The Adventures of James Rule
Thursday 30 September 2010

    Eighteen year old James Rule was on the witness stand telling the Judge and the courtroom his life's story.
    He said he was abandoned as a baby and spent his life in one foster home after another. He never had job training.
    And he just spent 4 months in a juvenile reformatory. And that it was a total waste of time. He told the Judge the only reason he would steal was for money for food. That he never hurt anyone nor destroy property.
    Further he told the Judge that he, James Rule, needed help like job training. To put him back in the reformatory would be a total waste of time. And to put him into an adult prison would do no good.
    The evil Judge sentenced James Rule to an adult prison.
    And minutes after the decision I spoke to the lawyer that represented James Rule. The lawyer told me if a person does a crime, the next time they should throw away the book. And that was the lawyer that represented James Rule. Evil lawyer, eh? Justice? NO. Retribution? Yes, sadly.
    I spend two weeks trying to see James Rule in the adult prison without success. Finally I was able to talk with the Warden by phone and he told me that since I was not a relative, I could not visit James Rule. I explained to the Judge that James had NO relatives. And the Warden began to become suspicious that maybe I was an accessory to any crimes of James Rule. After about 5 to 10 minutes of the Warden talking, he wanted to leave. But I said NO and that it was now my turn.
    I accused the Warden of operating a crime school, and that James Rule would be educated in crime. And that the Warden was responsible for future behavior of James Rule. I think the mind and the brain of the Warden shrunk as a result of my verbal attack.
    It is my opinion that when James Rule was released from adult prison, he would pursue a life of crime. What other choice did society give him?
    I have talked with teenagers who told me they would earn their living by crime the rest of their lives because of the way society has treated them. Prison and etc. you know.
    And if James became a murderer as a result, I would understand. It would NOT be right, but I would understand. Would you?
    I speculate that the mother of James was either raped or was not married, etc. and did not want to raise the child, and thus abandoned the child. I speculate further that the mother was not raised with good role model parents.
    And I speculate further that the foster homes for James Rule, that such homes were operated with government funds, and that the people who operated those homes were NOT prepared to be excellent role models for James, amd DID NOT provide James with job training, etc. What say you?
    I believe that there are thousands of people like James Rule among us. And that the cause is the ineptitude of government to prevent the problems. And that many Judges should be put in prison for their crimes against the defendants in their court rooms!
    The best cure is prevention. So what can you do to help prevent such horror stories in every day life?
   
- Pastor William