tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14600985.post1137996583921002361..comments2023-11-03T14:59:31.910+00:00Comments on The Growlery: Barry George: an error of the first kindUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14600985.post-41341882145296284542008-08-02T23:28:00.000+00:002008-08-02T23:28:00.000+00:00Yep. Casablanca springs to mind: "Round up the usu...Yep. <I>Casablanca</I> springs to mind: "Round up the usual suspects".Ray Girvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14600985.post-86739535102783620242008-08-02T23:15:00.000+00:002008-08-02T23:15:00.000+00:00The flip side of the state having too much power o...The flip side of the state having too much power or being too aggressive, is neglect. In the US many of the worst miscarriages of justice seem to be in the juvenile system. I have no direct experience with the juvenile court, but I read the book, <EM>No Matter How Loud I Shout</EM> by Edward Humes, which reports on one year in a juvenile court in Los Angeles. It sounds like a total nightmare.<BR/><BR/>They get the worst judges, the worst lawyers, have massive overload of all services, and have misplaced priorities. They let juveniles off with no punishment, or rehab over and over again, then put them away for life, once they kill somebody. Justice, as Humes reported it, never seemed to get done. Lives were ruined both by getting no punishment or support and then, later, getting too much, along with the same kind of collateral damage (to their families and the victims) that you describe.<BR/><BR/>See <A HREF="http://www.edwardhumes.com/articles/shout_guide.shtml" REL="nofollow">Humes's web site</A>, and the <A HREF="http://www.aclu.org/crimjustice/juv/24761res20080606.html" REL="nofollow">ACLU's page, on the school-to-prison pipeline.</A><BR/><BR/>-JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com