News (Media Awareness Project) - US NC: PUB LTE: We Must Demand Common Sense From Our Leaders |
Title: | US NC: PUB LTE: We Must Demand Common Sense From Our Leaders |
Published On: | 2008-07-25 |
Source: | Charlotte Observer (NC) |
Fetched On: | 2008-07-26 02:53:57 |
WE MUST DEMAND COMMON SENSE FROM OUR LEADERS
Rather than make sure our kids are getting the education needed to
survive in this world, we plan to lower graduation standards so they
can all get (a now empty and worthless) diploma.
We fill our prisons with easy targets: the homeless, drug users,
prostitutes - people whose offenses affect no one but themselves and
other consensual partners, and who could benefit from rehabilitation
centers that cost far less than prisons. Meanwhile, we can't keep
violent offenders off the street because our jails and prisons are
full.
How long will the insanity continue before we demand common sense from
ourselves and our leaders?
Susan Orrell
Rather than make sure our kids are getting the education needed to
survive in this world, we plan to lower graduation standards so they
can all get (a now empty and worthless) diploma.
We fill our prisons with easy targets: the homeless, drug users,
prostitutes - people whose offenses affect no one but themselves and
other consensual partners, and who could benefit from rehabilitation
centers that cost far less than prisons. Meanwhile, we can't keep
violent offenders off the street because our jails and prisons are
full.
How long will the insanity continue before we demand common sense from
ourselves and our leaders?
Susan Orrell
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