So, my brother-in-law is an immigrant from Mexico, and he came up to the United States last summer to marry my sister. His waiting time for his green card, travel Visa, workers permit and Social Security card have been ridiculously long and arduous processes. So, when he came out to visit us in Chicago recently, we expected his travel problems to be difficult as well. He was not able to check-in through an electronic unit, and had to endure several different processes uncommon to the typical traveler, because of his heritage and lack of typical identification. So, finally, after being uncertain whether or not they were actually going to let him on the plane, he and my sister finally sat down in their uncomfortable seats getting ready for a brief plane ride from BWI to O'Hare.
As my brother-in-law reached down into his carry-on backpack to pull out his book to read on the flight, he realized that he had mistakenly packed a present he was bringing to Chicago in his carry-on bag.
This present was a knife block with 4 knives in it.
Oh say, can you see. May 11, 2007
National Security
So, my brother-in-law is an immigrant from Mexico, and he came up to the United States last summer to marry my sister. His waiting time for his green card, travel Visa, workers permit and Social Security card have been ridiculously long and arduous processes. So, when he came out to visit us in Chicago recently, we expected his travel problems to be difficult as well. He was not able to check-in through an electronic unit, and had to endure several different processes uncommon to the typical traveler, because of his heritage and lack of typical identification. So, finally, after being uncertain whether or not they were actually going to let him on the plane, he and my sister finally sat down in their uncomfortable seats getting ready for a brief plane ride from BWI to O'Hare.
As my brother-in-law reached down into his carry-on backpack to pull out his book to read on the flight, he realized that he had mistakenly packed a present he was bringing to Chicago in his carry-on bag.
This present was a knife block with 4 knives in it.
Oh say, can you see. May 10, 2007
Prison Pay-Off
So, Paris Hilton may have to go to jail for 45 days for driving a car with a suspended license. I'd like to propose a way out of this for her. In lieu of jail time, she pays the State of California $1,000,000.
Now, I know what most of you are thinking. "That isn't fair." Why should rich people get out of paying for their crime simply because they're rich?
But, that's the thing, I actually want her to PAY for her crime. I'm not proposing a way for rich people to get away with murder. This proposal would only be allowed for non-violent misdemeanors.
Would $1,000,000 to help aid social issues in the State of California be a greater good than Paris Hilton sitting in prison for 45 days?
It depends what you think the prison system in this country is for? Is it for people like Paris Hilton to learn her lesson? Or is it for her to PAY for her crime?