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A Pennsylvania mom dressed her seven-year-old son up as a Cub Scout and had him collect money for a phony camping trip. Now she's up for a stint in county prison, with a sentence of six to 23 months.
It's the Ramble.
Mom sentenced in Cub Scout scam/ Dallas Morning News crowd-sources probe into lost JFK files/ As prices rise, crime tipsters work overtime/ Taser duel in parking lot
8:05 AM ET | 05-19-2008 | permalink
Sorry Laura but I could find where to post this...
I am Oregon. As I sit here at 5am on the west coast listening to the east coast, talking about me on the west coast.
There has been an onset of the most beautiful weather, whixh is a huge factor of the Barock raslly (second to the Decemberists").
I amgoing to drop off my ballot today.
Barock for Democratic Candidate
and Joe Walsh for Congress.
There were some great ballot issues.
blog soon,
jonathan
What kinda merit badge does Mom get?
The tipster thing is eerie, becuase one of Clinton's boffo ideas is to have people do community service to pay off debts. And one of her favorite examples of community service she mentions is entering the police force.
Imagine a future where our economy is collapsing, and our politicians only solution is to use to use both the police and prison industries to salvage what's left. To survive, people turn to narcing, snitching, or stints as bounty hunters, police men, prison guards et cetera. An economy based on fear, and people looking towards each other with suspicion and lust for that big reward.
Did you know that 1/100 people in America are in jail?
Those odds sharply increase if you are a dude. They increase sharper still if you are only partially white, sharper still to those who are of completely other ethnicities. People on the autism spectrum or people with other social/psychological disabilities also have it rough. (So if you want to make some quick cash, now you know what types of people to look for.)
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