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The SBA, Small Business Administration, stopped processing loans during the government shutdown.
This leaves many small business owners who applied for loans in limbo.
Which the mayor says is frustrating because it's impacting people in our town and giving some anxiety.
This building and this for sale sign represent Eric White's dream to run his own auto repair shop, until it came time for his loan to close on October first.
"When we went to the bank that morning and they said sorry this is a no-go, and they told me why, I felt my hear hit the floor. I just would never have expected something like this could affect someone like me," White said.Small Business Administration loans help entrepreneurs get their business off the ground.Banks put up 50 percent, the SBA provides another 40 percent, and the business owner put's up the remaining 10 percent. But the shutdown brought loan applications to a halt. Dakota Business Financing executive director Lynne Keller Forbes said "it has effects on everybody, it can an affect on a bank that's got a construction loan that's waiting to close and is unable to close, and now they're sitting out there.""It can affect other sellers, it can affect the realtors because now the realtors aren't getting paid, because the deals aren't closing, it's a trickle down effect," Forbes added.And without those loans, Mayor Mike Huether says the federal government pulled the dreams out from underneath people like Eric."To that small business owner, and to that potential homeowner, it means the world to them, and that's where reality sets in and I only wish that our government leaders in D.C. could feel it like they do," Mayor Huether said."I mean, there's people everywhere that are working without pay right now. There's people who are unemployed. I can't even get unemployment right now. I had a great... I had an awesome job that I left to follow the American dream, and I can't do anything about it now so I'm really disappointed in our entire government system," White said.


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I've sure alot of you's heard about cancer.. what it does, what it causes..
But you know what the most horrible thing is?
When a kid.. a young kid, gets cancer, and has to miss a great part of his or her life due to this disease.. ):
Its a really sad thing..
And i was thinking.. Looking around recently, and I found this awesome charity that donates wigs to kids with cancer
It costs around $800 - $1000 each to make a wig and make a personal special kit to give to the child with the wig
So they're not just getting a wig, but probably, care package for the wig?
I think its really awesome though, cuz then, with these wigs, they could go on with their normal days and not have to put up with questions like.. "why are you bald?" "What happened to your hair?" which is alot for a kid to go through when they last thing they want to be thinking about all day is their cancer.. :/
So I thought, since my hair is pretty long already, undied, and pretty healthyy (meets all their requirements) i'm gonna donate it :)
There's other ways to help too
Hair has to be 30 cm (or 10 inches) long to donate
There could also be money donations
since it takes a total of $800 - $1000 to make each wig for each child, a money donation can also go a long way
It takes around 6 ponytails, they say, at least, to make one wig
so no matter how u choose to donate, Hair or Money, every bit WILL help towards a wig (:
I kinda believe every child should get the chance to live play, and enjoy their childhood while they can..
so if u believe that too!
click on this link and check out how to help!
And there are other charities too, but this one kinda caught my eye.. :)
^ list of all possible charities within Canada that you can donate to :)
[i keep on accidently deleting this.. :s That's why i've reposted this so much D:]
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Jackie Chan on Arnold Schwarzenegger
OK, move over Arnold Schwarzenegger. Because when it comes to charming the press, no one does it better than Jackie Chan. The action film star met with reporters Friday following the governor's event at the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce on protecting intellectual property. Chan wowed them: funny, frank and just a kick. Some exerpts: […] [Read More]
Top GOP lawmakers join Schwarzenegger in Hong Kong
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger started reaching out the day after the special election, inviting legislative leaders Hong Kong. So far, Assembly Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate minority leader Dick Ackerman are taking him up on it and will be here today. Assembly Speaker FabianNunez wanted to make it, we're told, but will be attending Democratic […] [Read More]
Schwarzenegger entourage includes his top fund-raiser
Beijing — Well, they can't say the governor is going to get lonely here. Staffing for the trip here dwarfs the typical gubernatorial junket, including a gaggle of gubernatorial insiders and state employees and a host of press officials ready to handle the two dozen California reporters on board. The traveling California crowd from Sacramento […] [Read More]
Mob scene as Schwarzenegger and Shriver attend Special Olympics event in China
Tense moments in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's China trip came at the start, when a crush of Chinese paparazzi — who make the French and Italians look downright shy — mobbed the governor and First Lady at the close of the Special Olympics event at the Millennium Monument in Beijing. The governor's staff looked on in […] [Read More]
Polling the old fashioned way — and getting it right
Thursday was a chance for two of the state's top pollsters to bask in their success. Both Mark DiCamillo of the Field Poll and Mark Baldassare of the Public Policy Institute of California run independent polls that showed the governor's measures losing in Tuesday's special election. The governor's campaign and the Republican Party consistently tried […] [Read More]
Everyone back to work; guv's aide downplays staff shakeup talk
Rob Stutzman, communications guru for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, downplayed as rumor mill speculation that some of the governor's top political advisers would soon be out of jobs. At a Wednesday press conference Stutzman made a point of mentioning that Pat Clarey, long rumored to be on her way out as chief of staff to the […] [Read More]
Annette Bening on a Bulworth run
There's been a lot of talk about Warren Beatty running for governor on the Democratic side. Beatty continued to say this week he won't rule it out. He issued a challenge to debate Schwarzenegger on issues facing the state now, saying he is "absolutely" willing to take on that task. "We have a governor here […] [Read More]
L.A.'s slow election night returns
Everyone was waiting … and waiting … and waiting well into the night for Los Angeles to start reporting election results, knowing that they would drop like a ton of bricks on Schwarzenegger's ballot measures. By 10:30 p.m. Tuesday the county had reported less than 10 percent of the vote. The holdup was a decision […] [Read More]
Are you ready for some football?
What we're hearing at the Arnold Party: Arnold's first event tomorrow is to meet with Paul Tagliabue, the NFL Commissioner. Why? Possibly to bring a team to California, according to some of Arnold's team. The Saints? And the city? There's one major California city without a team: Los Angeles, of course. [Read More]
Results looking gloomy for Schwarzenegger
Despite the surprisingly early leads that Propositions 73 and 75 took Tuesday night, supporters weren't dancing in the aisle because they knew the big dog hadn't barked. At 10 p.m., two hours after the polls closed, not a single precinct had reported from Los Angeles, home to 24 percent of California's registered voters and, more […] [Read More]
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Well we sure didn't see this coming. Bradley Manning has come out as transgendered. The Army private who was just sentenced to 35 years for giving classified documents to WikiLeaks says she wants to live life as a woman. Manning says she has identified as female since childhood. At least one of her Army superiors knew, but told no one. Manning wanted to wait until after her trial to reveal that she is transgender.
