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The Price Of Justice Is (Sometimes) Security
December 14, 2018 by kmabarrett
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You should have told me about the thorns before I started eating those flowers.
*hacks up thorns*
As for the guilty, well, let me chew on them for a bit.
Hi Cubby,
Other than the using the post title as a clue (“sometimes”), you (as a reader) cannot normally tell what I’m thinking about when I make a post. Most are simply quotes which pass my way and give me pause to think. Sometimes, they are things (poems and songs) which strike a memory… I don’t normally say what I’m thinking about, because I’m leaving it for the reader to take their own meaning (if any) from the thought / quote. I include myself as the “reader”, because I tend to re-read my posts across time. It helps me think about how I’ve changed during the years. I used to do this with my written journal, too.
In this case, I was thinking about “illegal” immigration. We, as a country, have greatly benefited by immigration from all around the world. The vast majority of new arrivals are grateful, honest and hard working folks simply seeking a better life for themselves and their children. On average, they are more honest and commit fewer crimes than “native-born” American citizens. Yes, some commit rape, murder, robbery, etc. But most, by far, do not. As, you may surmise by reading my posts over any length of time, I am completely against “The Wall”, the separation of families and the caging of children at the border – irrespective of the reason for the illegality of a specific attempt to enter the country.
I recognize the requirement to have a “secure” border and to evaluate immigrants for security reasons, but I feel we are doing a moral disservice to our historic values (stated even if not always “real”) when we prevent honest immigration under the guise of political security. Yes, it would be terrible to have a family member of mine robbed, raped or murdered, but these crimes are far more likely to be committed by another US citizen than by an immigrant (legal or illegal). And I feel we are lesser as a nation when we prevent even one valid immigration to prevent one crime.
I don’t know where the balance lies, but I know I have no faith in #IncompetentTrump or the Republican Party to get the policy correct.
And I feel the same about preventing thousands of voters from voting in order to stop less than a handful of illegal / duplicate votes.
Anyway, those were my thoughts about this posting… (And now you know how long my posts would be if I did relate what I am thinking about them. LOL!)
I think it’s nice to leave the interpretation of your quotes up to the reader, but I appreciate hearing your thoughts as to why you posted the quotes as they add a different dimension and deeper meaning to the quotes. My heart goes out to the immigrants and others suffering from political injustices.
I wasn’t expecting you to answer so seriously to my frivolous comment, but I am glad you did as I feel that it has enriched my interpretation of the quotes as well. Thank you. 🙂
The honor is to serve… 🙂