blackdog: Millions of people make a living off of low level criminals. Those are the best kind. They pay their fines, won't piss in your squad car, don't throw feces at the jailer, cower in front of a judge, and will deplete every asset they have to stay out or get out of jail. Overcriminalization is downright profitable.
Talisker: So let me just say you're both tied for Post of the Year (and not "collectively," either, LOL).
Agreed on all counts. Great thread, though it didn't garner the attention it should. There was once a time when I thought things might get better. I don't think that any more.
Unfortunately, wisdom comes with experience and at the expense of optimism. I understand the injustice and disparity only after having faced the dragon in his lair and, as blackdog said so eloquently, depleting every asset. I am still free and have my integrity, but that won’t get my life or my house back.
There was a day when these type of threads were the meat of FR...
Oh well, who’s on Idol?