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D-8 Opinion Wednesday, September 20, 2017 The Press-Dispatch Or else, the seeming eternal cycle of disrespect for our rule of law will continue to the anguish of the ones who are citizens of this beloved na- tion. Burying our heads in the sand will choke us if we continue to do that for ages. So please contact your representa- tives, our lawmakers, and let your opin- ions be heard. It is easy to find their ad- dresses and phone numbers through various websites. I once asked an aide to a lawmaker if they do pay atten- tion to communications. Here's what he said- " Yes, especially if there is a great number of letters or calls being made on an issue." • • • It is puzzling why we are seeing such a high volume of natural disasters tak- ing place in our region. Hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, for- est fires, droughts on certain states, etc. etc. Add to these, the barrage of political turmoil that just unsettles a lot of us. Perhaps these are signs of the times. We truly admire the Amer- ican spirit of charitable work, sacrifice, caring, loving, helping, foresight, re- silience and optimism. We have seen this lately. We always recover because I think God's providence is with us. But there is a danger this special gift we enjoy can disappear if we become ungrate- ful and rebellious. We can tell the kind of tree we have by the fruits it bears. It seems to be happening, differ- ent ideologies contrary to the truth are floating around so much and di- vine laws are being challenged or ig- nored. Now, I don't intend to be peachy, preachy but let's wake up and not be ig- norant or uncaring. Where do we turn to for peace and resolution of crises? You do the think- ing. There's a good Book I can recom- mend for reading. It's been around for a very long time. Never fails to give the right answers. Ask your local pastor. • • • Humor of the week: A minister was in one of the counties affected badly by the hurricane, so like many thou- sands of motorists he headed to the highway. He got into one of the gas sta- tions which had a very long line. The attendant was working quickly but there were many cars ahead of him. Finally, the attendant motioned him to- ward a vacant pump. "Reverend," said the young man, "I'm so sorry about the delay. It seems that everyone waits until the last min- ute to get ready for this long trip." The minister chuckled and said, " I know what you mean. It's the same in my business." Have a great week! Continued from page 7 DACA It is evident that the church as a whole is also di- vided in how to respond the issues. The faithful are con- stantly assaulted with "How can one be a Christian if he/ she believes or supports wxyz [fill in your favorite issue]? " The list becomes endless. More Kool-Aid dis- pensed. Christianity is not a so- cial movement. It was not intended to dispense Kool- Aid. Progressives have sto- len its message of empow- ering the individual to over- come sin and transform his/ her world. Reformists claim they can construct a heav- en here on earth [using the power of the government]. The church's mission is to dispense Life, not Kool-Aid! Jesus in one story told a women who was drawing water from a well that "who- soever drinks of that wa- ter will be thirsty later. But whoever drinks the water that I give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I give him will become in him a spring of water well- ing up to eternal life." Pure spiritual water from the Creator! No Kool-Aid, no sugar, no sugary substi- tutes. James the apostle asks a rhetorical question in mak- ing a similar point: "Does a fountain produce both sweet and bitter water? Can the fig tree, my breth- ren, bear olive berries? Or a vine, figs? So no fountain can produce both salt water and fresh. That is what political/ social Kool-Aid actually is; a deception that lures one away from thinking for their selves. It tickles the carnal mind, but in the long run it produces confusion. The prophet Isaiah wrote to the stubborn Hebrew na- tion "Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord…" A compelling piece of ad- vice. Think about it! Continued from page 7 CHRIST Continued from page 7 BLAME Court Report CRIMINAL Pike Circuit court Stephen Burns charged with domes- tic battery, a level 6 felony. Alicia E. Burns charged with count I domestic battery, a level 6 felony, count II battery against a public safety offi- cial and count III resisting law enforce- ment. Robel N. Kidane charged with count I maintaining a common nuisance- controlled substances, a level 6 felo- ny, count II dealing in marijuana and count III possession of marijuana. Alberto Barrios charged with two counts of invasion of privacy, a level 6 felony. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike Circuit Court Adalberto R. Peralta charged with count I operating a vehicle while intox- icated and count II operating a vehicle without ever receiving a license. Steven E. Pace charged with posses- sion of marijuana. George Bullington charged with carrying a handgun without a license. Vicky Corn charged with count I do- mestic battery and count II battery. Sheronda Dillard charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II operating a vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance or its metabolite in the body. Brandi R. Dixon charged with leav- ing the scene of an accident. Rickelle L. Moubray charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II visiting a common nuisance- controlled substances. Brian Ray Small charged with oper- ating a vehicle while