Archive for August 2018
The Reality of Young People Sentenced to Life Without Parole
Last week I wrote about the plight of Pamela Smart who, in 1991, at the age of 22, was found guilty of conspiracy to murder her husband. Gregg Smart was shot dead by his wife’s 16-year-old lover and another teenager. Pamela was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. To this day…
Read MoreHow Long a Prison Sentence is Enough?
A petition has been filed with the Governor of New Hampshire that breathes new life into an old and very sensational case. It asks Governor Chris Sununu to embrace this era’s evolved thinking on prison sentencing, specifically the sentence of life without parole. A key section of the 695-page petition reads, “The New Hampshire Constitution’s…
Read MoreSafer Schools Through Better Communication…
Here’s an idea. Instead of turning our schools into fortresses to try to prevent the next school shooting how about we do more than just that? As we contemplate adding metal detectors and bulletproof safe rooms to schools how about we try an additional approach as well? How about setting up dedicated lines of communication…
Read MoreDon’t Be Duped by Social Media Propaganda
Americans are so gullible. Even after all we know about Russian troll attempts to influence our 2016 presidential election with phony social media posts we still fall for their shenanigans. Even after Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team indicted the Russian Internet Research Agency, nicknamed “the Troll Farm”, and 13 Russian nationals on charges of conspiracy…
Read MoreLet’s Drain the Congressional Money Spending Swamp
Whether you believe the involvement of the federal government in our every day lives is a good thing or a bad thing I’m betting we can all agree on one thing. Lawmakers in Washington continue to misspend our money, big time. There ought to be a law but there isn’t. Pork Barrell politics is still…
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