I think this is why the whole marijuana de-criminalization is happening.
After 50 years of the non-working "war on drugs", people are willing to try
something different.
Makes a good argument for setting up experimental laws that can fail fast,
and get replaced by a different theoretical solution.
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On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 3:48 PM [email protected] <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Too difficult for me to figure out. Nothing seems to work either way. I
> have a hard enough time just
> getting 1's and 0's to flow down a tube. (Or over the air)
>
> On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 6:40 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> They sure don’t try to help a guy get back on his feet.
>>
>> *From:* Bill Prince
>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 30, 2018 4:35 PM
>> *To:* AFMUG
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT aintcha glad
>>
>> There is nothing so broken as a broken bureaucracy.
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>> bp
>> part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 2:59 PM <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I have an employee that was supposed to pay a “fee” to his parole
>>> officer or probation office or some such place.
>>>
>>> We have attempted to help him pay.
>>> They will not take a credit card unless we can prove that he has
>>> permission from us, which they have refused to believe when we call them.
>>> They will not give a receipt for a cash payment.
>>> They will not take a certified check.
>>> They will take a western union for a $24 surcharge.
>>>
>>> And until he gets this paid (with penalties mounting every day) he
>>> cannot get his driver’s license back.
>>>
>>> *From:* Bill Prince
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 30, 2018 3:53 PM
>>> *To:* AFMUG
>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT aintcha glad
>>>
>>> You know what they say about doing the same thing over and over.
>>>
>>> If you don't try doing something different, you may never know what will
>>> work, and what doesn't
>>>
>>> It's clear what they were doing was not working. People would get thrown
>>> in the slammer for a minor offense, and not be able to post bail right
>>> away. When they eventually posted bail, they had lost their $7/hour job
>>> because they didn't show for a few days. Then they couldn't repay the bond.
>>> Then they would get thrown in jail for not paying that, rinse, repeat.
>>>
>>> It ends up being a tax on being poor. Kind of a dumb way to run things.
>>>
>>> In fairness, this isn't for every offender. There is a list of criteria
>>> regarding the degree of the offense, risks to the community, and so on.
>>>
>>> It has worked well in some other areas already. CA is not breaking new
>>> ground here.
>>>
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>>> bp
>>> part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 2:45 PM <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It will be a really interesting social experiment. Hope it works as
>>>> they wish.
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Bill Prince
>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 30, 2018 3:41 PM
>>>> *To:* AFMUG
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT aintcha glad
>>>>
>>>> They are such pillars of their communities.
>>>>
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>>>> bp
>>>> part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 11:23 AM [email protected] <
>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I read that yesterday. Crazy.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 1:33 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> You are not a bail bondsman in California...
>>>>>>
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