Ever wonder why debates on the Internet never accomplish anything?

Perhaps it’s due to debate framing.

A favorite is the debate of 9-11 Truthers versus everybody.

If you allow the 9-11 Truthers (conspiracy theorists) to frame the debate, you get to choose between believing that the CIA engineered 9-11, or that you are a brainwashed stooge of the Bush administration and those evil doers at Fox.

When I talked to my sister yesterday, she told me of a funny way some guy approached her. He asked if she likes to use the internet. Sure, fine, nothing strange there, but then he asked if she used dating sites often. Hmmm, what is he getting at here?

Well, he apparently thought he recognized her on a free dating site. He said that he was trying to find someone who used an avatar called Meet You Later. He tried and tried to get ahold of this person but there was no response. My sister was a little curious but she had not used a dating site before and said it wasn’t her.

She walked a bit further and she then noticed that the same guy started asking another girl the same thing. Well, what a strange way to approach girls. I am wondering if this guy thinks that will work or something. My guess is he is batting in the minor leagues.

Courts in the US have been heading in a troublesome direction; namely, trying children and teens as adults. Case in point, troubled teen ( http://www.time.com/time/pow/article/0,8599,101847,00.html ) being tried as an adult. We as an society have to have more understanding when dealing with children.

Of course, the loss of patience is tied to the spike in juvenile offenses, and their brutality. The first step should be treatment. (Click here for more information on residential treatment for teens.) Imparting morality is still very much the domain of the family and parents.

What is your opinion? Do you think that teens should be tried as adults? Should they be rehabilitated or punished?

As children we are sheltered from the truth of how the world works. We are taught that justice always prevails.

As adults, we learn the harsh truth. Justice is hard to come by. Occurrences of justice are few and far between. Most injustice goes unchecked. If I were to guess, I would guess that 1 in 10,000 injustices goes uncorrected.

One thing I have learned, though, is that justice can be bought. That’s why attorneys come in handy. (Reputable attorney directory here.)

Judges don’t know justice from a hole in the ground. They do, however, know motions and the law. Most civil cases are won on motions. Bury the unjust in motions, get sanctions, get judgments, and bankrupt those dweebs.

Yes, attorneys are the weapons of today. We don’t get justice in the streets anymore. We get it in courts.