I wanted to share my response to a "neighbor" on the NextDoor app. I have hidden her name so as to protect her identity. Yeah, it's that bad. I need to just explain why your racism is showing despite your token lover who passes. I will use your words exactly, so there is no confusion: YOU STATED: Newsflash: there are many laws that are unfair for example...there are tons of fathers (and mothers) who go to jail often on a daily basis for not being able to pay their child support. I work in the legal system and a quick check of the local court records shows that you simply don't know what you are talking about. In Georgia and almost every state, there is a City Department dedicated to situations where child support is a problem. It takes a significant demonstration of malice and literal proof of intent to refuse payment for someone to be arrested, tried, and put in jail for failure to pay. In fact, all you have to do is attempt to make arrangements, or call the ...
INTRO I am writing this post to clarify my position on the current situation in Atlanta involving the illegal activities of ATV riders on public streets interrupting traffic and creating the potential for harm to both themselves and others. Specifically, I am writing this in response to Atlanta's new policy on "cracking down" on these activities which really only serves to speed up the fast track from elementary to jail for black, low-income youth. PREFACE I do not think that these people should be allowed to break the law without penalty. I do not approve of what they are doing and I do not in any way condone their behavior. I support the police in their new efforts to apply the law in these circumstances and I also support their decision not to jeopardize the lives of these criminals or the lives of innocent bystanders by refusing to pursue these individuals. What I don't support is the notion that after literally years of tacit acceptance by the cops, sud...