“Bullying is NOT character-building!”

“Bullying is NOT character-building!”

This statement was made recently by a passionate speaker during a current affairs interview. It doesn’t matter who she is – she gave voice to a popular point of view. But I disagree. I think the reason that statement is made is because it seems to justify bullying and...
Is Ice the New Insanity Plea?

Is Ice the New Insanity Plea?

Last night my husband had a dream about a man whose life goes bad as a consequence of choosing hard drugs. We sat on the couch this morning talking about it, and our conversation brought up a memory of a recent news item about a police officer who had his head...