Still working on the mission statement. Portugal has a justice system that is not working. You need to fund the justice department. It needs investigators, attorneys, prosecutors, judges and a community that demands that it work for everyone. It is apathy that allows all corrupt systems to exist. It is apathy that gave us an American justice system that rewards the rich, discriminates against the poor and the disenfranchised, has loaded up the prisons with non-violent black and brown offenders, and has outsourced the system to profit-making companies. It is apathy and ignorance that elects a con man and misogynist to the highest office of the land and honor him as a demigod. It is apathy that holds national elections where less than 50% of the eligible voters cast a ballot. And it is corruption that seeks to make voting even less accessible to an enlightened public. Still, our system struggles for equity. There is just a lot to correct and it won't happen in my lifetime.
It takes too long, the robbers are never arrested and they are not compelled to pay.
These are the white collar robbers. The others, it depends…. I am very lucky because so far I never had problems with justice and I hope I will not have.
Literally, transplant means "move or transfer (someone or something) to another place or situation". It is often used as it relates to medical transplants (kidney, liver, heart, etc). A "transplant patient" is someone who received someone else's organ. But in this case, I moved to Portugal and like a heart hope to remain in this new "body" (country) forever.
You nailed it on what social justice is! Well done. Did Caroline use it in their mission statement?
Still working on the mission statement. Portugal has a justice system that is not working. You need to fund the justice department. It needs investigators, attorneys, prosecutors, judges and a community that demands that it work for everyone. It is apathy that allows all corrupt systems to exist. It is apathy that gave us an American justice system that rewards the rich, discriminates against the poor and the disenfranchised, has loaded up the prisons with non-violent black and brown offenders, and has outsourced the system to profit-making companies. It is apathy and ignorance that elects a con man and misogynist to the highest office of the land and honor him as a demigod. It is apathy that holds national elections where less than 50% of the eligible voters cast a ballot. And it is corruption that seeks to make voting even less accessible to an enlightened public. Still, our system struggles for equity. There is just a lot to correct and it won't happen in my lifetime.
Wow….tell us how you really feel! This is why you are my oldest and dearest friend.
Well I think justice in Portugal doesn’t work.
It takes too long, the robbers are never arrested and they are not compelled to pay.
These are the white collar robbers. The others, it depends…. I am very lucky because so far I never had problems with justice and I hope I will not have.
Thank you for your feedback! Mine are just the observations of a recent tranaplant.
What is transplant?
Literally, transplant means "move or transfer (someone or something) to another place or situation". It is often used as it relates to medical transplants (kidney, liver, heart, etc). A "transplant patient" is someone who received someone else's organ. But in this case, I moved to Portugal and like a heart hope to remain in this new "body" (country) forever.
Tranaplant*