Chainsaw II

Recently my oldest daughter's divorce was final. She has a daughter from this marriage, and my granddaughter has regular visitation with her father. More recently I learned through the grapevine (very reliable sources) that her ex-husband is having an affair with a married woman whose husband is the jealous, protective type. That to me spells gunfire. My concern is for my granddaughter and daughter, but I have a certain level of a desire for retribution for the crap this turd put my daughter and granddaughter through. I want to out him, at a time when he will not have my granddaughter and let the chips fall where they may. I can let information slip to the cheating woman's husband--she means nothing to me and she made her bed, so to speak. What the ex does directly affects my family though. While he means very little to me, and most of that is pretty negative, I'm concerned about my daughter and granddaughter getting caught in the crossfire. I would feel no guilt or remorse over him.

Sort of academic that I am asking, but I would like feed-back. Be creative, but I don't need negative comments intended for me. If you think I should do nothing, I assure you I am an intelligent person, just respond for me to do nothing.

Let me know.

Yes, I know I asked this question in Law Enforcement & Police and Law & Ethics, but not even a nibble in over an hour. So, have a go here.

I concede that LE types are human just like the rest of us. But, just like many of us who have performed in public positions, they should never be allowed to permit their personal biases to interfere in contact with other people. Police often have the "cops & perps" attitude; the belief that everyone they encounter is guilty of something except those working beside them. This is unacceptable (as far as the rant portion of this question goes).

When a LE type (cops, prosecutors, corrections staff, etc.) engage their personal bias instead of maintaining professional distance and objectivity, what should be the result? What should be done to them? What should they be required to do to ameliorate it, to correct it and the harm they have likely caused? Should they be held accountable? If so, how?

Yes, I know I asked this question in Law Enforcement & Police, but not even a nibble in over an hour. So, have a go here.

I concede that LE types are human just like the rest of us. But, just like many of us who have performed in public positions, they should never be allowed to permit their personal biases to interfere in contact with other people. Police often have the "cops & perps" attitude; the belief that everyone they encounter is guilty of something except those working beside them. This is unacceptable (as far as the rant portion of this question goes).

When a LE type (cops, prosecutors, corrections staff, etc.) engage their personal bias instead of maintaining professional distance and objectivity, what should be the result? What should be done to them? What should they be required to do to ameliorate it, to correct it and the harm they have likely caused? Should they be held accountable? If so, how?

I concede that LE types are human just like the rest of us. But, just like many of us who have performed in public positions, they should never be allowed to permit their personal biases to interfere in contact with other people. Police often have the "cops & perps" attitude; the belief that everyone they encounter is guilty of something except those working beside them. This is unacceptable (as far as the rant portion of this question goes).

When a LE type (cops, prosecutors, corrections staff, etc.) engage their personal bias instead of maintaining professional distance and objectivity, what should be the result? What should be done to them? What should they be required to do to ameliorate it, to correct it and the harm they have likely caused? Should they be held accountable? If so, how?

We all see little bits, and sometimes not so little bits, of injustice in the world around us. We have two choices when we become aware of it: one, we can ignore it and hope it will go away, disappear from our sight and knowledge; or two, we can do something to correct it. What do you do to correct it? What do you do to try to make it change?

Since I asked the question, I'll be the first to answer it:

I used to be a teacher. I taught English to middle school students. I was Joe Citizen. I used to be a convict. This was after I was a teacher. I was an inmate in a prison in the US. I was a model prisoner: no tickets, to violations, paroled successfully, back to as close to being Joe Citizen as I am allowed to be by the masses. I see injustice everywhere: corruption in our government (I can't participate so cannot have a hand in change--or can't I?), discrimination, people who point and judge--just a few examples. The role I take is the one who rips off the cover. I facilitate knowledge. Whenever I can, I bring awareness to other people. I teach. This is my gift. This is my skill. I perform it as best I can, as best I am permitted. The only pay I receive is the satisfaction that the information I give to others is the best I have available to me. If I am wrong, and you the community prove it to me (just show me where I am wrong), I adjust, I adapt, I assimillate the correction and move on better for it.

I have been a crusader my entire life. Well, some say I am more like Don Quioxte than Richard the Lion Heart, but we do what we can with what we have. It's just that I am getting tired. I see a time when I won't be able to tilt with another windmill. I want to leave something behind when I am gone. So, when you know what it is that you do to fight injustice, let's put it all together and really make a difference.