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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
“When someone breaks the law because their own life was broken first, does punishment still feel like justice to you?”
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Mechanism Design for Harm Reduction
I’ve just posted a new paper on SSRN: Mechanism Design for Harm Reduction: Game Theory and Social Choice for Carceral MOUD and Recovery Institutions 👉 Read it here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6173484 The core question: Why do our institutions so often... AMA - I recently served as a juror on a murder trial
The crime happened within the last five years, and the trial happened within the last six months. I'm happy to discuss anything about my experience except: The exact time and location of the crime The names of the people involved Those restrictions are to protect the family... 🚨 When 41 people get shot in one weekend and nobody is arrested, is that a tragedy—or the natural result of a city that made consequences optional?... - ballz2dwallz...
- Mo Jeffreys...
As far as Alex Pretti is concerned, he was not some innocent that ICE agents decided to shoot because they had a few minutes…he was a deeply disturbed man and it was clear to anyone who watched the BBC video from a week or so before he was shot.... - ptsharker...
texas racism bologna
I’m sick Of the black community, always making everything about race being part black it’s disgusting that people like Jasmine Crockett lie over and over again and always make everything about race.... - Mark Burns...
The Greatest Country on Earth Finishes Last in Its Class
What we lead in. What we trail in. What it would take to close the gap. For context, "we" is the United States of America, and we are all missing part of the story.... Official Totals From the Harbor Gateway Street Takeover
LAPD Releases Final Count After Early Estimates Circulated - 128 Juveniles Cited for Curfew Violations Law enforcement conducted a large operation against an illegal street takeover at South Figueroa Street and West Alondra Boulevard in the Harbor Gateway area of Los Angeles,... No Excuse Accounting of Mothers Charged After High Profile Massachusetts Trial
People who favor conservative justice look at this list and see a collapse of the most basic duty a parent has. A child is a person who depends completely on the adult in the room.... Families of Victims Invited to Watch Hangings as Critics Cry Double Standard
This follows a law the Knesset passed in March 2026. The measure requires military courts to impose the death penalty as the default sentence for certain terror attacks that kill Israelis.... 🎧 They'll tell you the make and model of the firearm within minutes, but the shooter's rap sheet? That takes days to surface — if it ever does. What's the point of laws if we refuse to enforce them?... - onI am someone who believes that understanding the truth is worth the effort, even when it is uncomfortable. I have never been satisfied with accepting things simply because they are popular or because someone in authority says they are true. I ask questions, I look for evidence, and I try to understand what is really happening beneath the surface. I would rather spend time researching an issue than repeat someone else's opinion.by
The Far Left Is Poisoning the Democratic Party with Ideas That Destroy Safety and Order
The Breaking Point Has Arrived The debate is no longer about party labels. It is about trust, responsibility, and the future of the nation. The Democratic Party has long claimed to stand for progress.... Remembering Iryna Zarutska
Iryna Zarutska, Murdered on a Charlotte Train by a Repeat Offender The mayor of Charlotte, NC asks that we not post about this lady murdered on a Charlotte train by a repeat offender with 14 prior arrests! I say in Iryna’s memory please share and make this go viral!... - tsexton...
Small changes can rewrite a story. 📖✍️ I am incredibly proud to share that we are bringing Uptrust into our community outreach efforts. In writing, we learn that every detail matters; in life, a single missed date or a lack of support can completely derail someone’s hard work... - ˈkwɒntəm...
The income tax was implemented during world war I was supposed to end after world war I ended. I'll let that sink in The way we got along before that was tariffs. tariffs built a lot of the things that are still standing today and didn't cost Americans nothing out of pocket.... I have a degree in Criminal Justice Administration and am a published writer of 30 years. I hate how disingenuous individuals and the Internet have become.... - Paulleverich...
That story hits like a brick because it exposes a question most legal systems try very hard not to answer: What is the actual punishment for a crime?... - dawnagain...
Reality seems less real to me these days. How have we as a society allowed so few to have so much and so many to have nothing? I am 61. I am truly failing in every aspect. My health. My relationships. My finances. My sanity. Every moment is a struggle. I am suffering. Greatly....