To “defund the police” doesn’t mean to dismantle the police (yes, I’m aware there have been a few people who have called for that as well, but they’re a very small group). What it means is funding social programs and taking those things off of the plates of the police department which, in turn, means the police won’t need that in their budgets any longer.
Author: bleilre
Former educator, chemist, forensic lab director, business owner, and dean, now I offer my thoughts for your consideration.
Complaining Rights 10/16/20
I’m a male Caucasian baby-boomer and I voted.
Don’t Say Anything at All 10/15/20
My mother used to say, “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” Wise words, words of restraint. Anger begets anger; when you belittle people, when you show them anger, they are more likely to become mirrors to reflect their negativity back
Teeth 10/14/20
I have mine as well. I try to be as open and honest as I can, but there are things I could never let anybody know, things that have me so ashamed that I cannot reveal them, and I cannot let go. But I will tell you that the more secrets I do reveal, the better I feel.
Security Blockade 10/13/20
Okay, not much point to today’s post. I’m just frustrated, and getting it out of my system.
Magic Carpet Ride 10/12/20
In my opinion, one of the great flaws of people, or at the very least Americans, is the arrogance we tend to have in what we believe to be true without ever verifying our “knowledge”.
Church of Bleil 10/11/20
for somebody who does not consider himself religious, it’s pretty clear that my path has crossed with many churches throughout my life. What’s more, I actually am a minister and a saint
The Door 10/10/20
This is where the Swearese came in as he fricking bachin rafkin flipped the igging ackin frackin door over and measured out a new jarkin jerkin jorking line and grabbed his brankin bolkin brinkin handsaw and sawed the glarbin gribin grapin bottom off again.
The Sound Track 10/9/20
But this is not a piece about sex, although sex is a topic that I truly enjoy. At least I think it is. I mean, it’s been awhile, so who knows.
Easy Does It 10/8/20
Things don’t always go the way we expect them to go. I was supposed to be obscenely wealthy by now, but if it were not for my friends helping out I would instead be sleeping under an overpass.
