Justice For All?

Is there justice equality in America? Many seem to believe not! Over the past few years in the United States, there have been protests about those who have been arrested or charged and who might have been treated unfairly because of their race, gender, political party, or an immigrant.

As a female who has never had been treated this way, I can only state about an incident that happened to me years ago.

While working I had been robbed and had to pick him out from mugshots. Because his face stayed with me I had no problem identifying him. The prosecutor asked questions and I had to point the guy out again. But the defense refused to. I can only assume that because I was not lying he believed he could not get me to be unsure of my accusation. 

The U.S. legal system is in part inherited from English common law and depends on an adversarial system of justice. In an adversarial system, litigants present their cases before a neutral party. The arguments expressed by each litigant (usually represented by lawyers) are supposed to allow the judge or jury to determine the truth about the conflict. Besides presenting written or oral arguments, evidence and testimony are collected by litigants and their lawyers and presented to the court.

Many federal and state rules exist regarding how evidence and testimony are presented, trial procedure, courtroom behavior, etiquette and how evidence and testimony are presented. These rules are designed to promote fairness and allow each side an opportunity to adequately present its case. Of course, sometimes evidence could be tainted or some witnesses might lie under oath.  Could this be why there are people in prison because somebody lied or the evidence was fabricated?

Yes, I am white, and the suspect mentioned above was a young black guy. But that should never be the reason for him being treated justly or unjustly. We must be judged on our attitudes, honesty, how we treat others, and never on our ethnicity. I only mention ethnicities because it seems today that many suspected lawbreakers want to use bigotry or gender as an excuse why they were charged.

My tolerance over the past few years has become non-existent because of some not taking responsibility for our actions and blaming others. To be respected we must respect others. Adults

Should follow this rule because the children are watching and many will follow in our footsteps. I remember as a kid when Mom asked me not to be rude or disrespectful, my response was, “How come others can do it but I can’t. Her response was, “Because you are better than that and being nasty is not becoming of you.

This does not mean I am perfect, by no means. But I treat others the same way they treat me and live by “What goes around comes around!”Do you believe that if all of us followed the above rule, that the world might be a more peaceful, better place that God had in mind for the human race?

Look for my most recent book "A Citizens Outrage (Whatever was Wrong is Now right!)

Ida M Temple - Activist Writer

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The U.S.A.'s Worst Disaster

On Friday Harvey, a Category 4 hurricane, came ashore at Houston Texas and left vast destruction and flooding. Today Monday, Aug. 28, the flooding was still going on. It was considered to be the worst disaster in America.
What I found upsetting was a number of people that drove through flooded streets causing rescue crews to save them.
Granted some may have been rescuing crews to help stranded people on house roofs as well as vehicles. but for those who were not these people made it difficult for crews to help everyone. Of course when we become afraid then sometimes we make hasty decisions. Hopefully, there were very few deaths, if any.
As a senior citizen who is unable to physically to go to Texas to help, all I can do is offer prayers for everyone and this updated blog. I humbly ask that those reading this will say a prayer for those in Texas to remain safe, well, and with their loved ones, people as well as their animals.
Also, as an animal lover and owner, I discovered that a pet rescue group, www.austinpetsalive.org, is helping to find and rescue the animals that had to be left behind.
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I will also donate a small amount from my social security as a way of saying thank you for your selfless drive to save those who did not have a voice or no way of getting out of this disaster without help.
Again thank you for reading this blog and for doing what you can to help the citizens of this great nation that God gave to us.

Violence in America

Attention: all races, white, blacks, Hispanics, Asian, and last but never least the Jewish race. Over the weekend a supporter of neo-Nazism ran, a poor excuse of a human being, drove his car into a rally in Charlottesville VA,  knocking a woman across it then backed up, and sped into a crowd. He killed a young woman and injured 13 others.All Americans must come together to put a stop to this, if it takes holding parents responsible for violent, bigoted speech and attitudes around their children, then so be it. Most of us, if we pay attention to our own attitudes, know that children follow an adults lead. This is one of the reasons American citizens have become violent.

