tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566063.post8404766763102602814..comments2023-06-13T06:34:45.513-05:00Comments on ConchoInfo: Disparate DiscussionsJim Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03413663900509725906noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566063.post-18858018887125971822008-07-01T20:41:00.000-05:002008-07-01T20:41:00.000-05:00The natural man within himself is not capable of a...The natural man within himself is not capable of anything more than his own selfish ideas of murder, greed, self pererverance, and a multitude of undesirable characteristics. What makes a man try and achieve a higher path in life.<BR/><BR/>Its my belief, that only within his own spirit, and from the message of our own creater, does man have any reason to seek a higher ground.<BR/><BR/>God is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566063.post-86090277878363751632008-07-01T20:23:00.000-05:002008-07-01T20:23:00.000-05:00I don't believe politically correct is near as imp...I don't believe politically correct is near as important as what is honorable amongst men. There has always been a battle of whether good or evil will prevail. Many of those men from former generations built a lifetime upon the principle of being an honorable man. In this country, that doesn't mean class position or a life of privilege. It means more directly as both Benjamin Franklin or even MLKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566063.post-55539498651007518392008-06-30T12:17:00.000-05:002008-06-30T12:17:00.000-05:00Anon the last; You say perhaps more than you reali...Anon the last; You say perhaps more than you realize in your opening sentence. "drug offenders who..." <BR/><BR/>The part of that thought important to the body civic is the "tend towards violence". As a resident and part-time barkeep, I care not a whit whether the violence is generated by drugs, ethanol diverted from our alternative fuels program, or the underlying reality that some people are Jim Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14402843445132289648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566063.post-74128833101416256722008-06-29T22:16:00.000-05:002008-06-29T22:16:00.000-05:00Drug offenders who tend towards violence or create...Drug offenders who tend towards violence or create terror within their own families, pretty much are hard core criminals. They just haven't been picked up yet.<BR/><BR/>Given enough time on the street, they will do something crazy.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, many go back and forth into the system many times, until they pull off a crime heinous enough to put them away for a long time.<BR/><BR/>Its Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566063.post-52212112496440057292008-06-27T17:32:00.000-05:002008-06-27T17:32:00.000-05:00Rehabilitation implies something needs to be fixed...Rehabilitation implies something needs to be fixed. What normally would be habilitated, now takes extra effort to be redone. <BR/><BR/>So, ultimately the answer lies within prevention. <BR/><BR/>Thats why programs that invest in children and parenting pay good dividends in the long run.<BR/><BR/>Society always pays for its imperfections. Its certain, none of us are robots or live in a perfect Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566063.post-23765562510710068162008-06-25T13:46:00.000-05:002008-06-25T13:46:00.000-05:00It is better to rehabilitate the druggies than to ...It is better to rehabilitate the druggies than to incarcerate them with long prison sentences. Putting first time drug offenders in prison with hard core criminals just creates more hard core criminals.<BR/><BR/>Inmates should be forced to finish their high school education and learn a trade. When they get out they have something positive in their lives and are capable of making a positive Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com