Everyone isn't going to agree on a topic, that is too much to expect. All I ever wanted was to counter some very derogatory comments on the board, that were personally directed towards my daughter. I could always post my general comments about subjects under another name, but I don't feel that I should do that. As far as Huntsville, I have to go with my daughter's first impression, after coming on to the campus, and comments made to her by a guy who has been there a long time, statistics on convictions-and recent events, that have nothing to do directly with my daughter's case, but another one. There have been some very big cases in Huntsville, lately, that involved student criminals-that look really bad, when you take into account that they are criminal justice majors! And, yes, you would expect better-but sometimes the ones who want to break the laws, study it to make sure they know how to do it and get away with it. That information comes from someone who worked in the legal system for over 35 years and has seen and heard it all, since the Kennedy years-training new assistant U.S. Attornies (not me, I'm not that old, I just feel it, though). Sociologist say it too, that areas where there is a lot of law enforcement are some of the worst crime areas! That information comes from a book that is fairly new- "Violence in America-Lessons on Understanding the Aggression in Our Lives" by Arnold Goldstein. I don't come shooting from the hip, when I make comments about ANYTHING. I am very well educated and add to my store of knowledge and life experiences with doing extensive readings on the things that I post on. If I don't know, I ask or I research. I'm just passing on some of my research into this matter-Huntsville and it's attitudes towards crime. Haven't you heard the comment that some of the worst criminals are attornies? That's because they know the law and they know how best to break it and get away with it. And yes, Huntsville does have one of the best criminal justice schools in the country-and just like lawyers, some of the best taught criminals. It isn't there fault, it's just human nature, unfortunately!
[This message has been edited by carol c (edited October 26, 2000).]
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