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Saturday, March 14, 2009

Meeting real needs? Or applying false patches?

I don't normally link over to my Strategic Inheritance blog, but I thought this post was worthy of cross-posting here.

The subject matter has me a bit upset. The appeal seems so right. But is it?

How would you respond?

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This is True®

by Randy Cassingham

Half Pint
A policeman in Salford, England, spotted a car running at 70 mph in a 30 mph residential area and gave chase. In addition to the speeding, the driver was going the wrong way, in the dark without lights, and drunk (.050 percent vs a legal limit of .035). He was also just 13 years old, and police caught him when he lost control and crashed. District Judge Jonathon Finestein sentenced the boy to four months in custody, plus a driving ban for four years — to start when he becomes eligible for a driver’s license. Judge Finestein, citing the “exceptional” nature of the case, allowed newspapers to report the boy’s identity despite his age: Jon Smee. (London Guardian) ...An obvious deterrent — that will keep it from ever happening with someone that young again.
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