In times of old, The Furies protected Mother Right. If a mother (or any woman) was harmed, The Furies swooped down and took their vengeance. They were one of the last vestiges of a world that existed before the patriarchy. When we feel righteous anger, it is The Furies who are calling out to us to make what is wrong right again.

Wednesday, March 17, 2004

We Jailed You Wrongly, Now Pay Up! 

In Britain, David Blunkett, the Labour Home Secretary, wants to charge room and board to innocent people who were wrongly jailed. Can you believe it? Blunkett "will fight in the Royal Courts of Justice in London for the right to charge victims of miscarriages of justice more than £3000 for every year they spent in jail while wrongly convicted. The logic is that the innocent man shouldn’t have been in prison eating free porridge and sleeping for nothing under regulation grey blankets."

Thanks to Mario for finding this little gem.
Posted by: Kim Antieau / 3/17/2004 11:58:00 AM
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