tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post1027247449212162655..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Koch counsel lays out conservative agenda on justice reformGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-6913421947967979952016-01-23T03:22:19.719-06:002016-01-23T03:22:19.719-06:00If you are continuing to compare lawyers, the next...If you are continuing to compare lawyers, the next thing you want to do is look at their area of expertise. It may seem like a lot of sense to hire an injury lawyer that has expertise in all areas of law, since we just talked about how important it is to have an injury lawyer with a lot of experience; however a lawyer that specialises in all different kinds of litigation may not be the best option, because different laws work differently. Click here for more to know about <a href="http://personalinjury-claimlawyer.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">best personal injury lawyers</a> <a href="http://personalinjury-claimlawyer.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">personal injury claim lawyer</a> <a href="http://personalinjury-claimlawyer.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">los angeles car accident attorney</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780129773903156272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-41462428811896769812016-01-22T13:33:10.767-06:002016-01-22T13:33:10.767-06:00"For those who are incarcerated, especially n..."For those who are incarcerated, especially non-violent offenders, the prison experience should be about reform, rehabilitation, and redemption rather than revenge, reprisal, and retribution."<br /><br />Yep, Instead, the non-violent offenders (aka: short-timers) are thrown in to the same Units housing violent offenders (aka: murders, rapists and evil POS wearing grey uniforms) where they either learn how to kill in order to survive or live each day planning revenge. Those that don't defend themselves are either killed, raped, or tricked into owing the one that defended them. Can you imagine what happens to the ones that constantly talk about getting out in 90 days by those doing 60 yrs. or life? It's a vicious cycle purposely allowed to occur. The non-violent enter as a pacifist and come out hardened to the core. <br /><br />TDCJ could house non-violent offenders on non-violent Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-34068377622109081612016-01-22T08:42:30.500-06:002016-01-22T08:42:30.500-06:00totalitarianism:Tyler, Texas
totalitarianism:Tyler, Texas <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-88240171404264479462016-01-21T16:02:55.792-06:002016-01-21T16:02:55.792-06:00Well said, Grits!Well said, Grits!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-81665947533412463102016-01-21T07:04:20.664-06:002016-01-21T07:04:20.664-06:00You're confusing conservatism with totalitaria...You're confusing conservatism with totalitarianism (a common error). Conservatism is suspicious of Big Government and expansive state power at the expense of the individual. And it rejects the idea that only the state can keep us safe.<br /><br />Crime is at historic lows and, under the status quo, Texas already releases more than 70,000 people per year and brings in a similar number. A quarter century ago, the entire prison system had fewer than 50,000 people in it. This is the biggest of Big Government programs and it's about time that movement conservatives recognized fear-based incarceration fetishists promoting a victimocracy are anathema to their small-government worldview.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-90451024619257683852016-01-21T05:40:43.592-06:002016-01-21T05:40:43.592-06:00This is a conservative approach? I feel like I'...This is a conservative approach? I feel like I've woke up in the Twilight Zone. In the grand scheme of the overall budget, state or federal, funding for the criminal justice system already comprises a much smaller percentage of public spending than education and healthcare. And these idiots want to cut it more? And let a bunch of crackheads and perverts back out unsupervised on society? I guess if you live in gated communities and feel a little guilty about your success, maybe it is cathartic to feel compassionate toward criminals you're never likely to encounter. But as for the rest of us, we know that crime really does happen. Frequently. And we don't want to be victims. Sure, lots of poor people commit the vast majority of crimes. Guess what, they're guilty. And just because they're poor doesn't mean they don't deserve to be punished. If you want to help relieve poverty, fine. But don't bury your head in the sand and pretend crime isn't still a huge problem in this society. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com