What America does and doesn't do is exactly what is wrong with it.

This article: The American Justice System Is Not Broken 

I haven't posted here in a while and for that I do apologize, my defense would be I have to agree with this author to an extent and disagree to an every broader degree. 

The writer, Albert Burneko asserts: "Democracy functions. Politicians, deriving their legitimacy from the public, have discerned the will of the people and used it to design and enact policies that carry it out, among them those that govern the allowable levels of violence which state can visit upon citizen. Taken together with the myriad other indignities, thefts, and cruelties it visits upon black and brown people, and the work common white Americans do on its behalf by telling themselves bald fictions of some deep and true America of apple pies, Jesus, and people being neighborly to each other and betrayed by those few and nonrepresentative bad apples with their isolated acts of meanness, the public will demands and enables a whirring and efficient machine that does what it does for the benefit of those who own it. It processes black and brown bodies into white power. That is what America does. It is not broken. That is exactly what is wrong with it." 

I concur, the American Justice System is not Broken and sadly that is exactly what's wrong with it. But I disagree, as shown throughout this blog over the last few years; the indifference runs against not just those of color. It's running against all of the people the country purports to the world they are protecting. 

In effect, it runs against women and children who desperately need it's protection. And yes, sadly men or women of any color who are less educated. 

Which is perhaps why I have been concentrating on Fairy Tale Access; a wee bit more of late. Because I believe, we can change people's minds and hearts. Literacy and education continue to overcome road blocks and build bridges to better tomorrows. The point is to show that with a little bit of Literacy, Travel and exposure to those people who are doing so, change is coming slowly; but successfully individuals are changing the world around them and just as. . . 

The definition of a true American, is that of a rebel, one who will not accept the status quo, or that of communities and individuals falling into an abyss. A True American is not the evil sitting on a bench; It is Liberty the one who will move between heaven and earth to protect their family, freedoms and their faith or even lack of it. 

Like a Hero they overcome the forces that demean the human race and they race with their hearts wide open to pursue Happily-Ever-After and it is out there. Liberty is waiting for you to push harder and ask more questions, it's waiting for you to open the door to the truth and discover the possibilities that knowledge brings with it and it's waiting for you to stand up for what is right. 

Worldwide we are more alike than we are different; bad things happen, bad people happen; but it doesn't define us all. There is good everywhere waiting for you to unravel it and make it happen. Whether your the accused or the jury Happily-Ever-After is a quest it's about standing up and not accepting "in statu quo res erant ante bellum;" latin for "in the state in which things were before the war". Understanding Peace and War in all it's forms is what leads to happily ever after.

The main article, referenced describes the war in America, do we need to take up arms? No, but we do need to open our eyes, we do need to speak up for those that are wronged and level the scales of Justice. Where does it start? When, “There are some things in this world you rely on, like a sure bet. And when they let you down, shifting from where you’ve carefully placed them, it shakes your faith, right where you stand.”  It starts with you, it's your choice "you" are part of the equation in right versus wrong. 

"When you are in it, you are in it," Dandridge said of dealing with crisis situations, including battle. "When you are under duress, and you are in it together, you are in it together.

The Corrupt Judge Bamberger Steps Down & Back IN

"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them."

 (Galileo Galilei, Physicist)

Judge Bamberger, the womanizer & three or four time divorcee is finally getting off the family court bench, Some place he never should have been. And he is doing it with pangs of the realization that he never should have been in the family court arena. After all, divorced three times, maybe four and not one of those woman had a child with him may be the first red flag with this man, who women cut all ties with.

In this article he himself quips: 

"Bamberger wouldn’t say he’s jaded, necessarily, but maybe losing some of the patience he knows each defendant deserves."

“I think a judge at some point begins to realize that they’re not as patient as they once were,” Bamberger said. “I think I’m getting to that point, and I think the people who appear in court are entitled to somebody who does have the patience. I think more often than not, that means someone who’s younger.”

In the first instance, Patience is something he never had; no stable long term relationship,  no children of his own and he can't take care of himself for more than 5 minutes without hooking up with some increasingly dimwitted broad that'll do his laundry.  In the 2nd he never followed Canon rules like this one 38. code of Judicial conduct; which clearly states: 

  A.  A judge shall respect and comply with the law and shall act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.

(Bamberger)The important part of the mental health court is that they’re getting the therapeutic intervention that they need, but they’re also being held accountable.” 

No integrity shown in the case of Adrienne Valdez  she was sent to the mental health court to avoid felony charges after brutally attacking two EMT's. Or 

    (a)  A judge shall not serve as an officer, director, trustee or non-legal advisor if it is likely that the organization

                             (i)  will be engaged in proceedings that would ordinarily come before the judge, or

                             (ii)  will be engaged frequently in adversary proceedings in the court of which the judge is a member or in any court subject to the appellate jurisdiction of the court of which the judge is a member.

But it appears, he did just that as the Chair of the Adoptive Families for Children; while he sat behind closed doors taking children out of their homes to be adopted through this agency. Morever this link shows he is the chair over at least four other. Whose watching Judges? 

Furthermore, here: "his own pet project, the city’s truancy court."

These kids could have easily been in his court room in Nashua for truancies; while Mark Conrad superintendent says it alledgedly helped a few students, they had no real numbers for the entire time Bamberger was there as a volunteer for 1 whole hour EVERY OTHER week; another red flag in and of itself.   Possibly the abuse of power by Bamberger can be best seen in this statement; 

"Bamberger said truancy court allows him to channel his authority as a judge to bring the right parties – students, parents and educators – to the table. He said he may not have the answers, but he can demand those who do to get together at truancy court."

Let's just hope that this Judge/Bamberger just retires and goes away and isn't retiring only to gain a large retirement and suddenly show up back on the bench; maybe the mental health professional he's dating from Community Council or was dating, actually gave him sound advice. Currently there is the marital master Alice Love and other Judges who have retired and come back to sit on the bench collecting both retirement pay and a heavy stipend to sit back on the bench while they age out of the system. Thanks in large part to our lack lustrous Chief Justice Dalianis .

A REMINDER THAT VIOLENCE CAN BE CLOTHED IN IMPATIENCE AND NARCISSISM : 

Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.

(Thomas A. Edison)

Copy of Article to Use to Deny Reappointment of Bamberger; use in his own words he lacks the patience and integrity to be a Judge in any capacity; for use with Executive Council and/or any other nominating bodies Legislative or Judicial.

Update 5/3/15 See he's back on the bench sudden infusion of patience? Highly Doubtful.