intoxicated. Tammy L. Coleman charged with count I dealing in marijuana, count II possession of marijuana and count III possession of paraphernalia. Heather McCormick charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II possession of paraphernalia. Tasha M. Brown charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II operating a motor vehicle without ev- er receiving a license. Marleny R. Mendez charged with animals running at large. Nancy K. Hopkins charged with dis- orderly conduct. Janet L. Mulkey charged with disor- derly conduct. Marion S. Burger charged with driv- ing while suspended. Kristy D. Anderson charged with count I driving while suspended and count II operating a vehicle while in- toxicated. Charla M. Ray charged with public intoxication. CIVIL DOCKET Pike Circuit Court Citibank sues Carlotta K. Smith aka Carlotta Ahrens/Kay Smith on com- plaint. TD Bank USA sues Kathryn Press- wood on complaint. Eryn S. Mann sues Kenneth R. Mann for dissolution of marriage. Charstity N. Richardson sues Mi- chael A. Richardson for dissolution of marriage. Keri Ann Woods sues Kevin Ray Woods for dissolution of marriage. SMALL CLAIMS Pike Circuit Court Hoosier Accounts Service sues Micki L. Aaserud on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Han- nah L. Brittain on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Li- sea A. Davis on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues An- drew J. Shaw on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Ron- ald E. Carter, Jr. on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues James R. Thorn on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Ca- leb Hulfachor on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Mat- thew B. Readle on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Aar- on R. Hall on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Services sues Jef- fery A. Jones on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Rog- er O. Stuckey on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues James S. Camden on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike Circuit Court Kirkland Aaron charged with speeding, 94 mph in a 70 zone. Amanda Akers charged with speeding, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Marleeta Apolinar charged with seatbelt violation. Andres Aston Zapata charged with speeding, 78 mph in a 70 zone. Jason Basham charged with count I driving while suspended and count II operating a motor vehicle without financial responsibility. Glenn Bender charged with speed- ing, 80 mph in a 70 zone. Jonathan Blackwell charged with speeding, 85 mph in a 70 zone. Jenna Bowman charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Jaron Boyd, Jr. charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Anthony Cardinal III charged with speeding, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Wen Chen charged with speeding, 85 mph in a 70 zone. Matthew Corn charged with seat- belt violation. Ashley Cox charged with speed- ing, 98 mph in a 70 zone. Marc Demosthenes charged with speeding, 79 mph in a 70 zone. Jonathan Dever charged with speeding, 68 mph in a 55 zone. Jesy Evitts charged with seatbelt violation. Frank Fettinger charged with seat- belt violation. Lexy Godwin charged with speed- ing, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Alexis Golden charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 75 zone. Heather Good charged with speed- ing, 80 mph in a 70 zone. Heather Goodall charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Brittnie Graves charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Douglass Graves charged with driving while suspended. Kylie Hammock charged with seat- belt violation. Tyler Hancock charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Jeremy Hay charged with speed- ing, 44 mph in a 30 zone. Jonnatan Herrera charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Jean Honore charged with speed- ing, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Clifford Hostetler charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. David Ivan charged with speeding, 80 mph in a 70 zone. Aaron Jones charged with speed- ing, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Tepparid Junyanid charged with speeding, 80 mph in a 70 zone. Hayden Kabrick charged with driving too fast for conditions. Robert Kelley charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Nicole King charged with speed- ing, 85 mph in a 70 zone. Wieslaw Klecki charged with stop- ping, standing or parking where pro- hibited. Nicholas Kluemper charged with speeding, 64 mph in a 45 zone. Joshua Lee charged with speed- ing, 79 mph in a 70 zone. William Lillard charged with driv- ing while suspended. Asa Lockahrt charged with speed- ing, 100 mph in a 70 zone. Glenn Longabaugh charged with speeding, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Michael Maguire charged with failure to change lanes for authorized emergency vehicle. Tiffany McBride charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Amanuel Medhane charged with speeding, 85 mph in a 70 zone. Sage Miller charged with speed- ing, 89 mph in a 70 zone. Dustin Miller-Kio charged with speeding, 97 mph in a 70 zone. Franklin Morton charged with count I driving while suspended and count II seatbelt violation. Jacob Myles charged with speed- ing, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Constance Nation charged with speeding, 79 mph in a 70 zone. Trevor Nau charged with count I speeding, 78 mph in a 70 zone and count II operating with expired plates. Tyler Nieman charged with speed- ing, 96 mph in a 