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On the Guilty Verdicts
The fact that a police officer murdering a man in broad daylight was found guilty tells us not that justice is served in this country, but that justice has been absent all along. The guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin is … Continue reading
George Floyd Died Today
George Floyd died today. And another piece of America went with him. I want to believe that the racist culture in which our nation and our entire history is so steeped is in decline, and perhaps white women calling police … Continue reading
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Tagged America, black men, citizens, class, Confederate flags, Covid-19, culture, death, died, equity, George Floyd, Georgia, history, less than, Michigan, Minneapolis, New York, North, oppressions, other, people of color, police, poverty, power, privilege, race, racist, South, swastikas, systemic racism, United States, white
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Paths to Healing Keynote Speech
At this year’s Paths to Healing conference on male survivors of child sex assault I was the keynote speaker. This is the text of the speech I delivered today. Good morning. I’d like to start by thanking Chris Taylor, who … Continue reading
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Some Thoughts on Tony Robinson
Last night I stood in the middle of a street and cried for a young man I never knew. The tears were for Tony Robinson, a 19-year old unarmed African-American who was shot and killed by police officer Matt Kenny … Continue reading
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Tagged abolition, African-American, Broom Street Theater, class, friend, Jim Crow laws, love, Madison Wisconsin, Matt Kenny, Milwaukee, officer-involved shooting, President, race, racism, retribution, slavery, Tony Robinson, vigil, Voting Rights Act, Williamson Street, Willy Street
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Disposable
I have been thinking lately about our disposable world and how virtually everything in it is designed to be used and tossed. Maybe I’m getting old and waxing nostalgic for a simpler time, or maybe for some reason I’m just … Continue reading
Indictment
Today I attended a sentencing hearing for a former co-worker who had embezzled more than $120,000 from our company. I wanted to attend and speak after seeing in the newspaper that the District Attorney’s office did not intend to pursue any jail … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Assistant District Attorney, class, conscience, crime, defendant, defense, diabetes, District Attorney, drug crimes, employees, empty pockets, evidence, felony, forgiveness, greed, heart condition, inequity of justice, jail, jobs, judge, judicial system, Latina, Latino, newspaper, perpetrator, persons of color, plea deal, prison, prison population, probation, prosecution, punishment, race, raises, recompense, repeat offender, restitution, sentencing hearing, single mother, soccer mom, statement, stole, Taycheedah, victim's assistance, victimless crime, victims, white-collar crime
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A Day for Us
(published by Life After Hate, 2/8/12) When Arizona legislator Cecil Ash came to the microphone during a discussion of a proposed Latino-American holiday in his state last week nobody could have guessed what he was about to say. As reported by KPHO, the … Continue reading
A Single Bluebird 