YES. I get so tired of the politicians pushing the line that “Anyone who breaks the Law In the Smallest Degree, must be Punished Without Limit!” (Unless they’re Republicans, of course!)
So, so true. One visit to a maximum security prison and a talk with the guards (part of a sociology class in college) forever changed my thinking about prisoners and prisons.
Awesome comic, quick and to the point just the way I like it and also who do we contact to have the next survivor at San Quentin, consider it an educational show.
Also doesn’t somebody think it is a bit creepy that our society jokes about sexual abuse that most likely doesn’t happen to the real violent offenders. Not that I condone they get assaulted.
Amen, Keef! And why aren’t any of the people responsible for the 2008 financial melt-down enjoying the hospitality of these lovely resorts, anyway? I know, I know, that was a rhetorical question.
Over at Talking Points Memo, they received a rambling letter from former California congresscreature Randy “Duke!” Cunningham, serving several more years for massive sleazy corruption. It’s basically “Boo hoo hoo! Prison is a baaaad place, and it’s soooooo unfair!”
Now let’s look at his record as a congresscreature (courtesy of Wikipedia):
“In September 1996 Cunningham criticized President Clinton for appointing judges who were “soft on crime”. “We must get tough on drug dealers,” he said, adding that “those who peddle destruction on our children must pay dearly.”[21] He favored stiff drug penalties[22] and voted for the death penalty for major drug dealers.[23]
Four months later, his son Todd was arrested for helping to transport 400 pounds (181 kg) of marijuana from Massachusetts to California. Todd Cunningham pleaded guilty to possession and conspiracy to sell marijuana.[24] At his son’s sentencing hearing, Cunningham fought back tears as he begged the judge for leniency….”
Same old, same old. He’s right that the prison system is a mess. But I’m sure that when he gets out, he’ll very quickly forget his promises to try to change the system.
In a world that makes you wanna tear you hair out most of the time, it is comforting to know that once a week we will have access to that little island of sanity that is the K-Chronicles.
I finally got the new (th)ink book “Too Small To Fail” with me here in San Francisco for the Anarchist Book Fair in Golden Gate Park Saturday and Sunday. It looks great! All you Norcal folk: Come on buy and pick it up!
Too many people say we’re a supposed to be a “Christian nation” and then refuse to embrace any of the compassion or forgiveness of Christianity. God is assumed to forgive us for all our sins but offer no redemption to people with different sins.
I actually considered working at a corrections officer for a while and went through the whole process to get hired…as part of my research, I did visit a prison. It was extremely overcrowded, holding about 250% more inmates than it was designed for; all the gyms had been turned into dorms, for instance. As a result of recent budget cuts, anything extra like college classes have been eliminated. Medical care is still there but pretty bare-bones. For a variety of reasons including that visit, I ultimately decided not to pursue that career, and I’m very glad I didn’t.
YES. I get so tired of the politicians pushing the line that “Anyone who breaks the Law In the Smallest Degree, must be Punished Without Limit!” (Unless they’re Republicans, of course!)
So, so true. One visit to a maximum security prison and a talk with the guards (part of a sociology class in college) forever changed my thinking about prisoners and prisons.
Awesome comic, quick and to the point just the way I like it and also who do we contact to have the next survivor at San Quentin, consider it an educational show.
Also doesn’t somebody think it is a bit creepy that our society jokes about sexual abuse that most likely doesn’t happen to the real violent offenders. Not that I condone they get assaulted.
I’d like to see some of the cast of the documentary “the inside job” in prison. Think we’ll ever see that reality-TV show?
Amen, Keef! And why aren’t any of the people responsible for the 2008 financial melt-down enjoying the hospitality of these lovely resorts, anyway? I know, I know, that was a rhetorical question.
Keep fighting the good fight. The you-know-whos won’t rest until it’s 50 million in prison for life. Cheap source of labor for them.
Over at Talking Points Memo, they received a rambling letter from former California congresscreature Randy “Duke!” Cunningham, serving several more years for massive sleazy corruption. It’s basically “Boo hoo hoo! Prison is a baaaad place, and it’s soooooo unfair!”
Now let’s look at his record as a congresscreature (courtesy of Wikipedia):
“In September 1996 Cunningham criticized President Clinton for appointing judges who were “soft on crime”. “We must get tough on drug dealers,” he said, adding that “those who peddle destruction on our children must pay dearly.”[21] He favored stiff drug penalties[22] and voted for the death penalty for major drug dealers.[23]
Four months later, his son Todd was arrested for helping to transport 400 pounds (181 kg) of marijuana from Massachusetts to California. Todd Cunningham pleaded guilty to possession and conspiracy to sell marijuana.[24] At his son’s sentencing hearing, Cunningham fought back tears as he begged the judge for leniency….”
Same old, same old. He’s right that the prison system is a mess. But I’m sure that when he gets out, he’ll very quickly forget his promises to try to change the system.
In a world that makes you wanna tear you hair out most of the time, it is comforting to know that once a week we will have access to that little island of sanity that is the K-Chronicles.
Hey kids!
I finally got the new (th)ink book “Too Small To Fail” with me here in San Francisco for the Anarchist Book Fair in Golden Gate Park Saturday and Sunday. It looks great! All you Norcal folk: Come on buy and pick it up!
Too many people say we’re a supposed to be a “Christian nation” and then refuse to embrace any of the compassion or forgiveness of Christianity. God is assumed to forgive us for all our sins but offer no redemption to people with different sins.
I actually considered working at a corrections officer for a while and went through the whole process to get hired…as part of my research, I did visit a prison. It was extremely overcrowded, holding about 250% more inmates than it was designed for; all the gyms had been turned into dorms, for instance. As a result of recent budget cuts, anything extra like college classes have been eliminated. Medical care is still there but pretty bare-bones. For a variety of reasons including that visit, I ultimately decided not to pursue that career, and I’m very glad I didn’t.