Why People Turn to Crime: The Flaws in the Justice System and Impact of Social Conditions

Why do people turn to crime? Thanks for bringing up the very most expensive, and least effective of punishments. Sure, you stopped that one person, if they were guilty, maybe they deserved it. Probably not. Our courts make thousands of mistakes a year, that we know of. Every acquittal, every overturned decision, every appeal that […]

Challenging Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Understanding of Communism and the Law

Marjorie Taylor Greene has said we are a “communist country” due to the indictment of Donald Trump. One story about this is here. The first question I have for MTG is, “What is communism?” After all, we have to agree on our definitions to have any meaningful conversation. If words are not defined the same […]

Comparing Two States: A Data Analysis of Rhode Island and Montana

Nick Powers is a creator on TikTok. He is a data nerd. He has gathered data from many sources, put all of it into a spreadsheet book, and has the ability to contrast and compare data. If you follow through to his page on TikTok, he has his sources and the collected data available for […]

Downtown Portland, Crime, Homelessness, and Empty Retail Space

Tell me you believe the crime, homeless, and drugs are the reason people “avoid” downtown. I’ll reply, “I can tell you haven’t been downtown since before the pandemic.” More here.

Because we still have institutionalized racism

Because we do not have equality of opportunity for all, let alone equality of outcome. Because, when I’m out in the real world, I see racism every day, even in lily white Oregon. Because Oregon did not make it legal to be in the state of Oregon as a black person until 1926. Because the […]

Shooting at HS Graduation in Richmond, Va.

2 dead in shooting after high school graduation ceremony in Virginia capital As I stated here… The United States has chosen guns over its own children.

The Moral Bankruptcy of Prioritizing Guns over Children in the US: A Call for Reasonable Regulations

The US does not care for its children. That is not a blanket statement. I know almost everyone cares for THEIR OWN children. But this nation, as a whole, does not care. Moral bankruptcy is not in pink hair, tattoos, men in dresses, books, or any of the crap people are complaining about, regardless of […]

Texas now requires an armed security guard on every campus.

All I can say is if more guns made for more safety, we would be the safest people on the planet. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/28/texas-school-safety/

If there were proof, they should be prosecuted

I have a hard time believing there to be actual evidence. I find it much more likely that Trump took funds from Putin, and now he is beholden to the other dictators of the world. You seem to like that idea. Are you a paid plant with ties to wealthy dictators or an idiot? I […]

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