tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124318934722420333.post7773848249423051934..comments2012-03-18T19:43:49.533-07:00Comments on Unraveling mein Stammbaum: Slap a BitchSammeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00486140521963589818noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124318934722420333.post-86125464161885005862011-01-07T11:17:57.141-08:002011-01-07T11:17:57.141-08:00First, I am so sorry for your friend- and for her ...First, I am so sorry for your friend- and for her children for what they were forced to witness. I took some time to consider your post today, and something you said really pushed through to the surface... <br />'...the justice system seems to be working on the side of good for once.'<br />It was a simple offhand statement, and not really your point at all, but it is pivotal. I don't think that all Americans, or even the majority are desensitized to real violence. We know the difference between the drama of TV/movies and seeing/hearing a woman being beaten. The problem is the system. It's not that it just doesn't work- it's corrupt and people are tired of working with broken tools. Chances are the system has failed you in one way or another, directly or indirectly, no matter which side you are on. Special treatment or harassment with nearly no middle ground, from police, prosecutors and judges. My point is that it's not just the neighbors that failed here; the system failed before the fact. It doesn't make anything better, but maybe it will provide focus to someone to start affecting change. I have a terrible situation in my own life, and while there are people who have, and continue to fail my family, I remember everyday that my fight is with the system.Faehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219097541801865784noreply@blogger.com