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  • Tough love ends in family tragedy

    05/12/2008 6:09:59 AM PDT · by reaganaut1 · 78 replies · 22+ views
    Los Angeles Times ^ | May 11, 2008 | Scott Glover and Richard Winton
    Thadd McNamara was at the helm of his motor home on a cross-country trip in 2005 when his cellphone rang and a neighbor gave him the news: His grown son, Sean, was in trouble with law -- again. ... It turned out Sean McNamara was accused of burglarizing his father's home and attempting to make off with a baseball cap bearing the logo "Snap-On Tools." It was classic Sean, his father would later say. Nothing serious. Just another knuckle-head move from an overgrown kid who drank too much beer, didn't pay his bills and, essentially, refused to grow up. Thadd...
  • Ten Reasons Why America's Public Schools Are Like America's Prisons

    07/28/2006 7:37:04 AM PDT · by tang0r · 68 replies · 1,708+ views
    The Prometheus Institute ^ | 7/28/2006 | Justin Hartfield & M Harrison
    5. Both assume one solution for every individual. US justice policy incorrectly assumes that incarceration will solve many social problems, such as drugs, prostitution, gambling, etc. The US Department of Education assumes that federal and/or state government standards should apply to every student. Both are incorrect assumptions. Nonviolent and white-collar offenders should be rehabilitated; parents and kids should have choice and options in education. One size does not fit all.