Violence and bigotry have no place in the gift of this nation that God allowed citizens of the United States of America to be born in. this does not mean we should ignore bad attitudes, only that if we have a positive, non-violent attitude then our children will follow suit.I beg everyone reading this to think about yourselves, I must chastise myself a lot when we begin to lose our temper and patience in judging others. When those who could care less about what we are trying to do to keep this nation free, and positive, then walk away from them and give them nothing. This may be harsh, but we should not reward those who are hateful, bigoted, and violent through their behavior. We must stop this now if America is to remain free of groups like ISIS and Dictators.

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Justice Equal or Unequal

Is there justice equality in America? There have been protests over the years for those who have been arrested or charged that they were treated unfairly because of their race or gender.

The U.S. legal system is in part inherited from English common law and depends on an adversarial system of justice. In an adversarial system, litigants present their cases before a neutral party. The arguments expressed by each litigant (usually represented by lawyers) are supposed to allow the judge or jury to determine the truth about the conflict. Besides presenting written or oral arguments, evidence and testimony are collected by litigants and their lawyers and presented to the court.

Many rules exist regarding how evidence and testimony are presented, trial procedure, courtroom behavior and, etiquette and how evidence and testimony are presented. These rules are designed to promote fairness and allow each side an opportunity to adequately present its case. Of course, some evidence and testimony could be tainted and some witnesses might lie under oath.  Could this be why a few people in prison are there because of lies and tainted evidence?

As a white female who has never felt this or been treated this way, I cannot speak on an injustice. But that should never be the reason for being treated justly or unjustly. We must be judged by our attitudes, honesty, how we treat others, and never on our ethnicity. 

Ida M Temple

Mansfield PA 16933

Entertainers call for the demise of President Trump

Today Fox News, probably the only news station, reviewed a play that prompted Pres. Trump speaking and then being pulled off the podium and those that did this were white and behaving like gang bangers.

What do shows like this teach the children, especially those who are angry and filled with hate against another, especially if they are adults?

We the people need to stop paying entertainers who spread such hatefulness. When it begins to affect their pocketbooks, then and only then, will they defend this nation and the citizens that voted Donald J Trump into office?

If Trump were an average citizen who ran for office, he or she would probably be treated the same way. Why? Because they are not politicians and most citizens want to make a positive difference in this nation, not see it destroyed by jealous, power-hungry individuals.

Citizens we need to put a stop to the destruction of the United States of America by such people, including many who are Democrats. If we do not take a stand there will be no more Constitution and we will be ruled by dictators. Is this what we want?

Democrats Are in an Unreal World

Today the Democrats do not seem to be living in the real world. They are doing everything they can to not only bring President Trump down but the American citizens, too.

The world today is an unsafe place no matter what country or state we live in. Terrorists are winning by murdering and destroying anything and anyone who is a positive thinker. Our President is such a person. He believes that strength, optimism, and changing our attitudes/behaviors, will lead us in the right direction.

For instance, the President wants to have a travel ban, probably like what my grandmother and her family had to do in the 1800’s. They remained on Ellis Island, New York until they were cleared to enter the United States. Today if our President and Congress do this they are stopped by judges and justices who refuse to follow the Constitution and in protecting this nation and its people. Why? 

This nation was born under the premise of Abraham’s Lincoln’s message, “Government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the Earth.”[i]

It seems even back then, the Democrats wanted to run this nation their way, even if it hurt the citizens. Today, they, and some justices do not seem to care. They truly believe that what they say and do is the only correct way to do or behave.

Democrats seemed to cater to those who have their hand out or who blame others for their problems. They blame the Republicans, Police, Christians, Jews, and all others who earn what they want and who believe in following law and order. 

The most unlawful recent act was a demonstration that became violent, negative, destroying businesses, and they did not seem to have faith in God.

We the people make our own choices and if we choose wrongly, then we often blame God and others. Aren’t the Democrats doing the same thing?

Ida Temple

Mansfield PA

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