tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post115055450609934568..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: Star Calls On Payne To Publicly Account For Juvenile MessGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1150595387468275982006-06-17T20:49:00.000-05:002006-06-17T20:49:00.000-05:00Disagree all you want Gary, but what I wrote is wh...Disagree all you want Gary, but what I wrote is what I wrote. Your interpretation means nothing on this one. While I greatly respect your work in general, this is one case where you're wrong in your rather selective interpretation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1150594932047058112006-06-17T20:42:00.000-05:002006-06-17T20:42:00.000-05:00good lord. can Rishawn be any more condescending?...good lord. can Rishawn be any more condescending? "Let's re-read", "If you actually understand" Reads to me like "I am the supreme knower of everything, and since you are too stupid to understand, let's see if I can come down from my mountain of greatness to explain it to your pathetic little mind"<BR/><BR/>but that might just be me :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1150593598366742692006-06-17T20:19:00.000-05:002006-06-17T20:19:00.000-05:00I guess that's another one we'll have to disagree ...I guess that's another one we'll have to disagree on Rishawn. I'm pleased all the same with the position you and the Star are taking today.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1150592995315486802006-06-17T20:09:00.000-05:002006-06-17T20:09:00.000-05:00Actually Gary, it's not a reversal of any sort. Le...Actually Gary, it's not a reversal of any sort. Let's re-read what I've written:<BR/><BR/>"Sorry if our suggestions didn't please you, but if you actually understand the system, you have to realize that it isn't simply an issue of one former judge, who deserves blame, but of collective neglect both by county officials, state officials and judges not willing to actually force the issue of how juvenile justice should be run."<BR/><BR/>And it isn't. And my recent comments don't suggest anything different. Payne has plenty for which to answer, but so does the Marion County Superior Court's judges, who had allowed this to continue for two decades. To suggest otherwise is a complete misreading of anything I've said. Period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1150562426475988982006-06-17T11:40:00.000-05:002006-06-17T11:40:00.000-05:00I am a former foster child and current child advoc...I am a former foster child and current child advocate...<BR/><BR/>First of all, I would like to say that Payne's actions are completely unacceptable. <BR/><BR/>Secondly, I'd like to recommend the book "A Kind and Just Parent" by William Ayers. <BR/><BR/>For five years, Ayers acted as a teacher and observer in a juvenile court prison. <BR/><BR/>In his book, he explains the history of juvenile court. <BR/><BR/>Founded by the legendary Jane Addams to act as a "kind and just parent" to children in need, juvenile court today epitomizes the confusing and confused way that the American justice system deals with children.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944993180509479994noreply@blogger.com