Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Rewards for Catching Abusers, Cuz Otherwise Who Would Care, Right?

So for the month of October Crime Stoppers of Huston Texas is offering a $5,000 reward for anyone who turns in a wanted felon with connections to domestic violence. This is one of those seems awesome at first plans, but then turns questionable after a few minutes of mulling it over...
  • First and foremost, yes, this will probably help bring in some abusers that would otherwise get away, and that is truly the most important thing
  • But second, why this is only a month long project? I am irked by the idea that the only time to be vigilant about abusers is during a specified month, as if the rest of the time it's meh
  • And lastly, I resent that there's such a high reward offered like no one would give a fuck otherwise...but it does reflect on a societal ambivalence, most likely due to lack of knowledge...which is why DV awareness month is so important...there! Full circle!
So obvi it's a great project, but I'm apprehensive about the deadline. What do you think?