Update

The conversation went well, he was shocked to find out about what all had happened, and had some questions, but it was good to get it out. On the other hand it went later than I expected so we didn’t get to go see the baby. But on the third hand, that’s probably a good…

Tiny little life

I became an uncle for the second time today. My sister-in-law gave birth to a baby girl this morning. I can’t wait to go meet my little niece. On the other hand, I’m also supposed to be meeting the other member of my family that I talked about earlier, to talk about the abuse and…

Rethinking free speech?

Sue’s gotten herself riled up over a book that was written to defend “Boylovers”. She’s titles her post “Rethinking free speech”, and while I think we can all relate to that reaction, I’m not sure that it’s the right one. Here’s my thinking on this. Let’s suppose there was a law that said you couldn’t…

Convicted child killer disputes warnings

Convicted child killer disputes warnings Again, much like the Megan’s Law cases, I have to ask, if this man is so dangerous that you have to harass him and warn everyone in town about him, why was he ever released from prison? Aren’t early releases determined by whether the prisoner has been rehabilitated? If he…