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book-just a thought

duppydoozy
duppydoozy
just a thought...
I know there are a few books out there about personal stories of RSOs and their familiies.. but wouldn't it be great if there was a book out there that took a more educational approach- included references to ALL of the most current studies on effectiveness of the registry, statistics and studies re: flaws with LE, DOJ, coerced confessions, the money machine that is our LE... AND case studies of family members/ regristrants quality of life affected by the registry?? I'm thinking something big.. something the RSOL takes to conventions.. something that gets pushed to Dr. Phil and Oprah! (I actually can't stand Dr. Phil.. but I have to give it to him.. he did have an episode once where he brought an RSO who was supposedly framed by his supposed psycho ex due to a custody battle.....and he really emphasized the problem with the justice system, how this was most likely an innocent man who went to prison, and now suffers the rest of his life due to the resgistry, etc etc.. was pretty impressed with the episode)

The right book, written with the right focus, and given the right amount of credibility by the right people.. could really accelerate the cause..

forgive me if there are books out there... if there are, I'd like to buy them. I know there are a few that are basically personal stories that have been published..

kinda just day dreaming here but its something I think that could really happen.... especially if it was done right
duppydoozy
duppydoozy
sorry for the double post.... my computer says it timed out and didn't show it posted until I posted the second one.. sorry guys :/
EchoMoon
EchoMoon
my computer has been doing that to me too. it just keep showing that my reply or post is loading. that's how i ended up doing a triple post yesterday.

i thought it was just me and felt dumber than i usually do with computer/tech stuff!

yours makes me feel better now! LOL
Advocate2
Advocate2
One of those rough nights when I woke up with a panic attack I started such a book - it starts with my sons story but the purpose of the book is to include academic studies and explanations with references. I just need to get back to working on it. Once finished I am not sure whether I should self-publish or submit it to a publishing house. It has a title which is Profound Pain - I am writing it under a pen name so I will let you know when and if I ever finish it - I gather info for it almost every day -
Advocate2
Advocate2
And by the way - the book will already include information about the man that studies the pre-frontal cortex in young people and other relevant studies
ThoughtAsWeak
ThoughtAsWeak
Yes, Advocate. Please let us know when it's done. I'd be interested in reading it.
LillyMom
LillyMom
Wow, somebody that studies "the cortex"? That's something I'd like to hear about!
Advocate2
Advocate2
LOL - yes he has created a chart about the pre-frontal cortex and how different it looks in someone under 25 and what that means - he has actually written a book about it. And our own government has recognized the validity of his studies which in a nutshell say that anyone under the age or 25 DOES NOT have the physical capability to make a decision based on consequences. it is really interesting what he says - in a nutshell he says that a under 25 yrs of age person can tell you what the consequences are and actions can cause those consequences but they are incapable of applying those consequences to themselves. Of course it is much more complicated than that but it is basically the same thing that causes teenagers to do really stupid things! LOL like car roof surfing etc.
alik76
alik76
A Parellel Universe by Alex Landon. This is from amazon.com:
Literary Nonfiction (Criminal Law, Race Relations, U.S. Political History). Contemporary Fiction. A unique blending of nonfiction (the defense lawyer's perspective) and fiction (the writer's view) on a topic of devastating concern to victims, the accused and, surprisingly, all the rest of us. Alex Landon (the lawyer) and Elaine Halleck (the novelist) explore a difficult topic -- the effect of laws enacted in the aftermath of brutal and sensationalized crimes, usually murders of white children -- on those accused of lesser sex crimes and on society as a whole. The two authors' accounts "parallel" one another, describing accused people exiled into "a parallel universe" where principles enshrined in the American dream are ignored.
amynmesa
amynmesa
At Advocate..I'm glad, but also sad, because it's you, that I am not the only way who jumps out of a dead sleep with absolute panic. Like I'm being suffocated. Scared to death, but I don't know what from.
Advocate2
Advocate2
(((AMY))))
EchoMoon
EchoMoon
i honestly have to wonder about that "under 25" thing of not being able to apply the action, consequences thing.

how many people speed when driving every single day? they know that those actions can end in them getting a ticket or having an accident. yet they all think that it wont happen to them.

you hear and see it in the news every day where something horrible has happened to someone and they are quoted as saying, " that kind of stuff happens to other people. not to me or my family, friends or neighbors". gee, i never thought "my" house would catch on fire because i squirted to much fluid on the grill. oh wow, i left the keys in my car and it got stolen. i never thought i would have an accident because i drove on bald tires. the list goes on and on. and not they are not exclusive to those under 25. so yeah i have real hard time believing that he or anyone can say that cortex is to blame for those under 25.