There was a blog that was posted by GritsforBreakfast on October 18th, stating the title "Counties pushing for more control over juvenile system" and in the article goes on to tell its readers about the new policies being discussed at the capital. Basically the blog goes on to tell about how currently teenagers that break the law go to state lock ups instead of local lock ups. There are 6 statewide lock ups that house approximately 1,200 youths and they cost about $400 a day to have each teen in them. Counties are pushing for local lock ups that would house the troubled teens, provide a better chance of reform for them and cost a lot less.
Although I enjoyed just reading the topic of this post I cant help but to say I find the blog very uninformative. All the author of this post did was aim at an audience that already knew about this topic and to be honest the only way a reader could enjoy this post is if they already had done some homework on their own. Although I would like to say if I agreed or disagreed with this post, it is impossible, and that proves the point that I am getting to even more, how can one decide how they feel about the author's opinion if they arent given it. The reader has no knowledge of who this author is or what their credentials are at all. How do we even know that this blogger even knows what they are talking about. I found it even more interesting that after you read this blog and wonder if maybe you just missed something in there or if the author really did leave a lot of information, if you scroll down you find this letter from a reader and realize that you missed nothing. :
Anonymous said...
"While I agree keeping youth in the local areas if services are available I am
afraid there is such a lack of services in even medium sized counties that
without intense financial support some of these juveniles would be more of a
danger to the local community than they would receive benefits. East Texas does
not have a facility large enough for many kids other than their own local kids
so where would the little counties send them to? We need more information. GRITS
can you post a copy of this proposal??"
Anyway check out the blog and see what you think:
