Manns Medium

Now I know that I can not be the only one asking this question but it appears that I am the only one addressing it.   One has got to wonder when this all changed from a society where those who can, help those you can’t into a world where those in a position to help dwell so deep within their own selves that they refuse to extend and share their knowledge and expertise to anyone or anything unless it can be done for a price.   I cast this light upon our justice system and those entities associated with it whose primary task would be to help control or eliminate desires to cause harm or injury to ourselves or our fellow man. As many of you may already know, my nephew is the victim of this trend.   He is a young 15 year old with a very bright future ahead of him but quite a troubling past behind him.   Back in the past entities and families used to band together in order to help these lost souls find their way.   Each having their place and their assigned task...

Yesterday, Wednesday, November 10, 2010, I accompanied my mother to court to be there for my nephew and her ward.   We had been instructed that court would start promptly at 9 am Central Standard Time and we arrived with plenty of time to spare.   Should have known that things were not going to go particularly well because the first voice we heard as we stepped off of the elevator on the 4 th floor of the Winnebago County Court House was the voice of a bailiff informing those collected that only the parents of the accused minor would be allowed into the courtroom so those who came for moral support would have to wait outside.   I did not care too much for that proclamation because I know that walking out into a situation like that for a young man is a stressful time and the only comfort one can feel at that time is seeing a familiar face.   It’s probably the one time where family can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt their love for that minor and the minor can see an...