This piece comes to us from Guy He actually sent two along the same vein, but I’ve decided to take some from each and present it as a whole. Thanks for your excellent effort, Guy. “First they ignore … Continue reading
Today’s author is @ReyGonzalez This is a timely piece considering the events of the past few weeks. Thanks, Rey. Before I delve into this parental liability topic, one which I know little about, I can say that as a … Continue reading
Rey Gonzalez graciously contributed today’s post. *** It is frequently reported, practically in every daily news cycle; a terrorist attack, a crime rampage, a tragic event that affects many the world over. But I will focus on critical incidents here … Continue reading
After the news that made headlines last month regarding Amanda Blackburn, the pregnant Indiana pastor’s wife who was murdered in a horrific home invasion, it’s good to see a story where the victim of another home invasion resisted the ruthless … Continue reading
Last time, I threatened to torment you with an additional post regarding another one of Amanda’s latest columns in Salon. It was just too awful not to say a few words about it. So let’s get the pain out of … Continue reading
As the unofficial “Crime Week” continues here at Freedom Reconnection, here’s another story that piqued my interest. Boston’s NPR station WBUR has a story about a group of doctors and nurses belonging to a non-profit organization who want to give … Continue reading
According to the Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization that focuses on the U.S. criminal justice system, about half of the 2.2 million people currently incarcerated in the United States are parents. One in five of them have child support … Continue reading
In my column on Sunday concerning Obama’s push to rehabilitate ex-cons and reintegrate them into society, I wrote, “He’d better not be planning to give criminals the speed pass to the front of the line.” On Monday afternoon, Obama spoke … Continue reading
This week for his address to the nation, the President essentially rehashed his address from two weeks ago. 2.2 million people (including illegals) behind (state and federal) bars. $80 billion in taxes to keep people (also known as criminals) incarcerated. … Continue reading
As soon as I saw the heading for this week’s presidential address to the nation, “Working for Meaningful Criminal Justice Reform,” I thought, oh boy, here we go. Obama should have some doozies in this one. He wasted no time … Continue reading
