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68We Should Be Reaching for the Stars
Old-timers like me lament the decline of moral and ethical values we've all witnessed over the last several decades. We were, and are, far from perfect. We've said and done things we're not proud of, but, then, we're human aren't we?
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70Do What's Constitutional
Police officers have a tough and dangerous job -- and they deserve our support. Our support, however, should be for the law, and for giving police officers the backing they need to carry out their lawful function in relative safety.
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69A Dream That Won't Come True
I rarely buy lottery tickets, but not because I don't gamble. I enjoy gambling, but, to me, gambling is more like 10 to 1 odds, not 80 million to 1. If I were going to put out my cold, hard cash for a wager, I would want a real chance to win, not just a dream.
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62Equal Justice: Not Equal, Not Justice
Crime and punishment has always been complex. It rarely has been administered well. Dungeons and torture chambers have pretty much disappeared, but society has a long way to go to reach an intelligent, fair and just solution to the problems we face today.
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59Just a Few Rambling Thoughts
If you're anything like me -- although that seems unlikely in view of the fact that my "friends" all tell me I'm "one of a kind," if you know what I mean -- you've stored up over the years a few pet peeves. Here's a few of mine.
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67Preserve Our Constitution
Why is it that so many of us feel that the rights and responsibilities we inherited from our forefathers may be, despite our reverence for the U.S. Constitution, in serious jeopardy?
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58Fighting Crime: Let's Not Look for Short-cuts
Too many judges decide issues on the basis of what is good for society or what disrupts "the system" the least instead of following the dictates of the Constitution. The way to change a bad law is to pass a new one, not re-interpret the Constitution.
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65The Law: Not a Matter of Right, Wrong
New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's 1999 policy of "drive drunk, lose your car" made the New York Civil Liberties Union downright woozy. The policy, which faced a legal challenge by the CLU, is another example of officials trying to take the easy way out.
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62Jury System Could Use an Overhaul
We should take a serious look at the way we select juries as well as the laws and guidelines we have developed pertaining to evidence. I think the Simpson trial showed the system is rife with rules and precedents that no longer serve us well.
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68Enforce Law With a Little Compassion
A California mother faced serious criminal charges when her 680-pound, 13-year-old daughter died "on a filthy bed sheet, surrounded by empty food cartons, feces in the folds of her body." Why do we wait for tragedy to strike before taking necessary action?
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