Jacob, you made me think of the scene in the movie “Little Children” when the one vigilante guy admits that he’s the sole member of the “Committee of Concerned Citizens.”

Only problem is when I went back to confirm the statement Bishop made on 3/3/14 to prove he’s full of crap, the Judiciary Committee referred to him repeatedly during the meeting.

Unfortunately, lobbyists like him and the Books don’t need to have a large group. Lauren’s Kids isn’t a large group of people, either. But they are seen favorably by a legislature who revels in torturing former offenders. Matt Gaetz was on that committee that day. None of the legislators rebuked Bishop’s statement.

The guy is a registered lobbyist.

*”If you care about victims” damn auto-complete

Well, I’ll welcome him to a one-on-one debate. He can even bring his scissors. But I won’t need them to cut through his Bovine Stool.

The Smart Justice Alliance is just a guy sitting in an office. It’s an “alliance” between Barney Bishop and himself.

It’d be as if I set up my own entity, the Florida Coalition for the Abolition of Public Conviction Registries, then penned a column and identified myself as president and CEO of that coalition.

Barney Bishop can’t figure out whether he’s supposed to care about former victims who have turned to crime. Our criminal justice system is filled with them, but that’s too much nuance for him to grasp. If you Care about victims, but don’t care about criminals, in the real world what are you supposed to care about?

The guy is a real piece of work! His “Smart Justice Alliance” site hasn’t been updated in years and he’s totally irrelevant.
He replied to several member’s emails with “we care about VICTIMS not CRIMINALS”. It’s clear where he stands.

“We think that very long sentences are warranted; in fact, we’d like longer sentences. And I would just say in closing that with respect to smart justice that maybe what we ought to really be doing is thinking about giving the victims’ families an opportunity to have visitation with the perpetrators and a pair of scissors. That’s our idea of smart justice, Mr. Chairman, not anything short of that.”

When you take away someone’s hope, you create a dangerous situation. Even inmates who have a tentaive release date have a goal to work towards. That is why those who have a life without parole are more dangerous than those with hope. (MY opinion) but since I saw it in person on the inside, I think I can say I saw enough to form an opinion.

People need hope, goals, help, compassion, caring, love and prayers, just as much as food, shelter, a warm shower and medical care.