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I met my girlfriend in 1989. She had escaped from an abusive husband with her child and was staying with a friend as she waited for housing. The husband was terrorizing the woman who was providing my girlfriend sanctuary. The first time that I saw the husband

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Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Critique of America's justice system: 6 of 79
The premise of the American Justice System is sound, it is the implementation that is flawed. This perspective is based on nearly two decades of having to deal with it, through circumstance and our own stupidity.What we found out was that there is no oversight on these individuals that claim to be "officers of the court", oth... More..
Sciences > Earth Science (Other) Is human space travel to the planet Mars too dangerous?: 5 of 37
No, providing that we do not have an extinction event we will colonize the Solar System, including Mars. We have the technology to accomplish the mission, what we do not have is the infrastructure to support such a mission.Our commercial business models have built in planned obsolescence so everything must be custom built. Wi... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Dog bites and legal responses: 1 of 4
In 1995 my girlfriend was bitten by a neighbors dog while walking in the community. The neighbor was a medic and we knew the dog so when the neighbor asked that we not report the dog and that he would treat the injury my girlfriend trusted that he would honor this agreement. A week passes and the medic does not show up, the i... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Should corporations, unions and trade associations be permitted to write checks directly to politicians and parties?: 5 of 18
No organization should be permitted to make donations directly to politicians or parties. Organizations can leverage tremendous purchasing power, this system is supposed to represent the individual, not a collective. The economic problems that we are currently in are a direct consequence of corporate leveraging.These organiza... More..
Law & Legal Information > Lawyers & Legal Advice What do you do when the legal system fails you: 2 of 6
Facilitation of fraud by an Agency of the Virginia Supreme CourtThe fraud lies in the claim that when one retains a certified member of the Bar this member will execute an effective strategy, that the member will zealously and diligently represent the client. What the Bar does to ensure this effective representation is addres... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons Understanding opposing viewpoints on police brutality: 5 of 11
A Northern Virginia Police StoryConsider this, you are shopping in a store, minding your own business when a cop comes up and demands your id. Perplexed you ask what it is about, why does he need to see your id. The cop responds because I said so, looking around and all that you see is this cop and a quiet store, it had been ... More..
Jobs & Careers > Business & Professional Jobs Evaluating the current reputation of lawyers: 3 of 6
Just what happens when an attorney does not represent their client competently ?The client is "presumed guilty", they are punished. The client knows what their attorney had, what was used and what was not. The first impact is that the client goes out to the community and tells their story, valid or not if there is a hint of i... More..
Sciences > Earth Science (Other) How will the environment of space affect human evolution?: 1 of 1
Darwin showed us that evolution is never a static system, species evolve and die out in response to environmental demands. As we move into Space we will be changed, we will evolve, adapt to new worlds. To say that our technology will protect us is incorrect, the question is how far will we go as a species - providing of cours... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons Holding police accountable for their actions: 5 of 8
January 12, 2005 I was assaulted by members of the Manassas City Police Department in a CVS Pharmacy store. The assault consisted of being tasered three times, beaten and maced. I must have been some scary perp of a heinous crime that caused these upstanding members of Manassas finest to put me in a position where I thought t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Should criminals convicted of non-violent crimes face jail terms?: 16 of 24
This title is wrong it should be "Should individuals convicted of non-violent crimes face jail terms ?" unless it is discussing multiple offenders it implies that the individual is a criminal before being convicted. The implication is a "presumption of guilt" before being convicted."Non-violent crimes" is also the wrong term ... More..