This week, the State of Texas sent investigators to all of it's youth corrections facilities. The State of Texas did so after complaints of abuse.
The first allegations surfaced in 2005. But state lawmakers say they didn't learn of the problems until this year, which is most likely true. Because, let's just be honest here- who in there right mind is going to listen to a bunch of troubled kids anyhow?
It seems that now, the State of Ohio is going to help the State of Texas monitor their delinquents a little better, and hopefully make it more difficult for a bunch of sadistic adults to take the punishment of being locked up a step further by abusing the kids.
How nice of Ohio to offer to help out. But, I have a better idea, that might even prove to be cheaper in the long run. It goes something like this:
Texas, first stop hiring sexual offenders to work in your youth facilities. Second, when you have someone who is under accusations that he manipulated case documents, stop paying him. And anytime you find someone shredding documents while they know an investigation is going on, you might want to take that moment to come to grips with the sad fact that you've probably been keeping them on the wrong side of the bars for a good stretch of their employment.
Now, this isn't to say that I'm getting soft on youth offenders, because trust me- I'm not. I believe that society has the right to demand that these little helluns be locked up as far away as possible from the rest of us. But, at the same time, I don't think society should actually have to remind the State of Texas that while we don't want these monsters running free- we certainly don't want state employees using them as their own personal sex toys either. After all, it shouldn't be that hard for the State of Texas (or any other state for that matter) to lock a young offender up WITHOUT sexually abusing them. And without covering up for those that are doing it.
Which brings me to this point, who the hell covers up the rape of a child anyhow? Just what kind of scum bag has decided that this is something they should hide? Would you hide the rape of a child outside of jail? Because, honestly- if you are one of these asshats just sitting back covering these crimes up, you're as sick as the fucker doing the abusing.
Sometimes, I wake up and jut have to wonder what on earth went wrong.
The first allegations surfaced in 2005. But state lawmakers say they didn't learn of the problems until this year, which is most likely true. Because, let's just be honest here- who in there right mind is going to listen to a bunch of troubled kids anyhow?
It seems that now, the State of Ohio is going to help the State of Texas monitor their delinquents a little better, and hopefully make it more difficult for a bunch of sadistic adults to take the punishment of being locked up a step further by abusing the kids.
How nice of Ohio to offer to help out. But, I have a better idea, that might even prove to be cheaper in the long run. It goes something like this:
Texas, first stop hiring sexual offenders to work in your youth facilities. Second, when you have someone who is under accusations that he manipulated case documents, stop paying him. And anytime you find someone shredding documents while they know an investigation is going on, you might want to take that moment to come to grips with the sad fact that you've probably been keeping them on the wrong side of the bars for a good stretch of their employment.
Now, this isn't to say that I'm getting soft on youth offenders, because trust me- I'm not. I believe that society has the right to demand that these little helluns be locked up as far away as possible from the rest of us. But, at the same time, I don't think society should actually have to remind the State of Texas that while we don't want these monsters running free- we certainly don't want state employees using them as their own personal sex toys either. After all, it shouldn't be that hard for the State of Texas (or any other state for that matter) to lock a young offender up WITHOUT sexually abusing them. And without covering up for those that are doing it.
Which brings me to this point, who the hell covers up the rape of a child anyhow? Just what kind of scum bag has decided that this is something they should hide? Would you hide the rape of a child outside of jail? Because, honestly- if you are one of these asshats just sitting back covering these crimes up, you're as sick as the fucker doing the abusing.
Sometimes, I wake up and jut have to wonder what on earth went wrong.