{"id":445,"date":"2020-06-16T09:41:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T13:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imjustsayin.live\/?p=445"},"modified":"2020-06-16T11:07:48","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T15:07:48","slug":"crime-and-punishment-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imjustsayin.live\/index.php\/2020\/06\/16\/crime-and-punishment-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Crime and Punishment in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Crime and Punishment in 2020 & Beyond<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Clearly we have a wide range and depth of issues in our cities, and with people living in the impoverished areas within them – which our larger society with the individual neighborhoods and communities together – must address.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

I have no need to ‘guess’ why Rayshard Brooks fought so hard that fateful night – because I know<\/i><\/b>; and so, I have an insight and offer a partial solution to add to the discussion. <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

It’s not THE solution but if we begin to shift our point of view – just a little – maybe we can take a fair swing at real change for many people.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

This man, and so many others, fought [and fight] because he wanted to go HOME<\/b> that fateful night. <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

It’s that simple; and that complex. If we had some National Standard where … IF a subject of police contact has not<\/u> committed violence in any way – that person can expect to go home that day<\/b> [after processing and arraignment]. <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

That man would be alive if that was the law of the land<\/span><\/b>. It matters not if he had drugs in his pocket, unpaid parking tickets, was intoxicated, has no drivers’ license, or just smelled bad and had a lousy attitude.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

The Subject Goes Home That<\/u> Day;<\/b> [unless violence is a part of the reason for arrest<\/u>].<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

This simple standard puts Justice back in the courts, and, ultimately back into the hands of the People and takes a great deal of stress of ‘routine’ police interactions and encounters.<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

I’m Just Sayin’ … .<\/p>\n

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Crime and Punishment in 2020 & Beyond Clearly we have a wide range and depth of issues in our cities, and with people living in the impoverished areas within them – which our larger society with the individual neighborhoods and communities together – must address. I have no need to ‘guess’ why Rayshard Brooks fought … <\/p>\n

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