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Author Archives: Scott Hughes
One breath of consideration…
My new book Justice starts with the following first sentence: “Sympathy shines the only light in the dark impassable tunnels constructed between all of us.” Being a work of fiction, after that preface, I cannot stand by any of the other statements or claims in the book. Instead, Justice might more reveal what a person […]
JUSTICE IS OUT! Over 30% of sales today go to charity!
Justice is out on Kindle! Buy from Amazon now! You do not need a Kindle. You can read it on any smartphone, tablet, or computer with the Free Kindle App. $1 of every copy sold on release day (Friday, May 6) will be donated to the charity Reach Out and Read. That’s ONE DAY ONLY. […]
Most Inmates Are Mentally Ill
In a previous post, “Guilty until proven innocent, or innocent until proven guilty…”, it was revealed that most people in jail have not been convicted but are guilty only of being too poor to afford bail, with most of their unproven charges being for nonviolent offenses anyway. Further investigation reveals that these nonviolent people being […]
Is this offensive?
I believe I fully support the #BlackLivesMatter movement. (Cue Macklemore’s song “White Privilege” to explain why I don’t want to pat myself on the back too vigorously here.) I agree that those who try to switch it with or even criticize it with “#AllLivesMatter” are being very offensive in the same way–to paraphrase Arthur Chu–it […]
Guilty until proven innocent, or innocent until proven guilty–Which do you want?
An article in the New York Review of Books points out that more than 95% of inmates in the USA do not get a trial. That is because of the widespread use of plea bargins. Even that percentage under addresses the state of affairs because it deals with how cases are ultimately resoled. As a […]