Sex abuse victims deserve their day in court but the laws here in PA strongly favor the perpetrator. Statistics show that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys are victims of sexual abuse. There is legislation currently in front of the Pennsylvania legislature (House and Senate) which would suspend the statute of limitations for sexual abuse, but leadership is not allowing the bills to run. Unfortunately the statute of limitations for many victims of past abuse expired only a few years after they turned 18. The current law gives a victim 12 years past their 18th birthday to expose their perpetrator but this still in most cases is not enough time. Most victims struggle with their abuse until they are 40, 50, 60 some even older. Many states have realized the seriousness of this matter and how difficult it is to come forward and have completely eliminated the statute as it relates to sexual abuse just like there is no statute for murder. California, Delaware, Hawaii and Minnesota have all opened up Two-Year Window bills and exposed thousands of perpetrators and helped keep thousands more children safe. Help us protect future generations of children by identifying perpetrators still roaming our streets.

I am a survivor of Domestic Violence. However my abuser continues 20 years later to repeat offend with at least 4 more convictions with different women who had no knowledge of his history. This information is protected by JDR court in VA but not in all states which should be the case everywhere. He and many others are protected from the public knowing of violence towards women, children and men. If it were PUBLIC and VIEWABLE information that someone has a history of spousal abuse or child abuse it could save a life. It would definitely make a huge difference in choosing this person as a mate, having a child with or allowing them to be in your life as a step parent. So much pain, injury and potential death could be prevented if there was a Registry in existence for Convicted Domestic Violence just was we all use and appreciate the National Sex Offenders Registry.

Renisha McBride got into a car accident at early last Saturday morning, in Dearborn Heights, MI. Since her cell phone battery had died, she knocked on a door to ask for help. She was shot in the face. Neighbors reported the shooting to the police, and the homeowner is saying that he felt threatened and that his gun went off by accident. [1] I guess the gun was accidentally pointed at her head, too? Her killer was arrested and released, while horrifyingly, the prosecutor is still deciding whether or not to press charges. Perhaps the prosecutors are trying to figure out if they can successfully bring a case since Michigan has a 'stand your ground' law, and the killer is claiming that he felt threatened because he thought she was breaking into his house. 'Stand your ground' is a law developed in 2005 by a National Rifle Association lobbyist [2] who decided that feeling threatened is enough reason to use deadly force. Considering how many millions of paranoid, white gun owners there are in the United States, these laws have been a recipe for disaster. 'Stand your ground' has inflamed gun culture fantasies about a coming 'race war,' emboldening a wave of crimes where white perpetrators saw a Black person taking out the trash, coming home from the store, resting by a river bank with their family, or approaching the police for help after being injured, and shot to kill. Treating yet another incident like this as anything but a crime is a public safety menace. It's for the prosecutor to decide what charges to bring. But either their office thinks it's some kind of crime to shoot a woman in the head or that it is, in practice, reasonable to assume that being startled by the presence of a Black person is a justifiable cause of mortal terror. Tell the prosecutor: keep American families safe from the scourge of racist vigilantes by treating Renisha McBride's death as a crime. [1] - "Renisha McBride's family asks for peace as they mourn her death" by Bill Laitner and Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, November 7, 2013. http://www.freep.com/article/20131107/NEWS05/311070119/Renisha-McBride-shot-in-face-not-back-of-head-Dearborn-Heights [2] - "Obama Uses a Teaching Moment to Challenge "Stand Your Ground' Laws," by John Nichols, The Nation, July 20, 2013. http://www.thenation.com/blog/175367/obama-uses-teaching-moment-challenge-stand-your-ground-laws

I have experienced false allegations from and perjury of felonies from individuals and organizations that receive our money to protect the public. Nothing was ever done about it. I am the only one I know who has survived. Unless this is seriously looked into we really do not have a justice system.

In the two years since the implementation of the Public Safety Realignment Act (AB 109) the LA County Board of Supervisors (BOS) has failed to enact justice policies that are rooted in evidence-based practices and that provide cost-effective ways of improving public safety. We are therefore placing the BOS “on probation” until they have enacted policies that include rehabilitation funding, full budget transparency, and alternatives to incarceration including pre-trial release. For details supporting this petition go to: http://www.laprogressive.com/la-county-board-supervisors-mismanaging-realignment/

The life of a child is worth rehabilitating, even when they make a mistake following an adult.

For any human being to be incarcerated in United States jails for more than 32 years, for his political convictions is a big injustice.

We still live in a society where blacks can't even get help because we are seen as "dangerous" After the Zimmerman case, it's now okay to shoot a black person and claim self defense. Renisha deserves justice!

Dr. Van Winkle was convicted of a crime he could not have physically committed and one there was no evidence supporting. He was a great man that helped his community and those that were in need through dentistry. He needs to be pardoned and those at fault need to be brought to justice

The 19th and 23rd districts were combined in 2011. The 19th district had a staffing of 249 officers while the 23rd district had a staffing of 214. With the consolidation of these two districts, staffing decreased to 356. In addition, 57 police officers are detailed out to other jobs, which leaves the 19th district with only 299 officers. From 2011 to 2013 overall citywide police staffing dropped by less than 7%. In the 44th Ward we had a decrease of 35%. There is a vast difference between citywide and 44th ward decreases of manpower with no explanation. The 19th district is a well known entertainment district. It is the home of the historic Wrigley Field, the lively Clark Street tavern and food district, the historic gay community, most commonly known as "Boystown” with its 30 liquor licensed establishments, and most importantly, it is our HOME. Crime dominates the daily news in the 44th Ward and countless crimes go unreported because residents have given up on reporting, therefore the distorted low crime rate. The perception of an unsafe neighborhood is pervasive and is a detriment to our community. Please see articles http://ow.ly/qmB7R and http://ow.ly/qtS0M on crimes in the Lakeview neighborhood. The residents of 44th Ward are grateful for our distinguished police commander, District Commander Elias Voulgarus, and his continued tireless dedication to the neighborhood. However, the faces of our Commander, his police officers, and the residents of the 44th Ward show the daily frustration due to the lack of sworn officers. The true crime increase in the 44th ward is directly related to the decrease in police staffing which also decreased our quality of life. While the manpower statistics speak for themselves, perception is stronger than reality and we feel unsafe. Please return our full appointment of police to our district.

The National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health has published information about Cannabis and Cannabinoids indicating they may have medicinal benefits. Preclinical studies have investigated antitumor activity and shown that cannabinoids may be able to kill cancer cells while protecting normal cells. Cannabinoids also show promise in stimulating the appetite, pain relief, reducing nausea and vomiting, and small case studies show that inhaled marijuana had improved mood, improved sense of well being and reduced anxiety. Anecdotal evidence has shown that cannabinoids can help reduce seizures and improve the lives of patients with ALS. It is time to act with an executive order to allow research to move forward and to regulate, control the plant and end the drug money related violence the schedule 1 designation promotes.

I am heartbroken about the senseless deaths in Detroit and noone is doing anything. Because of this, relocated out of a city where I resided in for 40 years.