Saturday, March 17, 2007
Les Oublie
"The Forgotten" by most everybody, but as I try a venture into the sunshine I can spare a thought for these unfortunates. Many buried underground, many to never again see the light of day again as long as they live.
Bad dudes or not, nobody should be incarcerated under conditions such as these. Should I add in a "Christian Nation; under God?"
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I am a social worker who works with ex-offenders. The stories you hear are not great. However, here in the states, it is taken for granted that prison is a bitch. I have listened to clients describe rape, murder, drugs, etc. inside of prisons (mind you, these are not supermax prisons!) And regardless of how many sympathize with what they went through nothing changes, in part due to those who sympathize being in the very small minority. It is kind of ironic that torture would be part of the "Rehabilitation and Corrections" that is in many of the titles of prisons here. Who knew!! HH
There are a million horror stories in those links, and you must know more than most what the long term effects of living under such conditions are, but one of the things I keep getting drawn back to is a good percentage of these inmates will eventually be released.
Given how "sex offenders" and their families are monitored/treated and the whole nine yards that accompanies just where they can or can't live, virtually nowhere, yet one day a guy that's done some very hard time, more than likely suffering severe mental problems,and extremely pissed, he gets tossed out of the system (correctional) and he's back in society ticking away like some very unstable bomb.
I'm sure I know which one I would prefer to have living in the next block, scary scenario, very scary.
Have you heard about the new law that is being debated now? In this state, Ohio, they would like to make sex offenders put neon green tags on their cars!! Just sit back and think for a minute....can you think of any problems that this could cause? Very cute. HH
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