As we prepare to bury two more victims of violent crime – in this instance they happen to be police officers, we really need to come to grips with the circumstances that continue to perpetuate the cycle of violence. We need to understand that every Action will ultimately bring about (at some point) a Re-action. This is pretty much Standard Stuff; in some cases it is called revenge, in other instances, retribution – and there are numerous other tags, but they all mean the same thing. Having said that, re-actions are invariably never good. They are usually emotionally charged and even after the emotion has subsided, any factual support is all too often totally lacking.
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Much like abortion, discussions – sometimes heated, circulating around the death penalty, have been with us for a very long time. Michigan was the first state to abolish the death penalty for all crimes except treason. This was in 1846 – Rhode Island and Wisconsin followed in short order for all crimes; but there was really never a lot of discussion about these States’ decisions.
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About the AuthorI was raised in a system governed by the British. I enjoyed my early years, as a kid growing up in Jamaica, West Indies, but always considered myself to be a thoughtful person, more concerned with understanding the accuracy of an issue – any issue, and less with the categorization of right vs wrong, good vs bad. I never really understood why I thought along those lines – I just did. However, as I matured I discovered that the essence of this thought process was the first step in my commitment to achieving a fair and balanced evaluation of events, as they occurred. Archives
February 2024
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