All I could hear was
laughter! Sick like laughter that is, from face book'm to face
book'm. With modern day technology embedded in the palm of our paws,
we have at our disposal – almost said an advantage – the ease at
the flick of the finger an allowance for a bunch of cheap thrills. As
cell-phone “twitter” addicts, we are all guilty as accomplices
this passion to be front and center, for a smidgen of time our voice
heard. That “send” thing can broadcast our emotions in
Pico-Monster-Seconds, forwarded to an audience forever. Unknowingly,
we communicate with perverts, stalkers and politicians. This
technology allows us to becomes those same stalkers, those perverts
and those armchair politicians. Our sentiments and opinions, wherein
“think before you speak” is but a suggestion and seemingly a
waste of one's time, mind splatter is delivered to millions in a
heartbeat! Return to sender? Fat chance upon decency as the chameleon
rules – the camouflage protecting identity theft allows this
thriller opportunity on the cheap! Such technology still in its
infancy and promoting a dereliction in decency more often then not,
it allows for people to stray away from their true identities, so
anything from the thought process finds – mind splatter! On the
face off, why we are so adamant at invading our own privacies, so
adamant at destruction upon the 1st Amendment, it is
bothersome what this technology allows. And the laughter this morning
had nothing to do with the election loonies, but a very sad state of
affairs. The on-line daily news follies – a.k.a. Alaska Daily News
– provided the mugshot of a guy arrested for a whole bunch of
things. It was the most visited on-line for free story of the week,
with respect to the reader “commentaries” allowed for through
this technology to be heard and not seen. What made this news' clip
the talk of the town blog, it came through fallout from the mugshot.
Whatever happened to the golden rule, that of the convicted and the
accuser? Armchair lawman and armchair legal advisor seems to be the
most practiced discipline, everybody is an expert on every possible
subject matter! Once the “mugshot” was published, the shooting
began, as did the looting. No wire fraud, just plain old intolerable
feedback, stuff that the FCC would ban over the airwaves, like
obscenities old and new. It was an early morning barrage of cheap
thrills, one sided as the accused was in cuffs and could not fend for
himself, wherein the judgment of the book through its cover seemed to
be the catalyst driving this subject debate – this craze? Even
Sarah Palin's weekly dysentery sidebars didn't have the fanfare
accountability as did this mugshot opportunity. The political scene
was also vacated, an indication of what kind of “hot off the press”
news seeds the opportunists – to the frenzy stage. This dude's
mugshot was highlighted by a short story of crime, it was the winner
above all and this is where the reading public's attention seemed to
be focused. Has the political climate been so tarnished beyond
respect that we have retreated away to other crimes of interest and
passion? Well enough, as crime in the streets of Anchorage has made
this once upon a time before Jerry Prevo ”City of Brotherly Love”
an unsafe haven for tourists and residents alike. If I were
contemplating a visit here, maybe a self-defense class should be a
prey-requiste. In fact, how about a body guard? Yes, things were a
whole lot better with less crime before Jerry started his dominionism
religion. Anyway, there came this history about some guy that had an
early morning run in with the cops, bullets invaded tranquility and
the guy was apprehended. Something he was probably used to as from
his resume, a career criminal. What a life! I am sure he was thinking
the consequences this run-in situation, as he was now a candidate for
the 3-strikes bracket racket. Life without parole, what a nauseating
disposition. I am not trying to defend his actions, but it appears he
is just another “throwaway” that has not a chance “forever”
upon that pursuit of happiness. And the “mugshot” of this guy is
what sent the face-off into high-gear laughter, the expert opinions
and criticisms published fast and furious, like an Alaskan wildfire.
It was judgment day through the cover by the under-cover! And there
is an editorial policing policy with the ADN, a self-reporting abuse
policy? I am sure dads and moms and kids found very cruel and unusual
things to say to the convict, once the tears from laughter subsided.
I found the mugshots shocking, indicative of the sick society that
has overshadowed “Tranquility Base”, a society I have been
engaged in for some 60-years so far - is this what we salute as a
legacy? When one finds interest this criminal's background, it is by
no stretch of the imagination a laughing matter. Yes interest, as why
would somebody enjoy the crime to deface another's well-being? Sure
the convict is branded such for committing crimes, so are those that
engaged in ridicule upon a person that has been dealt a blow. And
sure 1st impressions are important, and if every picture
tells a story, no doubt it was a sad one with this individual. All he
finds an interest upon is a life of crime, except when incarcerated.
