American Prisons, Honor Killing & The Innocence of Muslims

Do we want to be a nation of dignity, or a nation of law?

I recently posted the following anecdotal story over at Glenn Loury’s ‘stack. The subject was ‘Do we really need prisons?’. Hell yes we do.

Do We Need Prisons?

My response was:

My kids, as I raised them in the affluent suburbs said that they didn't know anything about bullying. "It doesn't happen, Dad."

Where and when I grew up (LA Crenshaw 1970s), there were certain cute gi…