As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female. Given the way that I feel, and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone therapy as soon as possible.
Manning wants to undergo hormone therapy. She is expected to be sent to prison at Ft. Leavenworth, but hormone therapy is not available at that facility. At any rate, in the statement, Manning says she wants to be referred to now as female.
Manning's gender identity issues came up during her trial. One example: In 2010 she sent an email to her supervisor, Master Sgt. Paul Adkins, revealing her gender-identity disorder. She told Adkins that she'd hoped enlisting in the Army would help, but if anything her struggles were intensifying as she grew older. Adkins kept Manning's revelation secret because the private's skills were essential to their mission -- Manning was an intelligence analyst in Baghdad at the time. Plus, "I really didn't think at the time that having a picture floating around of one of my soldiers in drag [was] in the best interest of the intel mission," Adkins says. Manning's defense said that her gender identity issues were part of the reason why she decided to leak the classified documents.
Wow, okay ... I know people are going to disagree with me here, but I feel for Manning. That must have been such a torturous conflict for her. It kind of does put her leaks into a different light. Maybe she felt like her life was impossible already, so she had nothing to lose.
Now the question is whether or not she'll be allowed to get that hormone therapy. Is she entitled to that, now that she is no longer a free person? My guess is she'll have to undergo some sort of psychological evaluation to determine if denying hormone replacement therapy would be considered harmful to her mental health. After everything she's been through, I think she should get the therapy. She's already going to prison for 35 years -- why intensify her suffering?
But the Army does not provide hormone therapy, nor will the Army pay gender reassignment surgery, so it doesn't look good for Manning. I worry about how she'll be treated in prison with this new revelation, too. I can't imagine she'll be treated gently. Prison is tough for anyone, but Manning will be especially vulnerable. I hate to think her punishment will be worse than the court decided she deserves. Her lawyer says he's still hoping Manning will get a pardon.
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Absolutely not with taxpayer money. Friggin ridiculous.
"It kind of does put her leaks into a different light. Maybe she felt like her life was impossible already, so she had nothing to lose."
Um, that in no way makes what he did any better. How does having an identity conflict make leaking important military documents understandable in any way? It sounds like he is trying to get moved into a civilian jail or just wants to stay in the spotlight by dragging out lawsuits for his *rights* for the next five years. Whether he wants to be a man or a woman, he is still a douche.
STOP calling this MAN a she. It's a he, for crying out loud.
I have an issue with calling him a her because that's how he feels.He has not had any hormone treatments or surgery.Fuck the real him is Chelsea;the real him is a traitor.So happy that the army will not give him his hearts desire.I could give a flying fuck how he will be treated when he's locked up.
She has showed more courage than most due in a lifetime. For those of you claiming she put Americans at risk please give a specific example of this fallacy. The only damage the US incurred was gross embarrassment, not because of a leak in general but we were exposed for being jerks. The only valid argument is that who has gave her the right to disclose said information but what gives officialsthe right its not the citizens because the ones in charge are appointed not elected. People need to wake up there is tyrannical movement to silence the press, which is a huge contributor to the freedoms you enjoy. Remember that freedom of press contributes greatly to system of checks and balances. It was the press that took down Nixon don't forget. Now what if Deep Throat was charged with espionage, it would be different world. Just because the truth is not pretty does not make it wrong to expose.


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Nishant's sketch swims The Atlantic.
Nishant Choksi's witty work regularly turns up in The New Yorker's online gallery and now it appears competing title The Atlantic has also falled head over (ahem) heels for his ingenious illustration.
Nishant's featured drawing made a direct leap from sketchbook to worldwide web after catching the eye of Atlantic's art directors, here he describes the creative process, ' I was working on ideas that played with scale and made you do a double take. I try to create images that make you pause, laugh, think. In this case I had no editorial content to respond to. I simply though 'Walking', it worked for me!'.
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From Advertising Age's fifth annual Madison & Vine conference last week, more evidence that 'ROI marketing' isn't just another empty buzzword.
Isn't it great to see folks embracing multi-channel strategy in an intellectually honest way?
Rarely these days does one hear wimpy buzz metrics like "Impressions," "Page Views," or (yikes) "Eyeballs" as measures of success. No, friends, it seems more accountable (and profitable) metrics are here to stay; namely, Conversion, ROI and, a crowd favorite, REVENUE.
Pontiac's brand chief, Mark-Hans Richer, was particularly bold about the "golden" opportunities awaiting today's marketers, so long as they're brave enough to see that "results-driven" and "experimental" aren't mutually exclusive:
"…I'm here today to say that we must end the era of buzz for buzz sake — and the manic chase for it at all costs — if we can't turn it into biz.
"…There is nothing magical about doing deals with Hollywood or with major brands — it only matters if it works. There is nothing magical about being part of a cool, online community — it only matters if it works. There is nothing magical about not doing TV ads or doing viral video ads instead — it only matters if it works."
Ever see a spiteful tween do whatever s/he can for attention, only to realize not all attention is equal? Such are today's integrated marketing revelations.
Perhaps the Web's growing up after all.
[...] Bob knows I hate the commercial, even if I do love-to-hate it. But what works is what matters, and this is the second time I've blogged it in a week. See how transparency can disarm critics and yield profitable insights? Bob does. [...]
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New L.A. School has been so progressive since day one (1) opening. I have seen a great change in my grandson's attitude and he is now improving in his curriculum and his attitude toward his studies has improved immensely. The kids are happy and all appear to be learning. Looking forward to next year and more progressive. The school has good teachers, with down to earth attitudes and understandings.
Great place for inner-city children who are interested in developmental learning and looking ahead to college. Teachers are first rate; school executive director and principal are also fantastic. New LA is a public school with small classes, an inclusive mentality and forward-thinking educational model. It is first rate!
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The teachers and administration are inspirational. My daughter is thriving and reading more than ever. She has also made wonderful new friends. I highly recommend this school.
Due to the economy, I wasn't able to keep my daughter in private schools so I ended up putting her in a charter school. The public schools in our area are so terrible that I even had to homeschool my child for one year as an option. Luckily, I was able to get my daughter into New LA for middle school. This is my daughter's first year and so far, I'm happy with the teachers, the administration, and the location of the school.
This schol has teachers who really care and studnets who love to be there.
