Questions about Government.
By: Compubomb @ May 26, 2007 @ 1:32 am
I have just finished watching a episode of PBS's "Frontline" called "When Kids get Life" Aired on
05/08/2007, and I was appalled. From what I've been reading about the state of our country for at
least the last 20 years, virtually nothing when it comes to the judiciary branch or the legislative
branch has done anything that would be deemed as fair or humane. How is it that we live in the
supposed most modern society, most humane society on the planet and we treat juveniles with the same
disdain we treat hardened criminals. Why is it that politics are so dense and hard to weave through
that when it comes to getting help to individuals--which is supposed to be afforded--is non-existent
until a crime is committed? Do our politicians have a grasp on reality? Do they know--or the big
question--do they care; has anyone--if you even read this blog--know of any instant where you
believed what has happened--in the government[politics/law making]--ever helped anybody who was part
of a larger group of disadvantaged people without the intervention of non-government
assistance?
I see this episode and I don't just think of the injustices that
happen in our judicial branch, but I also look at how the politics of our society are interwoven. A
major portion of why these boys, many of whom were prosecuted near or around the columbine incident
garnered so much time was because the media tainted the jury pools when it came down to deciding the
fates of these people--who were teens at the time. Has our society lost all faith in children,
teenagers, and young adults?