tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post7567293327653838315..comments2024-03-19T07:10:27.303-07:00Comments on Quark Soup by David Appell: Update: Oregon County Goes NativeDavid Appellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-86102892258949479022012-06-04T15:06:01.900-07:002012-06-04T15:06:01.900-07:00David - it is an experiment, and it does have real...David - it is an experiment, and it does have real life consequences.<br /><br />My vote would've been to not run the experiment because of those consequences, but the majority in the county disagreed.<br /><br />I hope they end the experiment soon.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301230860904555513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-9342986890823236512012-06-04T10:16:23.195-07:002012-06-04T10:16:23.195-07:00Now we wait and find out who's right.
You mak...<i>Now we wait and find out who's right.</i><br /><br />You make it sound like this is an experiment on a lab bench. <br /><br />But the county is composed of real people leading real lives with real consequences. And history gives plenty of evidence of what happens when law and order breaks down.David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-43269476000210100802012-06-04T10:14:15.510-07:002012-06-04T10:14:15.510-07:00Thomas, I suspect the fact that this inmate was l...Thomas, I suspect the fact that this inmate was let out early because the county cannot afford to fully fund its law enforcement had a far greater impact on him than the 20 days he didn't serve. <br /><br />That sense of lawlessness can easily create more lawlessness.David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-80481183435451517402012-06-04T05:12:22.383-07:002012-06-04T05:12:22.383-07:00David, the felon with a 4th-degree assault was rel...David, the felon with a 4th-degree assault was released after 30 days out of a 50 day sentence. What a disaster, he is probably going to go rampant during those extra 20 days of freedom...<br /><br />I'd be more worried about all those honest citizens getting themselves guns thinking they are going to get robbed, raped or killed. Accident happens.Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-9718092011710886922012-06-03T22:20:17.654-07:002012-06-03T22:20:17.654-07:00Seems like both sides are placing their bets. Con...Seems like both sides are placing their bets. Conservatives: no big deal. Liberals: this will get bad.<br /><br />Now we wait and find out who's right.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301230860904555513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-84145910732949379852012-06-03T07:38:52.869-07:002012-06-03T07:38:52.869-07:00Thomas: Perhaps, but felons? One of the guilty of ...Thomas: Perhaps, but felons? One of the guilty of 4th-degree assault?David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-1238463281940194422012-06-03T05:52:57.137-07:002012-06-03T05:52:57.137-07:00Considering that USA has world record (or close to...Considering that USA has world record (or close to it) in imprisoning its population, perhaps letting some of them go is a good idea. Somehow many countries manage to survive with less than a tenth as many locked up.Thomasnoreply@blogger.com