The school is like a small town, or a large family: 75 sixth graders, 75 seventh graders, 25 students per class with extraordinary facutlty and staff. The mission statement stresses building good people as well as good academic skills, and the students evidence both. While I'm thrilled that the API last year was 830(!), I am even more proud and thrilled with an incident that happened the first week of this school year. I had answered a cellphone call on the playground, and was unaware that pulling it out of my pocket also dragged out some folding money I had hastily stuffed in that pocket as well. A few minutes later, as I stood in the office talking to a staff member, a 12-year-old boy came in and handed the receptionist a wad of bills, saying 'We found this on the playground.' It was easy to identify as mine, I remembered the amount and denominations. But even now four weeks later, it's still wonderful and astounding to me that a pre-teen in an urban public middle school has so taken to heart the moral and values education of his school that he turned in unidentified cash to the office! When I remarked on this to a staff member, she told me this wasn't an isolated case. During the first week of school last year, a bag of chips went missing from an open cubby, and the entire sixth grade stopped everything to hold a town meeting about respect for others' property and feelings. No other property went missing all year. We are so pleased and grateful to be in this amazing environment. The school will add an eighth grade next year, and will need to move to another building to accommodate 225 students. We parents are fund-raising as best we can, because we want New Los Angeles Charter School to keep expanding, and take our kids through high school, too! Thank you.
This charter school is small (only 75 kids per grade), has a fantastic academic program, great teachers, and wonderful administrators. As a social justice school, they also teach the kids about good citizenship and really taking ownership of themselves and the school. Weekly task sheets help student learn how to organize their time to get assignments and projects in on time. At the weekly town hall, any student can raise any issue to discuss, address, and hopefully resolve. Students also come up with ideas on how to give back to the community. Daily advisory time at the beginning and end of the school day gives teachers an opportunity to really work with and get to know their students. My son showed steady improvement in humanities and consistency in math & science. He loves the school and is happy!
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Khronos Group posts slides from Siggraph 2007 BOFs
Aug 28, 2007
The Khronos Group today posted slides from several of the Birds of a Feather sessions that were held at the 2007 Siggraph in San Diego. Included in the slide collections are OpenGL, OpenGL ES, OpenKODE, OpenVG and OpenMAX. There is also a collection for the Japan BOF. You can view the slides on the Khronos Groups Developer Library in PDF format.
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Who dares wins: graduate studies proposals
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One of the Strategic Planning reports suggests that Graduate Studies be given a lounge:
The lack of any identifiable social space on the Dartmouth campus is quite striking, in comparison to all our peer institutions who have endowed graduate student centers. The ideal location for this space would be near the center of campus so that it would be easily accessible and also a visible reminder of the presence on graduate students and research on the campus.
(Graduate Education for the Future Working Group Final Report (June 2012), 13.) This desire has surfaced previously in the inclusion of a graduate suite in the original proposal for a '53 Commons north of Maynard Street (pdf).
Compare this idea proposed by a different working group (WG) focused on research, scholarship, and creativity (RSC):
To meet all these goals, our WG recommends that Dartmouth consider the formation of a new school, the first in over 100 years. The School of Advanced Studies (SAS) would be the first-in-the-nation school focused broadly on advancing RSC for faculty, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and undergraduates. Led by a new Dean reporting directly to the Provost, SAS's remit would be to advance RSC at Dartmouth across all disciplines and all schools. It would invigorate the research environment at Dartmouth, spearhead better organized decisionmaking on RSC, help attract top talent to Dartmouth from all over the world, create more inclusive and enriching environment for graduate students and post-docs, and foster crossdisciplinary collaboration among faculty as well as undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students. We envision a new facility on central campus that would house SAS and its associated programs, as well as housing for visiting scholars and conference attendees, conference space, and common spaces.
(Research, Creativity and Scholarship Working Group Final Report (June 2012), 5.)
This sounds a bit like the famous Institute for Advanced Study, which occupies a Jens Larson building near Princeton University, but that organization is independent of its local university (see also Wikipedia).


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We have been in business since 1999. Most of our captains, all owners of their sailboats started as captains for Sea Base, an organization that belongs to Boys Scouts of America while the others all have extended experience sailing all over the US and the Caribbean's.
2. What is your company's mission?
During the Summer, The Holidays and Spring Break, we offer a program mostly to the Scouts and the Youth Groups. They get to spend a week at sea, learning but also having fun activities like snorkeling, swimming, islands hopping as well as deep sea fishing.
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During your week at sea you will learn about:
• Sail Trim - Set the sails, learn points of sail, and trim sails.
• Navigation - From compass to GPS (Global Positioning System) and learn to recognize different channel markers and buoys.
• Rules of the Road - Learn which vessel has right-of-way, learn vessel light identification, and use of auditory signals (i.e.: bells, horns, whistles, and gongs).
• Teamwork - Essential for life aboard a sailboat, you'll learn the value of position attitude!
• Snorkeling - Become one with the blue sea as you learn with first-hand looks at century-old shipwrecks in pristine waters.
• Deep sea fishing - Get them all: mackerel, marlin, tuna, grouper, lobsters, Mahi-Mahi.
• Marine Life Identification - From small forms of marine life to colorful fish and strange, amazing creatures, predators and their habitats.
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Hamilton Tavern on Harford Rd., Baltimore
- Guten Appetit Jun 19, 2008 10:47 AM
Any word on its opening date? Does it have a website yet? Thanks.
re: Guten Appetit
the opeining date has not been set. still too many variables to nail it down. poke your head in and take a peak. they seem nice about chatting it up with the neighbors.
re: tapas gal
thought I'd try and revisit this, maybe someone has insight now on opening date or website?
re: tapas gal
I happen to live near the tavern. They are working on the facade now and it is looking GREAT! I also love the poster they are hanging up on the side of the tavern. Beautiful job! Still no word on its website or its opening date. I hope it is soon enough for my brother's visit.
re: Guten Appetit
I'm looking forward to it as much as anyone else, but the opening date of any restaurant (the most complicated business there is) is a moving target. We should lay off the pressure & let them do it right.
re: winegeek
I'm not sure whom we are pressuring by inquiring about progress unless the new owners are reading this. And if they are; hopefully they will only realize we are excited about their new venture.
on another note, I just saw the new side artwork on the building and it looks great... perfectly done! (in case they are reading!)
re: tapas gal
Someone in the hood told me they opened this past Friday. Not sure if it's true.
re: cbingel
I spoke with the owner at the Hamilton Festival on Saturday. they are shooting for opening mid August, however I think it needs a little longer to be ready.
re: LORIERRN
I heard a rumor that they were going to open on Saturday 8/16.
re: ronandaim
I was at Blockbuster yesterday around noon, and saw a nicely dressed guy going in the front door, and a delivery truck outside...maybe!
re: ronandaim
Based on what I know is happening, I think 8/16 or the week following is realistic for the general public to find the place open. OR MAYBE TOM COULD STOP LURKING AND JUST POST UP!! ;-)
re: pleiades
OK pleiades... you called me out. We are set to open the Hamilton Tavern tomorrow night Friday 8/15... five months of renovations are over and we are ready... well, except for the website...
