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November 7, 2002
Where did the time go?
CNN.com - Man freed by DNA test after 20 years - Nov. 7, 2002
"Where the hell did my life go?", is probably what this person was thinking. Unfortunately he's not entitled to any compensation for the 20 years he spent locked away. I wonder how much 1/3rd of the judge's life or the prosecutor's life is worth to them. Apparently freedom has no value.
If you've ever read Philip Roth's "Defender of the Faith", you'll know the basic premise of the story is that a guy uses his religion in an attempt to get extra favors. A professor of mine asked the question about minorities in general "milking the system" or trying to get something for nothing. He asked this to a class half full of minorities... perhaps I was thinking in my mind that it was a horribly broad stereotype but it's a sad fact that some do.
Of course
Freedom's Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Choose says a lot of what I've been thinking about.
I also love that the top story on CNN, "Sources: Summit plotted attacks on U.S." is followed by "Homeland security tops Bush agenda."
Blogs are giving us all a way to speak out about things and replacing the typical personal web site. It also means a few metric tons more worth of crap to wade through. Either way it's better than no crap.
Posted by beamz at November 7, 2002 11:17 PM