Sassy Sagittarius, Episcopalian, dancer, and VCU grad student.
Sisters!! People who want to protect Women's Rights!! Make your voice heard!!
They are currently accepting comments on an open forum in regards to the personhood bill and TARP regulations in Virginia until MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!! (Feb 15). MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!! DON’T JUST BITCH ABOUT IT, MAKE YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS KNOWN!! Write a comment, and share with someone else!
UGHHHH i can’t EVEN with the personhood bill in the VA house right now…
But really? THIS is the priority right now? I hate it here…
Ameena Matthews, a violence interrupter with the Chicago organization CeaseFire, mediates disputes to prevent gang violence from escalating. She’s one of the people profiled in the documentary The Interrupters, which will air on Frontline later this week.
CAN’T WAIT TO WATCH THISSSS!!!
“No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies.” ―Daisy Bates
the hate in that woman’s eyes on the right gives me chills…
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I have pissed in a cup at least 100 times, and I still haven’t learned a damn thing, except that the taxpayers sure waste an assload of money on these tests.
—http://www.vice.com/read/pen-pals-the-perils-of-piss-tests (via vicemag)
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The Kids Are All In Jail of the Day: According to a study published in the latest issue of the scientific journal Pediatrics, just under a third of all American citizens will be arrested before the age of 23.
When a similar study, published nearly half a century ago by criminologist Ron Christensen, claimed that 22% of Americans under 23 would be arrested, the result shocked the country.
The latest study, compiled by University of North Carolina-Charlotte criminologist Robert Brame and his team using over a decade’s worth of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, suggests that number may have increased by as much as 8.2% over the past 44 years.
“There’s a lot more arresting going on now,” said Carnegie Mellon criminologist Alfred Blumstein, who was a member of President Lyndon Johnson’s crime task force alongside Christensen. Blumstein pointed out that drugs and domestic violence — crimes that would not have been a priority for police in the 60s — account for some of the increase in arrests.
Criminologist Megan Kurlychek also noted that most smaller offenses were handled informally by local authorities 40 years ago. “Society is a lot less tolerant of these teenage behaviors,” she said, emphasizing that “arrests have worse consequences than ever for these juveniles.”
“[Arrest records] follow you forever,” Kurlychek said. “The average teenager who steals an iPod or is arrested for possession of marijuana — why do we make that define their lives?”
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The Kids Are All In Jail of the Day: According to a study published in the latest issue of the scientific journal Pediatrics, just under a third of all American citizens will be arrested before the age of 23.
When a similar study, published nearly half a century ago by criminologist Ron Christensen, claimed that 22% of Americans under 23 would be arrested, the result shocked the country.
The latest study, compiled by University of North Carolina-Charlotte criminologist Robert Brame and his team using over a decade’s worth of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, suggests that number may have increased by as much as 8.2% over the past 44 years.
“There’s a lot more arresting going on now,” said Carnegie Mellon criminologist Alfred Blumstein, who was a member of President Lyndon Johnson’s crime task force alongside Christensen. Blumstein pointed out that drugs and domestic violence — crimes that would not have been a priority for police in the 60s — account for some of the increase in arrests.
Criminologist Megan Kurlychek also noted that most smaller offenses were handled informally by local authorities 40 years ago. “Society is a lot less tolerant of these teenage behaviors,” she said, emphasizing that “arrests have worse consequences than ever for these juveniles.”
“[Arrest records] follow you forever,” Kurlychek said. “The average teenager who steals an iPod or is arrested for possession of marijuana — why do we make that define their lives?”
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The Kids Are All In Jail of the Day: According to a study published in the latest issue of the scientific journal Pediatrics, just under a third of all American citizens will be arrested before the age of 23.
When a similar study, published nearly half a century ago by criminologist Ron Christensen, claimed that 22% of Americans under 23 would be arrested, the result shocked the country.
The latest study, compiled by University of North Carolina-Charlotte criminologist Robert Brame and his team using over a decade’s worth of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, suggests that number may have increased by as much as 8.2% over the past 44 years.
“There’s a lot more arresting going on now,” said Carnegie Mellon criminologist Alfred Blumstein, who was a member of President Lyndon Johnson’s crime task force alongside Christensen. Blumstein pointed out that drugs and domestic violence — crimes that would not have been a priority for police in the 60s — account for some of the increase in arrests.
Criminologist Megan Kurlychek also noted that most smaller offenses were handled informally by local authorities 40 years ago. “Society is a lot less tolerant of these teenage behaviors,” she said, emphasizing that “arrests have worse consequences than ever for these juveniles.”
“[Arrest records] follow you forever,” Kurlychek said. “The average teenager who steals an iPod or is arrested for possession of marijuana — why do we make that define their lives?”
[usatoday.]
Shoppers pass a homeless woman on Fifth Avenue on “Black Friday” Nov. 25 in New York City. Marking the start of the holiday shopping season, “Black Friday” is one of American retailers’ busiest days of the year. (Michael Nagle/Getty Images)
This image captures why i want to be a social worker.
And the Racist of the Year Award goes to…
I CAN’T EVEN WITH THIS. Racism is alive and well in america y’all. And it’s time everyone starts acknowledging it.
Human Interest Story of the Day: Maurice Johnson, a 55-year-old down-on-his-luck Bostonian, challenges the popular perception of homeless people by being an unemployed aerospace engineer with two Master’s degrees.
[thanks ashley!]
It can happen to anybody…
You’d think women would be at least almost equal to men in upper management employment by now.
from Moveon.org - America Falls Behind on that whole “equality for women” thing
NIGHTNIGHT by DEDDY
