Category Archives: Parenting

I Give Up [Formerly, Can You Spot the Probationer?]

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

I give up. And justice there is none.        

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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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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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Can Standing Silently for 65 Seconds Constitute a Threat?

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

Just go read this: “You Made People Uncomfortable”. There you will learn that although citizens can comment for three minutes at a Huntsville City Schools Board of Education meeting, if they fail to use their allotted 180 seconds, standing silently … 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. Things Should Have Gone Differently From the Start. Updated.

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

As I just mentioned in my update to the post above this one (prior in order, subsequent in time), Monday afternoon I had a callback from the Alabama Attorney General’s Office which I had contacted via its website over the … 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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