Tuesday, February 3, 2009

I'm Back...

As I have more time on my hands, I think it’s time to fire this thing up again. I miss blogging, but my work has been crazy, especially with this economy and job cuts.

I guess I fell off the face of the blogosphere a while back because there wasn’t much to complain about. I usually only complain when there is some genuine complaining to do. There have been a few temptations, but nothing that I had an overwhelming opinion on.

Well, here it is, Pachino at it again. There have been the usual comments on the Times, mostly continued worthless drivel. However, some make sense. I would point out the 3-Strikes rule that Hamerlinck suggested be proposed at the state level. I think it truly is what we need to curb some of this crap, for lack of a better term. (Well, maybe there is a better term, I’m sure there are plenty of more colorful suggestions.)

I would like to take note at the jabs at Judge Dalton. I am completely on the fence about the church sentence. On one side, I believe that since the charge was only a misdemeanor, and she could have let him go completely, that someone who wants to be rehabilitated should have that opportunity. For example, you can’t quit smoking if you don’t want to quit. If Pachino wanted to quit being a menace, he should have the opportunity to quit and be rehabilitated. Nothing in Pachino’s history would have led the judge to believe that he wasn’t seriously willing to grow up, and to give it a try on a misdemeanor may not have been that bad of a move.

Now the flip side, which I think most people would believe in more, and that is once a menace always a menace. To let someone rehabilitate themselves is one thing, but why not supplant probation or parole with the church sentence. Granted, the sentence for the misdemeanor would have been minimal, but at least let him serve that stent, then commit to his rehabilitation. So, I can’t really fault the judge for trying rehabilitation, I just think the judge should be less lenient on someone with a rap sheet longer than my nieces Christmas list.

I have some other things to drum on over the next few weeks, so I’ll leave it at that…