Category Archives: Children's rights

The Brain is an Organ. Concussion Impairs Its Function: Why Bashing Someone’s Head Repeatedly Against a Hard Surface Should be a Felony.

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

[New readers: this continues a series, The Worst Yet, that started here.] Arguably, my daughter’s impairment of vision, demonstrated by a scatter-field test, attributed to a bruised optic nerve resulting from blunt force trauma, could have led to a felony … Continue reading →

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Madison County District Judge Place 3, Candidate Donald Rizzardi Answers My Questions

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

My post before last was an open letter to  the three candidates running for Madison County District Judge Place 3 on the March 13, 2012, Alabama Primary ticket: Linda Coats, Chris Messervy, and Don Rizzardi. All are Republicans. I also … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to the Candidates for Madison County District Judge Place 3

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Three candidates are running for Madison County District Judge Place 3 on the March 13, 2012, Alabama Primary ticket: Linda Coats, Chris Messervy, and Don Rizzardi. All are Republicans. As readers of this blog know, I have become very interested … Continue reading →

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Five Adjustments for Justice I’d Like to See

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

It’s been four months now since I started learning what I have about the criminal justice system in Alabama. These are the issues I want to look at more closely — someday. 1. Recognition of serious and protracted psychological suffering as … Continue reading →

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Justice. An Offer. Why Make a Fuss?

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Last things first: I’m not going to keep describing my legal journey. Now that I know that Alabama Code – Section 15-23-62: LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY REQUIRED TO PROVIDE VICTIM WITH INFORMATION CONCERNING SERVICES, COMPENSATION BENEFITS, ETC exists and that there … Continue reading →

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Alabama Law: Buy the Few, etc. Update and Clarifications.

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

Tuesday, Dec. 20. I first published this Sunday. Yesterday afternoon I had a callback from the Alabama Attorney General’s Office which I had contacted via its website over the weekend. Now that is a prompt response. The woman who addressed … Continue reading →

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Navigating the Juvenile Justice System, cont’d. Into the Courts.

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

When I signed the petition against He Who Must Not Be Named on August 31, 2011, the charge was domestic violence — 3rd degree. Here’s the Alabama definition: Section 13A-6-132 – Domestic violence – Third degree. (a) A person commits … Continue reading →

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Navigating the Juvenile Justice System, cont’d. Of Petitions and Parole Officers at the D-Home.

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

I dreaded going down to the Robert Neeves Center, or D [detention]-Home. I can’t watch prison movies. Because of the actors (Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman) I made an exception for The Shawshank Redemption and regretted it. Even A Cry in … Continue reading →

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Bureaucratic Opacity, cont’d. A Better Day with the ADA. Could This Be a Win-Win for Us?

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

This morning Daughter and I went to the Madison County District Attorney’s Office to  have a little talk with Assistant District Attorney Josh Ballinger, primarily about the restitution process. Daughter came along because she wanted  finally to meet him, and I … Continue reading →

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Bureacratic Opacity. Again. Another Trip to the Courthouse. Update Updated.

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

Update: Tuesday morning. I paid another early visit to the Courthouse, and this time I met with ADA Ballinger’s secretary. I’ve met with her before, so when she said her boss would be getting back to me, I decided I … Continue reading →

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