Which came first, the undesirable symptoms of mental health that we hide from view and criminalize, or the actions of the unethical and the criminal that produced the trauma they evolved from? A community that abridges, mutes, disregards, and falsely criminalizes the voices of the wounded so they do not pollute their desired world will […]
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The Equal Balance of Rights
Grievances mean nothing when spoken from the heart of someone that does not express gratitude. The fear of darkness dissolves in the light of passion.
The Form of John
Jasper County, IA Sheriff John HalfertyJasper County Sheriff’s Office2300 Law Center DriveNewton, IA 50208 A light that shines brightly in the darkness that manifests itself in the shadows behind the limestone of Iowa’s halls of justice. I have witnessed evidence that Jasper County, IA, is consumed in darkness. But, at the same time, I trust […]
The Form of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or “OCD,” is a paradigm that is much more than simply insisting on having books on a bookshelf in a straight line. It is a passion fueled by a habitual, compulsive behavior that the disabled party cannot halt until a problem is solved or a desired sum is achieved. The disabled party’s […]
The Form of Tribalism
When a jurisdiction produces evidence of a form of tribalism that indicates if you did not graduate from its schools or grow up in its cornfields, your voice and your life do not matter. It produces very concerning questions regarding how citizens who do not look like those who lead that jurisdiction are treated. When […]