when i heard about the troy davis case, i was sad but not particularly moved. after all, people are executed often, unfortunately, and i’ve never stopped it before, so why “waste energy” now?
so to really discuss my feelings about capital punishment, i am conflicted (as i am with many issues). ( Read more )
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those of you who follow me on twitter have seen me bitch about bp. oh wait, those of you who have read this blog have seen at least one piece about bp.
i hate bp. like i don’t think i’ve ever hated a company before – ever. it’s personal, and it’s more than me – it’s more than me. ( Read more )
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a homeless man, gregory taylor, stole food from a catholic soup kitchen. it was his third (non-violent) offense, but under California’s “3 strikes and you’re out” rule, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison. He served thirteen. He is going to be released in a matter of days. His case is a travesty and disgusting.
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there’s been a lot of news about the bp oil spill. I encourage everyone who is upset about it to never buy gas from bp or arco (which is bp-owned) again. ( Read more )
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has it seemed that the level of hatred in the u.s. has significantly expounded? i’ve been pondering that. i’ve been vacillating between whether i’m feeling increasingly paranoid or whether these feelings and instincts are justified. for instance, there have been reports that there is 244% increase in militia groups in this country. that is insane. i get it – some white people are freaking out about having a black president. their idea about what “their america” is feels threatened (gotta love when immigrants have the nerve to be indignant about “their country” changing. fear leads to stupidity. i understand that. still… ( Read more )
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here’s part of the transcript from the polanski grand jury testimony. the following was recounted by 13-year old samantha gailey:
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i haven’t written about this here, but it’s not because i’ve not been thinking about it. i’ve thought about it every day since i heard about it. it deeply pains me.
the worst part is that things like this happen often. rarely is it caught on tape and broadcast on the news, but it doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen.
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“‘I’m sure if he could go back, he wouldn’t do it again.’”
aren’t those the words many of us could use in our lives at some time? how many of us wouldn’t go back and do something different again?
so who am i quoting with the above quote? samantha geimer (nee’ gailey) who, when 13, was raped by 42-year old roman polanski. geimer’s quote continued, “he made a terrible mistake but he’s paid for it”.
has he?
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call me bitter. perhaps i am. last week, i saw a quad block of mug shots of four men of color, charging them with raping a student from hofstra university. they hadn’t even been charged, and yet their pictures were plastered online (and probably in the newspaper).
now, the female has said that whadd’ya know? it was consensual sex. the men have been freed from prison.
still, most news sources i have found have not released her name. it took some digging for me to find it (btw, it’s danmell ndonye). her picture? not even close. in fact, when i typed in her name, i got pictures of the four guys.
so, why am i putting her out? because there are too many people charged with rape – and other crimes – which they didn’t commit. also, there are too many people who are raped or had other crimes against them who get a bad rap by people who make up crimes that don’t happen.
so, my thought: make her more public than the four men have been presented. maybe it will discourage other people from crying wolf.
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