Hours Friday and Saturday 4:30 pm to 2 am
Sunday 4:30 till... Brunch coming in Septemeber!
Monday 4:30 till
Tuesday... CLOSED
Weds and Thurs 4:30 til
thanks for you anticpation and patience.
Hamilton Tavern Team
We stopped by for a drink tonight and it was BUSY!! And noisy, too. The pressed tin ceiling and hardwood floors don't help with volume control. But the place looks nice and they had a small menu available (although we didn't eat anything).
We plan to check it out again a little earlier in the day.
Anyone else have any 1st impressions?
re: ronandaim
We had dinner there on Friday night. When we arrived the place seemed newly busy. All the tables were taken and it seemed as though almost no one had even ordered yet. We would have been quite ok eating at the bar, but there weren't any bar stools available. We asked about getting a table and found out that table seating was available on a first come-first served basis (meaning that we were on our own). I was bummed; I hate table-stalking and hate it when someone stalks my table. And then more people started coming in and asking for tables. Someone must have realized this was going to become a problem b/c they started a wait list.
I think we wait about 45 minutes and it was totally worth it. We had the mussels, tavern fries, soft crab sandwich and burger. The tavern fries, a special, were awesome. They were topped with some type of sauce, cheese, scallions, and shrimp. Heavenly. My husband had the mussels and soft crab and raved about them. The burger was perfect...super juicy.
I overheard someone describe the menu as "small, but bangin" and I think that really sums it up.
Also, the place was busy, but not packed. And while I do still think it's nosiy in there, it was much less noticeable after a few drinks.....
My wife and I went on Friday - enjoyed it so much we were back on Saturday. Decor is great - look for the rake railing -also notice handle on front door - wonderful.
Food was outstanding - some unique items on menu - fried dill pickles - wonderful -
The burger was outstanding cooked perfectly - spend the extra money and add a fried egg and or bacon to it - you will not be disappointed. We had the veggie pita which was so tasty - Though we did not have- we heard great comments about the steamed shrimp and mussels. Be sure and ask about specials - I had the gazpacho and it was truly the finest I have ever had anywhere ! - Also had a peach cobbler special - it was to die for ---- We will be back soon and often!! --
Keep up the great work - it is a great addition to the neighborhood.
re: lovegreatfood
Glad that you did enjoy the new place. My partner and I did too. We went there last night and we had the mussels. The dish had a simple, wonderful fresh flavor ... plenty of juice to sop our bread into too. We also had one of Brewer Art's beers on the draft ... which was excellent to the last drop. The waiter we had was very nice and prompt. We love the rustic harvest decor. The only turn-off was that blonde waitress who was very cold to us, asked us if we were finished with our dishes and if we were ready for our check. Even though we were done with our mussel dish, we were not done with our drinks ... OBIVIOUSLY! We kind of brushed her off and waited for our waiter. We will be back soon ... and we hope to have that cool waiter, not that cold waitress. We want to try other items and we always love Brewer Art's creations. GOOD JOB!
re: crosby_p
No plans for lunch. We are planning on sunday brunch at the end of Sept.
open at 4:30 daily. closed tuesday.
The other night we stopped by for the onion rings, we tried two salads, had the veggie pita pocket. Yummy onion rings in beer batter. The greens and dressing on the peach salad were bland but featured great, ripe, warm peaches. My house salad was also a little bland. Needed salt but good tomatoes. Very pleased to have them in the neighborhood and will bring friends for drinks. Wish I had been there for the tavern fries - sounds delish! The tomato salad with corn looked really good; I should have ordered that. Calamari would make a great addition to the menu!
I finally made it to Hamilton Tavern for dinner last night. I really like the decor and the feel of the place. It was crowded last night (a Wednesday) and it got loud around 7 or 8.
For the food, I got the catfish po'boy and the chips. The sandwich was decent enough for a fish sandwich, nothing I would go out of my way to get again. The chips were homemade. While I definitely appreciate the effort of making their own chips, mine were sliced too thin and browned to smithereens in the frying oil. For a better version of homemade chips, I would recommend Corks.
My wife had the open face turkey "sandwich". Perhaps I was expecting more from this dish. The turkey was most likely turkey breast as opposed to them roasting a whole turkey in the back and carving the breast. It was rather bland. It came over a slice of "stuffing" instead of bread (again, clearly the "stuffing" was not stuffed inside a bird but rather baked in a pan) and a side of mashed potatoes. It was accompanied by a fairly bland brown'ish gravy. So to summarize: turkey and two starches. Hey how about a vegetable?
All in all, I give the food a C+. I will probably go back, but will definitely stick to a beer and a burger.
One thing they MUST change is the placement of the men's bathroom. Every time someone opens the door to the bathroom, the entire elevated dining room gets a direct view of the urinal and the toilet. On the occasion when the door sticks open, you also get the odor. Its disgusting. At the very LEAST they should put up some sort of curtain for a visual barrier. If given the choice, do NOT sit in one of the four tables in the elevated part of the restaurant near the kitchen.
re: KAZ
Wow - you are first person I have heard that did not actually really enjoy their meal -- The Tavern is such a great addition to the neighborhood. You can NEVER go wrong with the burger and for heavens sake get bacon on it !! I actually laughed out loud when I read about the men's bathroom -- I never even noticed that there was a table near the door - thanks for the laugh
re: lovegreatfood
I was there on Tuesday night and shared clams with my husband - yummy, and then had the cheese burger. The cheeseburger totally hit the spot for me, although now I wished I would have asked him to put bacon on it, too. The burger was well worth the calories and I do count those calories. My husband had fried chicken and again, it hit the spot. So, for tavern food we were pretty satisfied. We liked the ambience, the service was friendly and good, and I was able to get my shot of petron. Can't really ask for much more then that.
re: KAZ
I also was unimpressed by the lackluster food, and I live downtown where there are plenty of options for great food and beer in the same building. I know that area has slim pickins with beer bars, so I am sure they are making their niche, but I thank my lucky stars that it's not my only choice for food and beer.
re: hawaiigrl2003
Can you either expand on your "lackluster" comment or on the better options you can 'thank your lucky stars' for?
re: Turkeybone
I agree with KAZ. I expected a pub grub menu, but nothing on the menu especially grabbed my attention, and our food was just ok. Service was very indifferent, even when we asked for suggestions. Catfish sandwich and salad desperately needed seasoning. Burger was o.k, but there are plenty better in Baltimore. I enjoyed the fried pickles, but in my opinion, they are hard to mess up, and I like them just as well at Mustang Alley. Basically, living in the city, I would not make the treck again for mediocre food and service when there are better options in my own neighborhood.
re: hawaiigrl2003
I went to Hamilton Tavern for the first time last night and it was incredible. This place is truly a gem. It was bustling for a Sunday night, with only 2 servers - yet we still received excellent service. I had the smoked tuna salad, which incredibly crisp and fresh with excellent flavor balance. My husband's burger was amazing and the fried pickles were perfect. We live out in northern Baltimore County and it was totally worth the drive. We'll be back again next chance we get.
re: SweetLouie
All I have to say is thank god for Hamilton Tavern and Clementines they are amazing and woeth every penny you spend there.
