tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post113716727527153050..comments2023-10-23T12:23:54.134-05:00Comments on Larry James' Urban Daily: Poverty's GenerationsLarry Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1137571655799771932006-01-18T02:07:00.000-06:002006-01-18T02:07:00.000-06:00ibreakcellphones - have you ever considered the fa...ibreakcellphones - have you ever considered the fact that <B>any</B> attempt to help the poor would be considered Left-wing bias by the conservative right? Just because the political "right" wants to take away the civil rights of the poor does not mean it is legally right.<BR/><BR/>The article says:<BR/><BR/><I><BR/>In the last few years alone, law school clinics have put the Berkeley, California, school system under judicial supervision for disciplining black and Hispanic students disproportionately to their population (yes, that’s Berkeley, the most racially sensitive spot on earth); sued the New York Police Department for its conduct during the 2004 Republican National Convention; fought “gentrification” (read: economic revitalization) in “neighborhoods of color” in Boston, New Haven, and New York; sued the Bush administration for virtually every aspect of its conduct of the war on terror; and lobbied for more restrictive “tobacco control” laws.</I><BR/><BR/>Have you ever considered that those are all, in fact, just arguments? Just because conservatives find them annoying does not mean that they are wrong; it simply means that not all lawyers are willing to let these sorts of illegal activities continue:<BR/><BR/>- racist discipline systems<BR/>- police oppression of civil discourse and political dissent<BR/>- displacing the poor from places where they can get jobs and access to support services (i.e. economic revitalization by kicking out the poor)<BR/>- Bush's illegal wiretapping, among other attrocities<BR/><BR/>So, yes, maybe these free law clinics did this. Would you stop them? It's a shame that college kids will stand up for justice more than the legal elite of the world.<BR/><BR/> - jgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1137535506312371502006-01-17T16:05:00.000-06:002006-01-17T16:05:00.000-06:00IBreakCellPhones, I have no way to evaluate this e...IBreakCellPhones, I have no way to evaluate this essay. I do know how our public interest law firm operates--we handle mainly family law matters involving custody cases and domestic violence. We also so routine legal work that our clients cannot afford. <BR/><BR/>In reading the article I kept wanting to see a case log for the legal clinics being evaluated. It may be true that these clinics did cases like these, but is that all they did? <BR/><BR/>Again, all I can speak to is the kind of public interest law we practice, which is much different than what this essay describes.Larry Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1137524200380108672006-01-17T12:56:00.000-06:002006-01-17T12:56:00.000-06:00i read your blog daily and i am always so convicte...i read your blog daily and i am always so convicted by the truth that you speak. my husband and i feel very strongly that the Lord has called us to urban ministry and we are so challenged and inspired by the work that you do. as an educator and as a mother, i seek any advice that you can give me for reaching out to those children that you speak about and especially for raising my own children with eyes that are open to the pain that exists in this world and hearts that are open to the compassion that EVERYONE deserves...thank you for your dedication to the dark corners of this world...I know this is where Jesus wants us all to go...christine pinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583552516035423269noreply@blogger.com