Category Archives: The Problem

Lawsuit alleges toxic exposure at prison in Fla.

Last December, I was taking a ride to Panama City and stopped off in Jefferson and Jackson counties and discovered that there was a Federal Correctional Institution called Marianna and so decided to see what it was like or what … Continue reading

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Phase II in the use of drone technology as a tool of government

 It was not all that long ago that I commented on the militarization of the local police departments. Among the fastest growing technologies is the civil use of drones. The question has arisen concerning the potential for arming them as … Continue reading

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What happens when the looter is the government?

Don’t think I have ever seen a better written article that appeared in the Gainesville Sun today as written by George Will on the subject of Civil Forfieture. It is indeed a hotly contested subject whose sides are clearly drawn. … Continue reading

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Sanford judge rules in favor of motorist who flashed his headlights

In a world that seems to be imploding with economic, political and religious disasters on the way comes this bit of sanity, reality or comic relief. ‘…A judge in Sanford ruled Tuesday that a Lake Mary man was lawfully exercising … Continue reading

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Brain Ailments in Veterans Likened to Those in Athletes

It is beginning to look as if what was only the tip of the ice berg is starting to manifest itself in a big way. However, my sense is that shortly it will find expression in child abuse as well … Continue reading

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Florida mother fatally shoots her 4 children before killing herself

The recent incidence in Port St. John where a mother shot and killed her four children prior to turning the gun on herself and committing suicide in itself is a tragedy. However, I will argue that it is only the … Continue reading

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Wongful convictions

This is a double edge sword because being falsely convicted does not always mean innocent. However, we also know that convictions are the bread and butter of the criminal justice community. We also know that at both the federal, state … Continue reading

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Nearly one in four American adolescents may be on the verge of developing Type 2 diabetes

Many women coming out of prison have fallen behind the information curve while in prison concerning the diet and health of their children. At least 50 percent of the children of incarcerated mothers are under ten years of age. Whereas … Continue reading

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A r r e s t e e D r u g A b u s e M o n i t o r i n g P r o g r a m

Me thinks that everyone is mixing up relationship with causality. The report is good in that the data is there on the relationship between drugs and crime. However, it does not touch of the bedrock issue of which drug use … Continue reading

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Britain bedeviled by binge drinking increase

It seems as if many of the social trends that appear in this country have a precident in England. This is particularly sad because it seems that in this land, the home of the free and the land of the … Continue reading

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