Sat 5 Dec 2009
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In response to my post on the irrelevance of the Tiger Woods marital crisis story, my brother — a public interest attorney in the Bronx — brings up an excellent point about the disparate treatment of the wealthy and the poor in domestic disputes.
For example, I was recently listening to a Leonard Lopate Show podcast about police informants and the example of Jack Abramoff was given. In exchange for his testimony, Abramoff — probably the most corrupt lobbyist in Washington history — got a lighter sentence than would someone found with less than a teaspoon of crack.
Yet we continue to believe that the poor in America get all of the breaks.
December 6th, 2009 at 5:53 am
Thanks for the shout out
December 15th, 2009 at 1:23 am
I’ve never stated they get all the breaks; but neither do I believe that being poor is any less of a choice than being a Union member, a member of a political party or a prostitute.
I’m just tired of hearing all the whining, and when you look at a poor person’s life, in a manner no social activist can do it ~ objectively ~ you will most broadly find that they made their choices and refuse to accept responsibility for those choices.
December 20th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Best Dave Chappelle ever:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7iemlsT6xc&feature=related
December 20th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Well, maybe this one is first place, especially considering our current President:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB-zFVcv75o