br /><br />I said, that is what gives me hope. She was eager to see someone get bombed. I was eager for something else. <br /><br />She got what she wanted. She usually will.Algernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698040927871199780noreply@blogger.com