Speaker For The Diodes - May 6th, 2009

05:25 am - QotD

[...] I've seen literally thousands of court transcripts in my position as a legal editor. I've seen hundreds of criminal cases, many of them murders. And I've seen a parade of mostly illiterate young men who have suffered violence, dealt violence, taken drugs, and dealt them also. While the educated murderer makes headlines and is the stuff of thousands of murder mysteries, I have yet to see one in my transcripts. The fight for our community's safety is going on in our elementary schools, and the weapons are books, pencils, classroom computers, field trips, and marker boards. Our teachers *are* safeguarding our communities, and need all our support." -- sister_devora, regarding the notion of moving money from the school budget to the police budget, 2009-04-28