tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post6932196232914800306..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Aren't Martha Stewart and other Felons "People"?Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-14277561658977449262008-01-14T12:50:00.000-06:002008-01-14T12:50:00.000-06:00Never mind serving the public good. The "system" i...Never mind serving the public good. The "system" is long past the tipping point between putting people in prison vs finding justice. Putting people in prison won that battle years ago. <BR/><BR/>Drugs are still available everywhere. We have gained nothing from all the effort money spent on the "Drug War". The rights guaranteed by the constitution have been lost and it will be a cold day in......if we ever get them back. <BR/><BR/>How can you confront your accuser when he/she is a dog? How can you ask the question about how accurate the dog is? If the dog does not signal the presence of drugs, is the "sniff" legal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-24869873675123883582008-01-14T09:42:00.000-06:002008-01-14T09:42:00.000-06:00TO 8:47 AM: Could you post a reference for the inf...TO 8:47 AM: Could you post a reference for the information concerning Texas inmates released received, a horse, saddle, and weapon? Thank You<BR/><BR/>Retired 2004Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-33627314105364902292008-01-14T08:47:00.000-06:002008-01-14T08:47:00.000-06:00There was a day in Texas when a person got a horse...There was a day in Texas when a person got a horse, saddle, and 30-30 rifle when he got out of prison. Back then laws dealt with what a person actually did, not what they might do. I find it interesting most of the gun violence that started the move to disarm U.S. citizens was committed by people who could legally buy guns. By creating an underclass of citizens with criminal records we breed more crime. Self fulfilling prophesy applies well to the life long criminal record. If you label a person a criminal what else can they become? The more doors that are closed for ex-offenders the more likely they will revert to criminal activity. In today’s legal system there is no attempt to restore and make better only destruction and suffering results when the current legal system operates. In fact today’s legal system seems to be more about generating money than restoring society. How many millions are spent yearly in this country on prisons which don’t seem to be working to stop crime? I guess we as a people will continue to do the same old thing expecting a different outcome that never happens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com