Due to a conspiracy theory, my nephew Joshua Thorpe has lost 8 years out of his life do to unjust sentencing, as well as many other African American youths in the state of Nebraska. My nephew was getting more time then murderers based on hear say (a total of 23 years). The courts are allowing two, three, and some times four time offenders to be let out of prison in exchange for false information. We need help! As Martin Luther King Jr. stated "An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere".

Due to a conspiracy theory, my son Joshua Thorpe has lost 8 years out of his life do to unjust sentencing, as well as many other African American youths in the state of Nebraska. My son was getting more time then murderers based on hear say (a total of 23 years). The courts are allowing two, three, and some times four time offenders to be let out of prison in exchange for false information. We need help! As Martin Luther King Jr. stated "An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere".

Stop sending children to the juvenile justice system for non violent offenses. A child should not be arrested for doodling on a desk, for being disruptive in class, or any other non violent offense. Bring back detention, 1,000 sentences, etc. but stop throwing the children in jail!

As Michael Moore made entertaining in "The Awful Truth" (tho thousands of innocents incarcerated in prison and their families aren't laughing) cops are not that bright. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqvijdxnHxI] And when we promote from within with an iq cap of 120, who's competent enough to run our police departments? To quote Mark Bowers [http://www.policeprocedure.net/police-employment-why-we-need-to-change-our-standards/], "To understand why our nation’s police departments are riddled with lawsuits one need look no further than the hiring process. Character traits such as a short temper, rush to judgment and lack of empathy are not learned AFTER being hired. They were there the whole time but nobody bothered to look for them. Until we get serious about hiring the RIGHT people for this job we will continue to see police abuse our citizens’ constitutional rights. It’s up to us to push for positive change in our law enforcement agencies."

Rape is not and has never been an act of "sex." It is an act of hatred toward the victim and should be treated as such according to the laws of the state of Minnesota. Victims and the families of victims of rape deserve the same justice and protection under the law that any victims of hate-crimes do in the state of Minnesota. Rape is a HATE CRIME.

The pending motion #999 in the Wisconsin budget bill includes a provision to reinstate bail bonding for profit. This legislation is written by a corporate bail bond company that sits on the board of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Wisconsin didn't ask for this, Wisconsin doesn't need it, and Wisconsin doesn't want it. It's another example of how members of ALEC are selling Wisconsin out to corporate America. The people of Wisconsin want representation by elected officials who get educated, review data and research, and do informed legislative work - not elected officials who are buying canned versions of laws.

The U.S. policy on Industrial Hemp is to equate it with marijuana. The truth is its impossible to get high on hemp. Canada has a thriving hemp industry and we could too. The economy would get a transfusion, it would create a new job market and most hemp commodities are as Green as it gets.

Hemp would benefit our economy and end our Dependence on Oil foreign or domestic. Not to mention the other applications it can be used for.

General Franklin's behavior is so outrageous that it boggles the mind. However, this kind of action will happen over and over unless we make people like him accountable. Enough is enough, I want this type of person out of uniform. He is not fit to wear it.

Donny was wrongly convicted of 2 crimes: Murder and Rape. He was also done wrong because of Police and other officials CORRUPTION. Donny is an innocent man who did not do these crimes. Read his story and the evidence will show you the truth: http://misnfits.blogspot.com/

Lamethia was my sister and was murdered shor in the heas while 9 months pregnant with baby Mia who was buried in her mothers arms Lamethia also had an 8 year old daughter who found her dead in their home along with her grandmother a recently retired NYC Corrections Officer. The barely return calls and this is 10 YEARS LATER!

I grew up in the inner city. Many of my friends made mistakes and were arrested for trying to support their families through illegal means. Poverty was a negative driving force in their lives. I was fortunate to escape this through the power of God and education, Sadly, I was powerless to help them though, as I was poor too.I am hoping to now make a difference for people like them.