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Oh god yes, I've heard of several instances of that fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 01/07/2020 03:49:42 AM

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I find it particularly reprehensible when single parents are pressured into pleading guilty by the threat of their children disappearing into the black hole of child protective services. Your kids aren’t taken away but you are saddled with a criminal record when a decent lawyer might have gotten charges dismissed or never filed in the first place.

It’s a disgrace.


Agreed. Reprehensible doesn't beging to describe it.
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Indians are being held up as a model minority. That's not helping the Black Lives Matter movement Anonymous2000 - 29/06/2020 06:59:25 PM 953 Views
As part of the "model" minority fionwe1987 - 29/06/2020 08:18:17 PM 464 Views
How have you failed? Jeordam - 29/06/2020 10:31:17 PM 456 Views
Are we trying to assign blame and guilt, or are we trying to observe and then create a change in Roland00 - 29/06/2020 11:13:24 PM 453 Views
I still don't do enough. Silence and inaction are failure enough fionwe1987 - 30/06/2020 03:29:29 AM 427 Views
Re: I still don't do enough. Silence and inaction are failure enough Jeordam - 30/06/2020 04:51:12 PM 408 Views
I have to be honest, the privilege argument is dubious. Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 04:19:42 AM 480 Views
Re: I have to be honest, the privilege argument is dubious. Roland00 - 30/06/2020 05:39:30 AM 585 Views
Here you go, you can also look up the raw census data Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 01:40:24 PM 454 Views
Some thoughts... fionwe1987 - 30/06/2020 06:19:28 AM 423 Views
Re: Some thoughts... Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 02:08:10 PM 442 Views
I'm actually *very* curious of this myself.... Jeordam - 30/06/2020 04:54:48 PM 424 Views
Maybe Canada. *NM* AgentApple - 30/06/2020 06:57:01 PM 203 Views
Canada seems to have the same racial income gap issues as the US Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 07:29:21 PM 582 Views
It's true that part of it is just America treats all its poor people so terribly. Legolas - 30/06/2020 09:35:40 PM 407 Views
Yeah I wouldn't write off Europe fionwe1987 - 30/06/2020 11:49:32 PM 455 Views
here is an interesting article on mass incarceration in the USA. damookster - 30/06/2020 02:30:09 PM 516 Views
Wow, good stuff, thanks for posting! *NM* Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 02:57:08 PM 209 Views
It's disturbing to see statistical proof the system is stacked against those with limited assets. *NM* damookster - 30/06/2020 08:10:41 PM 193 Views
Interesting read indeed. Legolas - 30/06/2020 08:29:53 PM 445 Views
Not just a rich person damookster - 30/06/2020 08:51:44 PM 416 Views
I have three anecdatas aerocontrols - 30/06/2020 09:23:10 PM 450 Views
Okay... this is just like old times, when I'd often have no idea what you were getting at. Legolas - 30/06/2020 09:49:03 PM 426 Views
Old timez aerocontrols - 30/06/2020 10:02:10 PM 424 Views
The Jury Trial fionwe1987 - 30/06/2020 11:51:54 PM 430 Views
It’s easy to understand why. damookster - 01/07/2020 12:09:44 AM 398 Views
There's more fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 12:55:57 AM 417 Views
I agree damookster - 01/07/2020 02:04:50 AM 442 Views
Re: I agree vandevere - 01/07/2020 02:09:14 AM 422 Views
Guilt doesn't have much to do with it... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 03:51:05 AM 424 Views
Yes, I’m sure that has a lot to do with it. damookster - 01/07/2020 03:52:15 AM 410 Views
Oh god yes, I've heard of several instances of that fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 03:49:42 AM 425 Views
So you see that compassionate conservatives can exist? We aren’t mythical creatures? *NM* damookster - 01/07/2020 03:55:45 AM 202 Views
I sincerely hope you aren't serious about this... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 04:01:57 AM 443 Views
It was a little tongue in cheek damookster - 01/07/2020 04:20:08 AM 439 Views
Re: It was a little tongue in cheek fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 06:23:20 AM 423 Views
a couple of points damookster - 01/07/2020 07:42:32 PM 431 Views
What do you know about Biden's health that we don't know? *NM* Legolas - 01/07/2020 08:53:45 PM 220 Views
anyone who hears him speak unscripted can tell there is a big issue. *NM* damookster - 01/07/2020 09:47:20 PM 214 Views
Re: a couple of points fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 10:05:08 PM 433 Views
Mook - Fionwe is a radical. You are not. The Shrike - 01/07/2020 04:33:45 PM 427 Views
yes I suppose it was a foolish comment. damookster - 01/07/2020 05:44:05 PM 427 Views
I'm honestly not sure if.you even meant it... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 07:38:26 PM 417 Views
I kind of did when I wrote it, lame as it sounds now. damookster - 01/07/2020 07:51:21 PM 397 Views
We've found plenty of common ground fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 10:06:19 PM 409 Views
Part of real common ground, real synchronization Roland00 - 01/07/2020 11:43:49 PM 391 Views
It amuses me... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 07:03:43 PM 428 Views
You're welcome. Come again. XOXO The Shrike - 01/07/2020 07:05:11 PM 410 Views
Aww fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 07:36:55 PM 408 Views
Sweetie, we can always zhuzz it up! First we need some more glitter. The Shrike - 01/07/2020 07:39:42 PM 381 Views
Waterloo seems the most appropriate for the moment... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 10:01:33 PM 412 Views
No, darling. We're playing Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) The Shrike - 02/07/2020 05:25:07 PM 408 Views
On drug based incarcerations... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 12:01:40 AM 387 Views
"most on nonviolent drug charges" aerocontrols - 30/06/2020 09:25:09 PM 428 Views
read the article I posted. That's one of 5 myths about USA prisons. *NM* damookster - 30/06/2020 09:44:19 PM 196 Views
I was reading the article just before you posted it. Probably the same google search aerocontrols - 30/06/2020 09:55:39 PM 368 Views
Regarding the Census, neither Left nor Right state that the US will remain majority White. The Shrike - 01/07/2020 04:03:57 PM 465 Views
This White/Non-White Binary choice is simplistic. And leaves no room for nuance. The Shrike - 01/07/2020 03:46:17 PM 431 Views
Absolutely right, I read an interesting article on this a while ago. Anonymous2000 - 01/07/2020 10:58:59 PM 439 Views
You have a binary choice... fionwe1987 - 02/07/2020 12:10:49 AM 379 Views
I agree with all of this, but lets think of it from a different point of view. Roland00 - 02/07/2020 12:24:38 AM 465 Views
Found the article (or at least something similar). Anonymous2000 - 01/07/2020 11:04:53 PM 415 Views
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