Comments on: How You Can Help Those That Suffer http://www.steve-olson.com/how-you-can-help-those-that-suffer/ On a Quest for Personal Freedom Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:51:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: zen habits » Blog Archive » Inspiration file: Positive Blog Network http://www.steve-olson.com/how-you-can-help-those-that-suffer/#comment-11270 zen habits » Blog Archive » Inspiration file: Positive Blog Network Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:31:16 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/how-you-can-help-those-that-suffer/#comment-11270 [...] Steve Olson: How You Can Help Those That Suffer. A very powerful message. [...] [...] Steve Olson: How You Can Help Those That Suffer. A very powerful message. [...]

]]> By: ggwfung http://www.steve-olson.com/how-you-can-help-those-that-suffer/#comment-7416 ggwfung Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:04:42 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/how-you-can-help-those-that-suffer/#comment-7416 grass roots efforts are the things that really change this world. It may take time for a result to eventuate, but speaking, writing, communicating about why things should change is the key driver. The change happens at the political level when the mood of a society has shifted. We can apply pressure - these things are NOT ok for our governments to be doing. And winking at it is an act of complicity. ggw grass roots efforts are the things that really change this world. It may take time for a result to eventuate, but speaking, writing, communicating about why things should change is the key driver. The change happens at the political level when the mood of a society has shifted.

We can apply pressure - these things are NOT ok for our governments to be doing. And winking at it is an act of complicity.

ggw

]]> By: Steve http://www.steve-olson.com/how-you-can-help-those-that-suffer/#comment-7260 Steve Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:42:36 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/how-you-can-help-those-that-suffer/#comment-7260 B.D. The research on spr.org indicate it has been a major problem for much longer than the Drug War. It appears to be mostly an American problem and it started in the early 20th or late 19th century. Can overcrowding be blamed, yes I'm sure it adds to the problem, but the real problem is that the institution allows it to continue with no recourse for the victims. Another problem is racism in prison. American prisons are the most racist institutions on earth. Racist gangs use rape to attack and humiliate other racial groups. California tried racial segregation to mitigate this problem, but the supreme court ruled that they cannot use that method anymore. I think they were using segregation until 2004 or 2005. Openly gay men in prison are the most victimized. Homophobia in prison is another major problem. As strange as it sounds... attacking an effeminate man may make you look more masculine. In other words, victimizing another person protects you from being a victim. Young men are also more likely to victimized. Another problem is that no distinction is made between violent predatory offenders and non-violent offenders. If the violent offenders (rape, murder, robbery, assault) were segregated from the non-violent offenders (DUI, Drugs, Forgery, ID Theft) the incidence of prison rape would be greatly reduced. B.D.

The research on spr.org indicate it has been a major problem for much longer than the Drug War. It appears to be mostly an American problem and it started in the early 20th or late 19th century.

Can overcrowding be blamed, yes I’m sure it adds to the problem, but the real problem is that the institution allows it to continue with no recourse for the victims.

Another problem is racism in prison. American prisons are the most racist institutions on earth. Racist gangs use rape to attack and humiliate other racial groups. California tried racial segregation to mitigate this problem, but the supreme court ruled that they cannot use that method anymore. I think they were using segregation until 2004 or 2005.

Openly gay men in prison are the most victimized. Homophobia in prison is another major problem. As strange as it sounds… attacking an effeminate man may make you look more masculine. In other words, victimizing another person protects you from being a victim.

Young men are also more likely to victimized.

Another problem is that no distinction is made between violent predatory offenders and non-violent offenders. If the violent offenders (rape, murder, robbery, assault) were segregated from the non-violent offenders (DUI, Drugs, Forgery, ID Theft) the incidence of prison rape would be greatly reduced.

]]> By: B.D. http://www.steve-olson.com/how-you-can-help-those-that-suffer/#comment-7255 B.D. Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:11:04 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/how-you-can-help-those-that-suffer/#comment-7255 I wonder how much of this can be blamed upon overcrowding caused by drug war busts. One bad decision leads to another. I wonder how much of this can be blamed upon overcrowding caused by drug war busts. One bad decision leads to another.

]]> By: Steve http://www.steve-olson.com/how-you-can-help-those-that-suffer/#comment-7210 Steve Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:37:12 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/how-you-can-help-those-that-suffer/#comment-7210 I told Christine yesterday that I was going to do this post. I wrote it tonight... Posted it... and went to Reddit to see what was hot. <a href="http://reddit.com/info/141la/comments" rel="nofollow">This was #1</a> Law of Attraction??? I told Christine yesterday that I was going to do this post. I wrote it tonight… Posted it… and went to Reddit to see what was hot.

This was #1

Law of Attraction???

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