But what occurs in the jails these days, we have failed miserably our
respect for others. With due respect, I feel sorry for the guy. Has
this guy had a fair chance in life? Some will say we all make our own
bed. So true, but in this day and age we all need a helping hand
along the way. Here is my opinion, those with time and intelligence
for something beyond the “cheap thrills”. This guy is the epitome
of a planned exodus. He is a by-product of a thriving business, as
the present day prison system requires a certain failure rate. There
are beds too be filled. It is all preplanned, by the investors that
have taken advantage the modern day prison system on overload. Crime
happens, based on the virtue that if there exists a law on the books,
someone will break it. Remember, in the beginning there was supposed
to be a system wherein criminals learned from their mistakes, do the
time, then be able to enjoy freedom once again. Branded with the
mindset that jail time is not worth the crime. It can work, as common
sense rules. In order to succeed, criminals need our help, not our
mockery and sentiment “throw away the key”! That is not supposed
to be the way the penal system works. But investors bent on the
worthiness of “privatization” saw a pot-of-gold with a gold vein
that keeps on giving, if and only if the prison mate population
remains at its maximum. If we had a penal system that worked, wherein
inmates doing time used that time to repent to prosper and not
captured for failure in a gang ridden detention center, there is more
then enough proof that the prison populations would start to
decrease. This is what a penal system is all about – if successful.
But should the present day or future inmate population decrease due a
system that works upon its intent, well low and behold, so would the
take-home profits decrease. Not good for the investment return. Look,
when an investor takes your money to build a private institute with
bars, that return-on-investment wants for the life of the investment
to make an income. So there is an intent, an evil mindset to promote
the prison life away from decency towards that of “with us or
against us”. Gangs in prison, it causes many of those incarcerated
for petty crimes to find more time on their hands, brewing the
“repeat” sydrome as they learn nothing else, but a life of crime
even behind bars. It is so pathetic to what the authorities allow
today in the prisons. And it's an easily sold proposition, as many
believe that prisoners should have no rights. Repeat offenders are
the saving grace for many “privatized” portfolios. Repat
offenders are what the existing prison system graduates. It is a
numbers game, and has nothing to do with changing attitudes. A system
that works upon its original intent, like already mentioned doesn't
work for the bottom-line. I would bet that many 401 plans today have
a prison population making that investment work. So take a petty
theft, give him some time. Matter of fact, when arrested without the
possibility of a bail, just send him to prison before a trial as we
are no longer innocent until proven guilty, and that time in jail
will be credited should the prosecutor prevail. But that time behind
bars, to survive, it breeds a new generation of criminals. Once
again, teach them self-destruction and the beds will be kept warm by
the repeats. It is an ugly story unfolding to what has happened to
the criminal justice system – wherein “injustice” rings that
liberty bell, it's cracked! But we are missing the point. The cost to
incarcerate is very high. Repeats are an even costlier proposition.
The more time behind bars, the more we pay. We pay for it, and I
would bet that if one did his homework instead of wasting time on
“twitter”, that return you see is not keeping up the pace.
Payment for “privatization” comes from taxation. That property
tax you pay for safe streets, it continues to escalate, as the laws
through lobbying efforts are forcing the prison systems to grow and
at the same time fail. The penal system of today is designed to
promote a life of crime easy, the indoctrination behind bars even for
the softest of crimes makes it easy for innocence to get caught up in
the noose. “Privatization” is costing us more, as many are being
shorted an opportunity to right their wrongs. Like already mentioned,
a controlled destiny. And this is what comes about through
“privatization”. It realizes not a bright future with respect to
human decency as the inhumane treatment reigns, the latter with a
focused intent towards the profit watch. “Privatization” seems to
follow the definition of RICO – Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt
Organization Act. It is criminal activity on its face upon what is
allowed to thrive, but the only incarceration for the genuine
perpetrators seems to be behind doors in the board rooms, members
drinking champaign and feasting on caviar. It is a sick mentality
when as a bonafide society we have come to be this greedy, wherein we
rely on a controlled prison population, a controlled destiny without
the chance of reforming to boost up our retirement portfolios.
Alaska, especially in Anchorage, it used to be safe place to raise a
family. That is when we had a police force that monitored gang
activity, monitored the drug movements and took action to send the
criminals south. But when dirty politics went involved in the
prisons, all of a sudden like overnight the crime statistics went
crazy. Why? Profiteering hoodlums in suits and armed with protection
from powerful lawyers saw the $$$ possibilities with increasing crime
– so the police were the ones cuffed! This state has its fair share
of scandals upon the prison system, and it continues today. All for
profits and nothing to do with human decency. Imagine, making a buck
on another's bad luck. It is happening also with the “privatization”
of the military infrastructure, and we have bozos that believe
“privatization” will help the educational system repent? Think
again, like has occurred in the detention system, so will after
school detention have a new breath of life under “profit” mungers
- no empty seats allowed! In ending, this new technology that allows
everyone to “Pulitzer”, remember this simple fact of the matter.
Even though we have that right to “voice” without objection, we
are also “responsible” for that speech. And the next time you
talk to your broker, ask him how many repeats helped make that 5%
return. Ask him how much Mr. Criminal pictured below boosted your net
worth. Damn, do I owe him something?
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