Top Ten Things Not to Do on Labor Day
5 de Setembro de 2016, 7:46
In honor of Labor Day and since I’m currently preparing for the launch of Our Justice, I’ve decided to use the same blog as last year and boil the top ten list down to the most important items. Let’s all remember those who make our lives easier and more pleasant. The remembrance includes we authors.
Top Ten Things Not to do on Labor Day
10 through 1
On Labor Day have fun but do not drink and drive. If you do, at best you are a fool. At worst, you could hurt or kill an innocent person not to mention your guilty self.
Happy Labor Day all.
Nika Knight: Debtors’ Prison for Kids — Poor Children Incarcerated When Families Can’t Pay Juvenile Court Fees
5 de Setembro de 2016, 7:45
First-of-its-kind report finds children are being imprisoned nationwide when families can’t pay fines levied by juvenile justice system.
Many states are incarcerating poor children whose families can’t afford to pay juvenile court fees and fines, a report published Wednesday finds, which amounts to punishing children for their families’ poverty—and that may be unconstitutional.
Although the growing practice of incarcerating adults who are unable to pay municipal and court fees and fines has been documented for several years, as Common Dreams has noted, the latest report from the Juvenile Law Center is the first in-depth examination of the practice within the juvenile justice system.
The report, “Debtor’s Prison for Kids? The High Cost of Fines and Fees in the Juvenile Justice System” (pdf), documents the results of a survey of 183 people involved in the juvenile justice system—including lawyers, family members, and adults who had been incarcerated as children in the…
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bastidores do rali
5 de Setembro de 2016, 7:44
Passa-se muita coisa nos bastidores do rali. Não atrai multidões, mas faz-se a manutenção das máquinas, verificações técnicas, coordenação dos elementos da equipa, reparações e afinações, e muito mais. O que todos vêem, é uma passagem de escassos segundos, resultado de muitas e muitas horas de trabalho. Alguns com condições de excelência, outros com escassos recursos, mas todos com o mesmo objetivo. Um bom resultado e se não for entre os melhores, que seja o seu melhor, e neste caso no V rali de viana do castelo.
simple solace
5 de Setembro de 2016, 7:41
wrestling desire,
parrying,
jabbing,
living, knowing,
a bittersweet ache,
burning,
inflamed,
a furnace of passion,
cauldron of need,
as muted,
as the eye of the storm,
fleeting, momentarily,
before,
howling ferociously again,
deafening,
till souls cry out for release,
seeking only peace,
simple solace,
from today,
everyday.
