Archive For The “prisons are totally about rehabilitation!” Category
Orlando Sentinel: Criminal barbering? Raids at Orange County shops lead to arrests, raise questions. Every once in awhile, libertarian hysteria is proven to be right. I’ve been seeing the “illegal haircutting” meme going around for awhile, but never saw anything concrete. Here’s an article that talks about raids on Black and Hispanic barbershops in Orange County, [...]
This was originally directed to the Zombama/Obamatron 4000/Barackobot who is now running my unversity’s chapter of College Democrats. He blindly accepts, follows, and loves everything the party tells him and in a surprise passive-aggressive move (lol), he posted the CNN link to the hate crimes bill to a mutual friend who has recently broken ties [...]
I don’t understand why it is that Samantha Geimer – the victim in Roman Polanski’s rape case – isn’t being listened to. She was raped by Polanski over 30 years ago. Her mother pressed charges against him on her behalf (and from what I’ve read, without her knowledge or consent). And now, the state is [...]
Enjoy! I’m opening with a must read for anyone arguing that libertarianism and feminism are mutually exclusive. Libertarian Feminism: Can This Marriage be Saved? I’m not finished reading it yet, but the link was provided by one of the authors and I am really digging it so far. Inspired by my stupid idea that vanilla [...]
Enjoy these links: Apparently, the scene of a rape in Fairmount Park is also a dead zone for cell phones and police radios. The Inquirer makes this info public, making the info easily accessible for both victims and perpetrators of sexual assault. Livejournal turned 10, meaning that the internet itself is, indeed, old meme. Here [...]
Inmates help bring tourism to Wilson. It is the highest-paid job at the prison, starting at $1 a day, said Olivia Jordan, supervisor of the call center. Inmates must take a tourism class taught at the prison through Wake Technical Community College before they can apply. Well, gee golly! $1 an hour! These are jobs [...]