I finally got around to going, I would go back to the Hamilton Tavern for a beer, but to eat again? Probably not. I got the infamous cross town burger and got the onion rings with them for an extra $1 instead of the potato chips. The onions rings were total grease bombs, each and every one of them was leaching grease and little in the way of taste. The burger was smallish, cooked to order but surprisingly bland, I had to put salt on it. What ever horseradish cheddar was on it was a very small amount, I could barely taste it. My sister got the fried chicken special , it was described as 3 pieces of chicken (2 whites and 1 dark), mashed potatos and cole slaw, "alot of food". When it showed up, I thought it was missing pieces. It was a small drumstick, a small wing
and about a 3rd of a piece of chicken breast. She said it was "OK", the potatos and slaw were nothing to write home about. She never finishes her food, she usually takes half of it home in a doggy bag but for the first time I think in dining out with her ever, she ate all of it simply because it was just wasn't that much. Very, disappointing.


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Here's a law school hypothetical: A person is convicted at trial of the offense of extortion. He receives a sentence of 10 years. Prior to his release from prison, however, the government decides he might very well commit another, similar offense if he is released from his sentence; so the government motions the court to have him detained in prison. At a hearing on the motion, the government shows — by a lesser burden than "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" (the burden they must have met in order to have had him incarcerated in the first place), that he might very well commit another offense after his release. So, the court orders him held beyond the end of his original sentence, and perhaps indefinitely, because he might similarly harm victims if he is released. The law student would be required to respond to this hypothetical, with an analysis of whether such indefinite incarceration beyond a term of imprisonment for an offense passes constitutional muster.
The hypothetical would be an easy one to correctly answer. Clearly, such a move on the part of the government would be violative of more than one provision in the Bill of Rights.
In fact, this hypothetical is not a hypothetical at all. The Supreme Court of the United States, in an opinion earlier this month, confronted just such a question; except in this case, it involved a real federal statute enacted in 2006. The High Court found, by a 7-2 majority, that of a person who has already served their term of imprisonment can be detained for an indefinite time beyond that, simply because the government shows they might commit a similar offense after release.
The particular facts of the case before the Court were different from those of my hypothetical; but the principle is the same. The Supremes were presented with a 2006 law that permits the US Attorney General to seek to have a federal inmate convicted of certain federal sex offenses held in prison indefinitely, if the government shows he might be inclined to commit other sex offenses.
The nature of certain sex offenses make those who commit them among the most despicable of people. State governments have wide leeway in dealing with such offenders, but the federal government does not. Neither the Congress nor the president possess express or implied power under the Constitution to incarcerate people simply to "protect the public," much as people might want it to do. This was the thrust of Justice Clarence Thomas' dissent in this latest case (in which he was joined by Justice Scalia).
Permitting the federal government to act as a national nanny and detain people without any legitimate authority to do so under the Constitution, even those who have commited despicable crimes, is offensive to the basic underpinnings of our system of federalism and limited federal government powers. That a majority on the Supreme Court is willing to jettison those principles is deeply disturbing.
May 28th, 2010
10:03 am
I have enjoyed reading the many blogs, especially Neo-Carlinist. What I find amusing is that Mr. Barr does not seem interested in joining one of the better conversations on "his" blog.
May 28th, 2010
10:10 am
does not give them
May 28th, 2010
10:17 am
Bye Bye, hypothetically speaking (pun intended). It's been 30 years since took a History of the Constitution course in college, and excuse me if I am being philosphical for the sake of being philosophical but the Federal Government has repeatedly demonstrated it's "de facto" (internment camps, recent SCOTUS ruling, maybe even the draft) right to detain, regardless of whether or not it has the de jure (law) right to do so. Again, excuse the "Animal House/smoking pot in the professor's bathroom" reference, but if "freedom" (detention, second amendment, speech) is conditional (criminal record, "fire in a crowded movie house", time of war), it's not freedom maybe we need to all agree that whatever rights exist, are NOT "inalienable", or "bestowed by a Creator", they are; temporary, and subject to the prevailing political winds, or the whims of a handful of politicians and judges (who are ultimately OWNED by special interests, and do not represent We the People). I can live with that.
May 28th, 2010
10:20 am
neo, Don't forget Mohammad the pedophile. Mr. Grumpy, what about cultures in India or arranged marriages in Europe/USA until the 1900's? Also, one could argue from an evolutionary standpoint that men are going to be naturally attracted to the most fertile. Thus, a blossoming young teen should be free game, right?
However, the thought of molesting a child sickens me. I am merely commenting on the acceptance of some sexual deviants (homosexuals) and the bashing of others. I would include adulterers in the sexual deviant category also.
May 28th, 2010
10:28 am
excuse me folks, I live in GA. I do not enjoy the freedom to by fermented malt beverages or distilled spirits on Sundays, so I am off to Kroger and the liquor store. I guess Sonny Perdue et al see this as a very important "public safety" issue. Does the 1964 Civil Rights Act discuss beer-drinkers rights vis-a-vis teetotalers? doesn't Sonny know the first "taxes" levied in the young Republic were levied on whiskey?
May 28th, 2010
10:33 am
neo—I understand what you are saying. I am saying they don't have the power to do it, even if they are. If we as a society ignore and lay down instead of calling them (govt) on it (abuse or out-of-bounds with their power grabs) then we are doomed as a society.
nice chat and good day my friend
May 28th, 2010
10:35 am
No one really cares about sex offenders. But which group will be next?
May 28th, 2010
11:36 am
Anybody here ever see that movie "Minority report" with tom cruise where the police arrest people BEFORE they commit a crime? Kinda reminds me of this topic except our govt cannot currently predict the future but will instead lock people up before they MIGHT do something to further themselves politically..
May 28th, 2010
12:09 pm
Mentally ill patients are incarcerated indefinitely. People that are sick enough to commit disgusting sex crimes can rest in the bottom of a well for all I care.
May 28th, 2010
12:15 pm
When you say sex offender, are you talking about a person who violates a child or just underage like 17. I know some of you can not see the difference but there is a difference. I say if it is a child 14 or younger then execute them. Unless it is a woman molesting a boy. I am one of those who believe there is a difference between a young boy having a sexual experience and a young girl who is being raped.
