>From my interpretation the City/County has been in need of a new jail for
years. So they built one. The advertisement of the "partay" is not tasteful
I'll admit. I disagree however that MOST arrests are nuisance/wrong place at
the wrong time situations. The majority of arrests are warranted (no pun
intended) and the majority of those arrested are not beaten by police.
JHarmon
Cleveland
>From: Rosalind Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [Mpls] The Rich go to Jail
>Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:48:57 -0500
>
>Yes, the crisis nursery does important work and the 4th Day Project sounds
>particularly worthwhile. For that reason, I don't think it's terribly good
>idea to protest this particular event.
>
>But whoever planned this is showing breathtakingly bad taste and
>insensitivity. People end up in jail for a variety of reasons. Sometimes
>they have done truly bad things, more often they were just a nuisance or in
>the wrong place at the wrong time. An arrest is often a misfortune for the
>family and friends of the person arrested, for example, if the family is
>dependant on the income from that person's job or if someone has to
>scramble to find care for the person's children. Sometimes people are
>beaten or otherwise physically mistreated by the police when they are
>arrested or after they've been brought downtown.
>
>The website also includes pictures of an attractive woman with her shapely
>bare legs in irons and handcuffs dangling from one wrist. Fetish stuff.
>Very sexy. And nonconsensual on the part of the intended clientel of the
>jail.
>
>Rosalind Nelson
>Bancroft
>
>
>At 10:01 AM 6/14/01 -0600, Jenn Hathaway wrote:
> > I thought list members may find the following informative:
> >The website with event information is www.tcmagic8.com.
> >From the web site,
> >BENEFICIARY
> >OUR 2001 BENEFICIARY: GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CRISIS NURSERY
> >The Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery works in partnership with parents
>in crisis and the community to strengthen families and prevent child abuse
>and neglect. The Magic 8 Ball will help fund the 4th Day Project, which
>connects parents who are frequent users of the Nursery in a meaningful way
>to long-term support and existing community resources. The 4th Day Project
>will work in-depth with families through support groups, home visits,
>collaborations and referrals to other social service agencies.
>
>
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