re: #79 BeachDem

That was the topic for the main discussion at our recent issues conference (Democratic Party.) It was a real eye-opener. Some of the most egregious facts are that, in many cases, offenders can pay a fine instead of going to any kind of treatment or intervention. There are some great people down here trying to change things, but it’s very sad.

The one factoid that stood out to me was:
All 46 counties have at least one animal shelter to care for stray dogs and cats, but the state has only 18 domestic violence shelters to help women trying to escape abuse in the home.

The article you linked is just a brief look—the Post and Courier did an incredible series on it last year—really well done, but, I’ll warn you—pretty depressing.

postandcourier.com

Everywhere this bullshit.

Just like the Ferguson bullshit is everywhere.

Fix the shit in the USA. This country is so full of itself.