tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37299795.post116585864475475087..comments2023-11-02T11:27:27.551-04:00Comments on Do Not Pass Geaux: Drunk Justicebphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986603565454126705noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37299795.post-1166452166770279122006-12-18T09:29:00.000-05:002006-12-18T09:29:00.000-05:00We are criminalizing a huge group of people, parti...We are criminalizing a huge group of people, particularly young people, for drinking between the ages of 18-21 and for using drugs, most particularly for smoking pot, not just in Louisiana. Kids growing up today expect to be arrested at one time or another. Those with money can usually get out of it. It's terrible. Thanks for trying to do something about it, no matter how frustrating it is.<BR/><BR/>As for your theme, there is no question in my mind that alcoholic behavior involves clearly definable patterns of interaction that have nothing to do with the drinking itself. I know for a fact that these patterns can infect institutions as well as individuals and family units. The Catholic Church, the KnockingShitDownCompany (where I work) and the Bush Administration come to mind. Caring more about how things appear than how they really are, telling stupid unnecessary lies for no good reason, and expecting your needs to be anticipated while being unable to identify them and ask that they be met, top the list.<BR/><BR/>Excellent post. Thanks to Ernie for pointing it out. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37299795.post-1166137228066017592006-12-14T18:00:00.000-05:002006-12-14T18:00:00.000-05:00I couldn't agree more. I was in municipal court t...I couldn't agree more. I was in municipal court trying to help a client with a "disturbing the peace" ticket (which he got because he couldn't speak English, and didn't understand what was happening when the polcie officers told him to back up), and I was told his options are simple: plead guilty, or the city attorney will call INS to pick him up (stupid assumption, considering no one bothered to even ask if he had an ID). Even more sadly, the only way I was able to do anything for the guy was by name-dropping. What has happened to a fair defense?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37299795.post-1166111841133501242006-12-14T10:57:00.000-05:002006-12-14T10:57:00.000-05:00Don't do the crime if you can't pay the time.Don't do the crime if you can't pay the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37299795.post-1166102941074931482006-12-14T08:29:00.000-05:002006-12-14T08:29:00.000-05:00Good report. Maybe it helps explain the Louisiana ...Good report. Maybe it helps explain the Louisiana Gulag. the US has more people in prison p/c than any other country. Louisiana ranks #1 in the US. See the graphics:<BR/>http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_pri_per_cap-crime-prisoners-per-capita<BR/>and this<BR/>http://www.statemaster.com/graph/cri_sta_and_fed_pri_hel_in_loc_jai-federal-prisoners-held-local-jailsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37299795.post-1166060324273969432006-12-13T20:38:00.000-05:002006-12-13T20:38:00.000-05:00So what do we do? I am on the cusp of returning o...So what do we do? I am on the cusp of returning or not. I am not hearing anything that tells me to return.Philip Seymour Morphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375415264460261248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37299795.post-1165871255517161382006-12-11T16:07:00.000-05:002006-12-11T16:07:00.000-05:00BP, your candor and clarity is much appreciated, n...BP, your candor and clarity is much appreciated, needed, and tres important. But who will be there to bail you out when the gendarmes come? <BR/><BR/>DBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com