Thursday, May 01, 2014
Real democracy for once!
Extremely local news:
A transitional home used to house felons in a Northwest Spokane neighborhood moved its occupants out after neighbors complained. Those neighbors were outraged when they found out there was a halfway house in their community. The transitional home was two blocks from Westview Elementary school and was within a one-mile radius from two other schools. “When people talk, we listen. We always listen, and the last thing we want is to have negative surroundings. We want to be a positive program, that's what we are about,” said the home’s director, Terri Mayer. “We sat down with the gentlemen in the house and, these are all men that are striving to do well, to not go back to prison, to have a successful life and to set them down and talk about this, we all agreed, this is in everybody's best interest,” said Mayer. Mayer said four of the men were placed in permanent housing where they would sign a lease and have a landlord. She said the three others were in a safe place...Good for both sides. On one side: Governments and NGOs rarely feel the need to respect normal people. Typically the criminal comes first and the good people are required to "tolerate" being robbed and murdered and raped in order to Celebrate The Diversity Of Non-Traditional Value Systems. On the other side: Group homes work well as a stepping-stone for retarded people who are ready to move out of an institution. Group homes do NOT work for non-professional criminals moving out of an institution. When you're still among other criminals, social pressure keeps you thinking criminally. It's better to get quickly and totally immersed in a non-criminal environment, where you are solely exposed to straight culture. NOTHING AT ALL works for professional criminals. Rehabilitation is a null concept for pros. They need to be jailed permanently or executed. ¶ 3:32 AM