May 28th, 2010
12:39 pm
Will, take sex out of it. What is "the age of consent" for a hunting license? back in the day, I doubt some sodbuster in Kansas worried about teaching his eight or nine year-old the art of hunting jackrabbits or quail. Same with the consumption of alcohol. Muslims and many Christians will not drink at any age, whereas I know families who allow children under the age of 21 (some as young as 10) to have a small glass of wine with Sunday dinner. And more often than not, these children grow up to become healthy (non-alcoholic) adults. The "conditions" which determine when a rape occurs or when a person is molested cannot be a matter of gender. The age of consent (in a particular state, or a particular culture), and whether or not the sex is consentual ("no means no") is the rule of thumb. I am sure everyone from GA/ATL remembers the Genarlo Wilson case. Does your gender-specific rule apply to taxes, speeding tickets or armed robberies (if a male robs a female, it is a crime, but not the other way around)?
May 28th, 2010
12:53 pm
Neo, Bob Barr is the king when it comes to slamming the nanny government, but I have never seen him slam Sonny over the "father knows best" dictum that "thou shalt not buy "likker" on Sundays as long as I'm governor. I guess the shoe doesn't fit in Barr's worldview.
May 28th, 2010
12:56 pm
This type of indeterminate incarceration law can be traced right back to the sentence mitigationist philosophies of correctional agencies, judicial systems and governments.
"Smoke a joint, then rape a woman or a kid, you aren't really responsible for your actions." It's the drugs. Or maybe your Mommy didn't bake you cookies when you got home from school one day when you were 9 years old. You get treatment, and a large chunk taken off your sentence if you complete your 12 Steps or group therapy. This type of mitigationist correctional philosophy is also why we have repressive drug laws and draconian gun laws in this nation, that punish those who have harmed nobody, yet still get punished for the actions of the few who commit crimes against others.
Once definitive sentencing guidelines for a crime were diminished or blurred by sentence mitigationist philosophies like "treatment," "community alternatives," "early parole" etc., that set up the expected community response of supporting indeterminate incarceration, for individuals most likely to commit crimes while out on those sentence mitigationist alternatives to definite, flat-time incarceration periods.
As long as the sentence mitigationist believers are in control of penal philosophy in this nation, then we can expect less freedom for society as a whole, and more indefinite incarcerations for various types of offenders.
May 28th, 2010
1:30 pm
I don't know this for fact but I expect sex criminals, out of all types of lawbreakers, are probably the most likely to re-offend because the motivation for their crimes are sexual gratification which we all know is a very powerful drive. Also, the victims of sexual abuse are often the most vulnerable and innocent among us resulting in really hideous crimes. Then we also have our Constitution that is the basis of our freedom and must be protected. The answer? Elementary my dear Watson. Create very long prison sentences for sex offenders and hand em out. Along with this come up with a parole system based upon evaluation of the perps likelihood to be an ongoing threat to society and voila! You have a constitutional means to keep sex offenders where they belong for a very long time with the means to evaluate and parole those who are unlikely to re-offend.
Another way to manage this is to offer voluntary castration in exchange for a lighter sentence.
May 28th, 2010
1:34 pm
In 1990 I pled guilty to 2 counts of adult date rape. There were no weapons or "physical violence" involve. Nor did it involve minors in any form or fashion. I was self-centered, used to getting what I wanted, and let my values deteriorate for a while. I was given a 15 year sentence by a woman judge who heard all of the facts and "Split" my sentence, having me serve 3 years with the rest suspended with probation. I did well while locked up and then got out. I stayed out for 3 years, then received the only DUI of my life in 1995. That DUI resulted in my probation being revoked And I was sent back to prison, where I was denied parole after parole. I ended up serving my remaining sentence in full, and was released in Aug. 2007. I haven't been in any kind of trouble since. My neighbors like and respect me, because they got to know me and see how I lead my life. But my gripe is that I have to be lumped in the same category as the worst type of child-molester. My life is very restricted by the sex- offender banner inked in red on my driver license. My record is over 20 years in the past. Will laws ever change to give a person who fully completed his or her sentence to be able to move on in this world? I believe in protecting children, and would stand up for a child or woman who was being harmed. But the stigma of what I did over 20 years ago will seemingly hang over me forever. God Bless America.
May 28th, 2010
1:41 pm
I don't condone sex offenders but that isn't the issue here people. If we as a society want sex offenders jailed indefinitely then our elected officials need to put that punishment on the books as the sentence for the crime. It's not okay for the government to circumvent due process and change the rules in the middle of the game. Today it's sex offenders, tomorrow, who knows, it could be traffic tickets. Laugh all you want but I bet most of the people that agree with this ruling are conservative Republicans…I'll call you RINOs because this is clearly government pushing aside the rights granted to ALL citizens (yes, even criminals) by the Constitution. It's like the PATRIOT Act…big cheers for it from the far right when Bush was in charge but now that Obama is in charge they don;t like it anymore. You can't have it both ways. Think of this as yet another back door and precedent for the government to trample all over OUR rights. Did none of you take simple civics classes in middle school? (For the record I'm Libertarian.)
May 28th, 2010
1:44 pm
People convicted of sex offenses are already sentenced to lifetime punishment. Perhaps the death penalty would be the most merciful punishment for them.
May 28th, 2010
1:46 pm
it's real pickle, isn't it? this nation was founded and settled by risk takers and libertarians, but as we have grown, for whatever reason (we'll set the socioligists ponder the question), a co-dependent relationship developed. sure Ayn Rand and the faux Libertarians of the world will yammer about "rugged individualists" but since we hit California and whupped the injuns (with the help of the Nanny state's Army), the path to success is not individual (you gotta bribe/lobby the right bureacrat to do it on your own, anymore). I guess I have walked into my own ambush here, but when I look at 75%-80% of John and Joan Q. Public, I say to myself; "…this person NEEDS a nanny…" I suppose we can debate the merits of having the state be the nanny, as opposed to private sector baby-sitters, but I think the gub-ment kinda likes changing diapers (for a fee), wiping runny noses, and serving milk and cookies.
May 28th, 2010
1:47 pm
One more thing…if you engage in oral sex with your wife/husband in the privacy of your own home than YOU are a sex offender in the eyes of the State of Georgia. Don't believe me? Look up the sodomy laws. So if you engage in oral sex with your spouse and get busted by the cops should the government be able to lock YOU up indefinitely? I bet you would say no, but this is indeed the slope down which we are sliding. And it IS very arbitrary…if you confront a puritanical judge or worse a hypocrite like Sen. Larry Craig you better believe they will make an example out of you too!
