Calling this 'program' affirmative action is almost as silly as publicly calling list members narrowly intolerant and resentful whites.
You are invoking race as the single reason to clear peoples' records. I see this as problematic. I think there are many ways to better peoples' lives. None of them include waving off unacceptable behavior. Regards, Jason Stone | Mpls --- Jordan Kushner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am quite surprised to reading such narrow intolerance on this list. Where > is the social need to severely punish people with minor traffic offenses? > The fact is that anyone who goes to court downtown to address several such > tickets is usually be given the option of doing work instead of paying > fines. Perhaps the participants in the African American Men's Project > sponsored events had to do a little less time. So what?! What is wrong > with making life a little easier for a group that is much more harshly > targetted by the criminal "justice" system? Minnesota and Hennepin County > have among the highest racially disproporionate rates of African Americas in > the system. The court system should be doing a lot more to compensate for > institutional racial bias. The list seems to be experience the classic > white resentment for any affirmative attempts to undo racism. > > Jordan Kushner > works downtown > Golden Valley > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
