Archive for August, 2008
Who’s Life Is Worth Less – Mya Lyons or Officer Soto?
How is it that someone has been arrested for the killing off-duty officer, Robert Soto, on last week and nothing has been done about the attacker of 9-year-old whose stabbed body was found by her father almost one month before? Officer Soto was shot on Wednesday, August 13th and died on Thursday, August 14th. Little Mya’s body was [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Daddy Don’t Want Me
While searching online for parenting magazines, I ran across this website, Daddy Don’t Want Me. It is totally heartbreaking to hear these children’s feelings about their absent fathers. All of them are sad, but many of them are angry. These young people are carrying heavy loads of sadness. I cried with these little people. Check [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Orientation – Anthony “The Endurer” Briscoe
A very talented buddy of mine, Anthony Briscoe, shared his experience about his “orientation” at the Cook County Jail on 26th & California. This is a firsthand view of the injustice system.
As I made my way to 26th & California a feeling overwhelmed me. I was going on my own accord. I am a free man. I [...]
American Civil Liberties Union
In addition to known and personal issues, there will be postings from different cases involving the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). According to the ACLU’s (http://www.aclu.org/about/index.html),
“The mission of the ACLU is to preserve all of these protections and guarantees:
Your First Amendment rights – freedom of speech, association and assembly; freedom of the press, and freedom of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )What’s Going on in Chinatown?
Have you ever wondered why the media never report anthing negative about Chinatown in Chicago? While I am not one to look for negative things, it is highly improbable that NOTHING ever happens. What is the cost of silence and privacy in those parts?
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