There has been much discussion around the issue of criminal justice reform, particularly the idea of bail.
Is cash bail too mean to poorer criminals? Some say yes, some say no, of course not, are you mental?
But it occurred to me that there really should be one concept everyone could agree on – no pants, no bail.
In other words, if you are arrested and you are not wearing pants (or even shorts) at the time of the arrest, you do not qualify for the possibility of immediate bail.
Seems simple: no pants, no bail. And it could not possibly be considered racist because pretty much everyone (guys, that is, though nowadays…) wears pants on a regular basis.
In fact – if one has ever watched COPS on Fox – it seems far more white criminals are pulled screaming and pantsless from under their dilapidated mobile home than BIPOC folks.
I think even the most hardcore, woke reformer would not have a problem with this as a baseline setting.
Speaking of (only metaphorically, surprisingly) pantslessness, we have the debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump this past Thursday. Of course, this matter has been covered before but it is hard not to re-visit the issue. It’s like a cavity your tongue can’t help but keep touching.
Each time you look at it – or parts of it – you see something new. Co-moderator Dana Bash aggressively casually pointing to Jake Tapper when he asked the question so Biden would know where to look, for example. Or Biden’s explicit admission that yes, in fact, terrorists have crossed the southern border unimpeded.
The debate was like a pointillist painting – you have to stand back to get the whole thing but the closer you get you can see details that you did not realize existed, even if those details blur into the gesso background.
As to the border admission, that would/should/could have been it for any sitting president. But the event was so radiantly bizarre and upsetting, it was hard to notice the details too much (good for Trump, by the way.) It was as if you came home from work, found your house on fire, was told your family had all been burned to death, but that your dog managed to make it out.
You’re not specifically feeling happy about the dog right then – the situation is too overwhelming.
Speaking of Biden and overwhelming, the question now is still what will the Democrats do? Putting aside the logistical nightmare of changing someone’s name on the ballot (50 states, 50 rules, 50 problems – see Ohio ) there is also the matter of Doctor Jill, AKA Doctor Macbeth.
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