May 28th, 2010
1:53 pm
JamesInGA, I believe the sodomy law was overturned in 1999 or 2000. There may still be a fornication (minors having sex) and possibly even adultery (sex with a married person), but I'm pretty sure sodomy is considered legal between consenting adults (in GA)
May 28th, 2010
2:00 pm
Mark, if I were you, I would move to another country. Not trying to be a smart aleck, I would. It's probably the only opportunity to truly start over. Sad but true.
May 28th, 2010
2:17 pm
Good call JamesinGA. This is alarming
May 28th, 2010
2:34 pm
Copyright 2009 by The State of Georgia
All rights reserved.
*** Current through the 2009 Regular Session ***
§ 16-6-2. Sodomy; aggravated sodomy; medical expenses
(a) (1) A person commits the offense of sodomy when he or she performs or submits to any sexual act involving the sex organs of one person and the mouth or anus of another.
May 28th, 2010
3:06 pm
Did you know Georgia corn is sold in New York. I could hardly believe my eyes. What is Georgia corn doing so far from home? I am a great believer in each state growing their own corn. Same true with the law, each state should have their own laws. There is general consensus that the Supreme Court is infalible because they are final. Let us say that a decision of a lower court is overturned on appeal to the Supreme Court. There should be an infinite opportunity to appeal cases. That way we are assuring every citizen the opportunity to keep his case going as long as they want to.
May 28th, 2010
3:09 pm
We live in a complicated world. In order to find the best solution to a problem, sometimes the answer isn't in a law students text book or in the bill of rights written many many years ago. Sometimes we have to use the right & left part of our brain in order to come up with a pragmatic solution. This recent supreme court opinion is such an instance. Oh yeah, there would be more room for sex offenders in our prison system if certain 'drugs' that millions of americans take weren't outlawed while other more harmful drugs are not only leagal but marketed to us constantly by profit hungry big money lobby corporations…but that's another issue…..
May 28th, 2010
3:25 pm
JamesInGA, I assumed "aggravated" (non-consenual) sodomy is still a crime, but I guess I am going to reverse myself again and plead the 5th Amendment. I guess "Nanny" is alive and well in GA.
May 28th, 2010
3:30 pm
If I see one more blogger or TV show host holding up our founding fathers and lawmakers, justices, ect as soem kind of all knowing profits that we are to blindly follow no matter what the issue i'm gonna scream. Granted the FF's were great men for their vision and insight, but can't we come up with our own ideas? have original thoughts?
May 28th, 2010
3:42 pm
Common Sense, blind faith is not faith in my book. I have long believed we need to update the Constitution. The original document was drafted in a time when the border did not extend beyond the Mississippi River, communication was limited and slavery was legal. Most importantly, there were slightly less than 300 million Americans. Prostitution was legal, and there were no "illegal" drugs. There was no Federal Reserve, and no internal combustion engine (dependence on oil) or nuclear power. No laptops, air travel or the technology to record sound/images (wiretaps and surveilance cameras). If the Consitution is a "living document" it needs some steroids or HGH because it has not grown as the same pace the nation (or the world) has grown. They were some "revolutionary" thinkers, but as you say, none of 'em could create an operating system, drive an automobile or listen send a "text message".
May 28th, 2010
5:07 pm
The Genarlow Wilson case should have taught us something about the shaky classification of "sex offender". He was about to go on the registry for life merely for receiving consensual oral sex from a teen-aged girl a couple of years younger than him. Clearly, we need strong protection against adult predators who stalk children. But the legal lines need to be very tightly drawn. Life imprisonment needs to be an option in certain clearly defined cases. But the idea of simply holding prisoners after they qualify for release goes against every legal principle that made this nation free.
May 28th, 2010
10:08 pm
It took a day or two, but Bob's previous column is now debunked at http://factcheck.org/2010/05/more-census-nonsense/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook
It's under the heading "Bob Barr's bunk."
May 29th, 2010
6:12 am
Bob Bar is ……RIGHT! The sex laws have been a tool for not just big brother to abuse rights, but for my wife. Like take the sodomy laws. My wife made a deal with the DA and ratted me out. She sang like a canary. In my case, I never doubted for a moment who Deepthroat was. The danger, in this case, was not so much 1984 as '69.
May 29th, 2010
7:10 am
Curiously, in a supposed anti-incumbent year, most of the departing are not retiring but seeking higher office. We may recycle more than we replace. The bad news is that a frustrating 114 seats still have but one contestant. Two of them aren't even incumbents, meaning they will affect state policy without being vetted by voters. And I have to think that we'd be better off if many had run instead for the Legislature — and cut down on the number running unopposed. Georgia's problems are numerous. They aren't going away. There's too much stale thinking at the Capitol, on both sides of the aisle. New voices would be welcome.
May 29th, 2010
7:47 am
The only problem I see here is just how much is going to cost states to house most sex offenders for life? California can barely afford to house murderers.
May 29th, 2010
8:04 am
This isn't about sex offenders. This is about the tendency of governments to do what they can get by with rather than what they should do. This ruling doesn't just affect sex offenders, it affects YOU. If someone can be locked up for a crime they haven't committed then there is NO LIMIT. The requirement that a person be convicted of a crime previously makes NO DIFFERENCE and will be legislated or argued out of existence. Even if the previous conviction requirement is upheld it really isn't difficult to catch someone in a crime (or fabricate one) and imprison them indefinitely for saying unpopular things or being part of an unpopular group.
The problem with witch hunts is that WE ALL LOSE.
May 29th, 2010
8:09 am
May 29th, 2010
8:38 am
For the record, the government has the power to do anything physically possible AS LONG AS WE PUT UP WITH IT.
May 29th, 2010
8:41 am
Bob, you are right on point. If Patrick Henry or Thomas Jefferson or any number of well-respected American patriots were alive today, they'd probably be up in arms over miscarriages of justice such as this.
May 29th, 2010
9:02 am
Contrary to most people's beliefs, a brief review of web-sourced research documenting sex offender recidivism rates, showed a rate not unlike that of other crimes. Why do s0 many believe that everyone except sex offenders have constitutional rights? The media's shock-jock sterotyping, politicians pandering for votes, and our natural abhorence of certain sex crimes contribute to this lynch mob mentality.
May 29th, 2010
9:05 am
Many offenders of sex crimes continue their bad behavior given the chance. Rather than indefinate incarceration why not fit them with a gps charm bracelet so they can be tracked continuously and a mandate or regular visits to a probabtion officer for a min of 10 years. This has to be cheaper than locking them up. These people are sick and no known cure exists. A past convicted pedophile was recently arrested for multiple violations of his parole. He is 90 years old.
