It has always facinated me, as well as disturbed me, that sentences are somtimes issued by courts for those who commit crime entails community service in a human service agency. So the punishement becomes something that many people conduct daily with deep dedication and joy and is then relegated to criminals. Day to day professional community services or do I dare say community organizing. Something that are society often ignores unitl something out of the ordinary happens and then is sensationalized by the media. The story often calls for a complete investigation and condemnation of the entire system of service delivery.
It would be quite gratifying to see more positve recognition and awareness of the day to day amazing acts of care that take place, such as recognizing all those we serve as valued human beings who are ther own people with lives like ours, and dreams like ours. It would be nice to send our criminal citizens to help clean up the dreaded public for profit sector such as the out of control banking industry, that indeed may lead one to seek human services when the money and healthcare run out. This would be a proactive move on the part of the court system and prehaps a step towards balancing right, wrong and maybe the indifferent. We should not juxtapose crime with good and thoughtful care of our citizens who may need it.
Care to serve and serve well.
JBG
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