vision2020
[Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next]
[Date Index] [Thread Index] [Author Index] [Subject Index]

RE: Community of Moscow



Mr. Hansen is correct in that restorative justice does come to moving away from us and them. However, the examples he gives are troubling in a couple of ways.  First, there are many working in restorative justice who do not want to see the healing nature of justice become law. Most communities were restorative justice is working have few, if any laws mandating this approach. However, at the request of one politician we were able to find an in depth look at the laws which now exist and the positive and negative impact.
 
Mr. Hansen mentions Muscovites for Equal Rights as an example of change.That they are working for change is clear and I tend to support their effort. However, Is there approach restorative and based on healing wounds of injustice? After listening to their presentation to the City Council I came away with the impression that we will do whatever it takes to get our way, including a legal challenge and hints of negative publicity,etc.... Truthfully this is playing the game of politics more than it is justice.
 
Restorative justice looks at the reality that law and justice are not synonmous terms. Evidence suggests that all people do not have the same access to the law. The healing nature of restorative justice is working to give all people access to justice. This is one of the most important points and it is one that is most are risk of being lost if justice is becomes a process of systematic games.
 
Tony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 06:20:03
Subject: RE: Community of Moscow
 
Visionaires -

Tony C. Brown stated:

"Our society has fallen into a way of thinking where we expect the state to
solve most of our problems for us (some called this our real 911 crisis)."

Shocking news, ladies and gentlemen: We are the State! We say so every
election year. It is my opinion (as I stated a long time ago) that if you
do not like the way a certain law is written, you have every right to
approach the elected officials who put that law into affect (such as the way
that Muscovites for Equal Rights did). You can vote elected officials out
of office and vote in those whose belief structures are similar to yours.
You can protest. You can petition. There is no "them". We are "them".

Take care,

Tom Hansen
Moscow

***********************************

Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody's watching.
- Author Unknown

***********************************

____________________________________________________
  IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here

GIF image




Back to TOC