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Young examines, then exposes, the hypocritical system of justice in Canada. No one escapes; from religion, where Christ's image has been transformed from the only written depiction of him as being "hunchbacked with a long face, long nose and meeting eyebrows" because, as Young states, "We cannot stomach the idea that the Messiah and Savior could have been as ugly as sin..."; to the judge who sentenced two police officers for planting cocaine on a suspect, stating they "lost promising careers ....suffering much humiliation and disgrace," and received 60 days in jail, yet two men caught selling $20 of drugs received a prison sentence of over two years because the drug trade "grows inexorably, like a cancer." Never using statistics unnecessarily, but only to enhance a point, Young has succeeded at creating a book which should be read by any agency forming social policy, and every citizen, for an awakening of a fundamental theme in the book-the way "rulers will always want to make sure the ruled 'think' there is a crime problem. It's good business." Today, I read this headline in a paper: "Drug related crime was at a 20 year high, most incidents involved pot." Good business.
-Jim Mecham <jmecham@republic-news.org> |
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This book was widely noted by reviewers for its account of how the White House planned the war on Iraq within days of Bush's inauguration. By far the more interesting aspect, however, is its portrayal of über-creepy vice-president Dick Cheney. After knowing him personally and intimately for 40 years, O'Neill, on the White House staff with him, was caused to wonder, in notes gathered by the author of this book, "Who is Dick Cheney?"
-Kevin Potvin <kpotvin@republic-news.org> |
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