Wow. Just, Wow.

So, I recognize I haven't posted in a while. Shame on me. But this particular news story was so shocking that I felt the need to expose it. More than shocking, it's reprehensible.
The link:
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/columnists/20071107_Jill_Porter___Hooker_Judge_is_not_denied__but_justice_is______.html


I know I go to law school, and by this point, I should be desensitized to courts denying relief to people who clearly deserve it, and granting it to those who clearly don't. But it seems to me that our level of moral bankruptcy reaches new depths every damn day.

But instead of ranting about a country spinning out of control, I wanted to make an observation. The political and social pundits in 2000 and 2004 cited apathy as the reason that most young people fail to get involved. I agree. To a point. For those of us who follow the news obsessively (ahem, my co-authors), is it fair to characterize us as apathetic? Or are we just overwhelmed? On the other hand, is it fair for us to become so jaded, so quickly?

I started thinking about this after my glorious summer in DC. Mathgimp and Nuraido's porch was indeed a fabulous venue to spew our "pinko-commie-bleeding-heart-liberal" ravings. And at times, we need that. I know I couldn't survive without such spaces. But in the past few years, I realized that I can't do much more than complain about...well, everything.

I don't know where to start. Is there a place to start? I am so proud of all of you that do the work that you do -- it's clearly a testament to good works. I only wish that I could be that constructive. But in the end, is there any way that small chinks in the armor are going to become anything more than just that?

My apologies for absconding for a couple months and then dropping a post like this. But a ruling like this, from the "hallowed" halls of our courts just triggered something major.