May 29th, 2010
9:39 am
If the term "sex offender" is expanded to include cheating on your spouse like you allegedly did, Mr. Barr, then I wholeheartedly agree with you on the indefinite prison terms.
May 29th, 2010
10:10 am
Joel, please use the past tense; we've all lost. check mate was declared years ago. the freedom we've lost (or never had) is never coming back. the government has always had the power to do what it wants; it's part of the "contract" we sign when we become Americans. as I mentioned yesterday, maybe there was a degree of "freedom" enjoyed by Americans as the nation moved west; but as noted, our freedom, infringed on the "inalienable rights" and "blessings of liberty" enjoyed by the folks who already called North America home. it might be worth noting these folks existed for hundreds of thousands of years without a government or Bill of Rights. they fought amongst themselves as we do, and maybe they were a little behind in the "technology" department, but I digress. as soon as the borders were set and the 48 continguous states were established, the Federal Government began to levy taxes and enforce (self-serving) federal law. and if you look beyond the libertarian talking points (draconian drug war, indefinite incarceration for sex offenders, out of control, IRS) you will see the Federal Government continues to solidify it's position via covert and overt stepts towards a more "secure" nation (police state – nearly 25% of Americans with jobs are employed by either the military, corrections (local/state/federal), and/or law enforcement. so, We the People are little more than McDonald's franchisees. We enjoy the "freedom" to succeed or fail in our endeavors, but we are not "free" to run the business outside of the policies laid down by McDonald's corporate office. I'm not saying this is good or bad, it's just not "freedom".
May 29th, 2010
10:48 am
I worked for the US Justice Dept. when this indefinite sentence BS came up . The constitution forbids indeterminant sentencing. If you want to keep child molesters and sex predators locked up longer give them longer sentences. If you allow the government to do this they will be holding people beyond their release dates because they might rob another bank or they might sell drugs again. While this seems outrageous i remember when a seatbelt violation was only going to be $5 and only if you were stopped for some other violation. Now the fine and court cost run close to $150 and you can be stopped anytime. This creeping government will happen in this case. Many in the Justice Dept. think this is unconstitutional and worry that it is wrong but as good beauracrats do they carry on with the plan. What seperates the US from the banana republics is that we respect the law and everyday we respect it less.
May 29th, 2010
11:28 am
Considering prison overcrowding, sex offenders should instead be required to take testosterone-lowering drugs with regular medical testing.
May 29th, 2010
4:36 pm
Would everyone please read "The pig Farmers Daughter" and understand who is isn't being charged with sex crimes and why… It's all part of the broken criminal Justice System.
May 29th, 2010
6:53 pm
CHA, it is not a "criminal justice system" it is a criminal-justice enterprise. it's a business like "the war on drugs" the "war on terrorism", the "war on climate change" and the "war on poverty". people lie all the time. they lie in court, they lie in business, they lie in church… the only form of "justice" in a case of rape or child molestation would be for the victim to assault the perpertator in the same manner (remember Don Corleone's comments to the Bona Sera, who asked him to kill the men who beat and raped his daughter in the Godfather?). does anyone here think the SCOTUS, the George Assembly, the U.S Congress, APD or some pathetic prosecutor or smarmy criminal defense attorney cares about "justice"? they just want to dispose of cases and GET PAID. it's not about the "system" it's about the bottom line.
May 29th, 2010
8:22 pm
What the advocates fail to see is that the case creates precedent that will later be applied to other crimes. Shoplifters never stop so keep them in prison forever. Forgers never stop. Millionaire brokers who commit securities will likely defraud others when they get out since they are well trained and connected — likely to re-offend. While we're at it, better make armed robbers and forgers register where they live and not let them live within 1000 feet of a bank, store or ATM.
May 30th, 2010
7:16 am
it just occurred to me that the Constitution prohibits "cruel and unusual punishment". could the Founding Fathers have been any more vague? and is it me, or by nature, are not ALL sex crimes either "cruel or unusual" (or both)? as stated by others (both sides of the issue), we need to clearly establish what and what does not constitute a "crime" and sentence accordingly. no plea bargains, no "time off for good behavior" no commuting of sentences or pardons (and that goes for "Scooter" Libby crimes, not merely sex crimes). we need a better mousetrap, folks.
May 30th, 2010
7:30 am
I thought for sure you would have a new column for today, Sunday. I would like to see a sequel to the columun on keeping sex offenders in prison for ever. There was a pretty good article in the LA Times some time ago. It was from the point of view of a parole office who paroled sex offenders reported to. It centered around every sex offender having an ankle bracelet so that their entire 24/7 could be tracked and recorded. Every offender[100%] at some time during the day violated the terms of parole. They were either too close to a school or a park or a daycare center, some place where children congregated. The consensus of all sex offender parole counselors was the public wants sex offenders locked up for the rest of their lives. Now, I hate to keep bringging up the Constitution and Supreme Court, however is there not a violation of the most of the important tenants of the Constitution in there somewhere? There was a case down in Texas 1944 where the appellant wanted to give a speech on workers joining a union[ Thomas v. Collins] There was an ordinance that prohibited public assembly without first getting a permit. The appellant appealed to the Supreme Court that his civil rights were deprived under the 1st and 14th amendments. The Supreme Court ruled in his favor. The laws have their limits, in the final analysis, that is why the Supreme Court ruled that sex offenders could be imprisoned forever, bowing to public sentiment.
May 30th, 2010
8:15 am
Read all comments,but the fact remains that it is unconstitional to make anyone serve more time than was originally sentenced. i am an incest and rape survivor who has no sympathy for sex offenders/the REAL crime is the slap on the wrist that child molesters/child porn are given less time than if they stole a stupid car.The problem lies in our court system,who on a daily basis,hand down idiotic and lenient punishment to these dangerous animals that will be someday soon be roaming free to hunt for their next victim!these judges need to understand that the revoving door for offenders might just lead to their neighborhood or own child to be their target then they will see the blazing red flags!by then it will be too late!The judicial system definitely needs a wake up call of the gravity of these horrendous crimes that the victim must somehow learn to live,love and trust again the punishment must fit these crimes with longer(forever)punishment BECAUSE THE VICTIMS NEVER TRUELY GET OUT OR OVER IT,IT STAYS WITH THEM ALWAYS!!!now thats unconstitutional- save the children and stop worrying about the offenders rights -they destroyed them by their own actions when they victimized a defenseless child
May 30th, 2010
9:01 am
When the "thought police" get wind of this, we'll have a Supremes ruling that if you just THINK ABOUT doing something naughty, you're gonna be well Donne. Don't chuckle. That day is closer than you think…if you bother to think.


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