70 zone. John Powers charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Jennifer Ramos charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Tanner Ray charged with speed- ing, 86 mph in a 70 zone. James Ray charged with speeding, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Melissa Schlachter charged with speeding, 79 mph in a 70 zone. Kortney Schmitt charged with speeding, 79 mph in a 70 zone. Andrew Seeber charged with speeding, 80 mph in a 70 zone. Daniel Simpson charged with seat- belt violation. Abby Smithhart charged with speeding, 89 mph in a 70 zone. Nathan Stokes charged with speeding, 70 mph in a 55 zone. Christopher Strange charged with speeding, 70 mph in a 55 zone. Myles Stringer charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Willis Tiesha charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Westin Tripple charged with speeding, 91 mph in a 70 zone. John Tronti charged with speed- ing, 80 mph in a 70 zone. Brenda Turner charged with speeding, 94 mph in a 70 zone. Devona Wallace charged with speeding, 80 mph in a 70 zone. John Walton charged with driving while suspended. Duston Wampler charged with speeding, 50 mph in a 35 zone. Benjamin Wasilewski charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Lonnie Watson, Jr. charged with speeding, 92 mph in a 70 zone. Allison Welz charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Travis Williams charged with no valid driver's license. Amy Xiao charged with speeding, 92 mph in a 70 zone. Nicholas Yeager charged with speeding, 83 mph in a 70 zone. Andrew Zigler charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Andrew Johnson charged with op- erating with expired plates. Brittany Alfrey charged with speeding, 80 mph in a 70 zone. Shannon Bass charged with speed- ing, 80 mph in a 0 zone. Timane Broome charged with speeding, 90 mph in a 70 zone. Samuel Clark charged with oper- ating with expired plates. Kurt Denu charged with speeding, 87 mph in a 55 zone. Scott Duncan charged with speed- ing, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Samantha Endicott charged with driving while suspended. Owen Garretson charged with count I operating with expired plates and count II no valid driver's license. Molly Glover charged with speed- ing, 89 mph in a 70 zone. Andrew Heath charged with speeding, 79 mph in a 70 zone. Douglass Jacobson charged with count I operating a motor vehicle without financial responsibility, count II driving while suspended and count III operating a motor ve- hicle with a fictitious plate. Betty Johnson charged with speed- ing, 89 mph in a 70 zone. Jackson Keepes charged with speeding, 79 mph in a 70 zone. Anastasia McCarter charged with speeding, 87 mph in a 70 zone. Andrew Norrick charged with seatbelt violation. Adalberto Pernalta charged with speeding, 85 mph in a 70 zone. Samantha Petry charged with seat- belt violation. Zachary Sagan charged with speeding, 80 mph in a 70 zone. Jermaine White charged with speeding, 87 mph in a 70 zone. Kelli White charged with speed- ing, 88 mph in a 70 zone. Shane Wilkinson charged with speeding, 87 mph in a 70 zone. Mykhaylo Durbakevych charged with speeding, 92 mph in a 70 zone. Kelly Eckerle charged with speed- ing, 39 mph in a 25 zone. Lexus Farney charged with speed- ing, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Justin Goodfellow charged with driving while suspended. Lea Weathers charged with speed- ing, 39 mph in a 25 zone. Norfolk Southern charged with un- lawful blocking of a railroad cross- ing. Richard Elsby charged with unlaw- ful hunting of migratory birds. Dylan Baker charged with unlaw- ful hunting of migratory birds. they suffer approximately 30 percent of the hate crimes. Non-Hispanic Whites, who comprise 63 percent of the population, suffered on- ly 10.5 percent of the total hate crimes. If there were as few Whites as Blacks, then, Whites would only suf- fer about 2 percent of the to- tal hate crimes. NPR has ac- cordingly reported that the number of hate crimes com- mitted by Black perpetra- tors against White victims is insignificant. White males are entitled to their skepticism on that point. Just because govern- ment officials disproportion- ately accuse white assailants of racial motivation does not exonerate their Black coun- terparts. Early in President Obama's second term, Black males were 12 times more likely to murder someone of another race, statistical- ly speaking, than to be mur- dered by someone of anoth- er race. Of 660,000 crimes of interracial violence, 85 per- cent were perpetrated by Blacks. According to Edwin S. Rubenstein in his 2016 re- vision of The Color of Crime: Race, Crime and Justice in America, Black assailants were 27 times more likely to attack a white person than vice versa. It's quite a leap of faith to assume that oth- erwise depraved Black crim- inals scrupulously avoid rac- ism when vandalizing, rob- bing, burglarizing or attack- ing white victims. Yet John Perazzo's 2001 analysis of FBI crime statis- tics found that white crime against Black victims was 28 times more likely (1 in 45 crimes) to be identified as a hate crime than Black crime against white victims (1 in 1254 crimes). It's not unreasonable for whites to feel that the hate crimes legislation is intend- ed to prosecute them, not to protect them. That, in fact, is the opinion of Liberal ac- ademics like Jill Tregor, a City College of San Francis- co AIDS educator, and ex- ecutive director of an orga- nization that provided legal and emotional counseling to hate crime victims. During the Clinton presi- dency, an annual FBI crime report showed that of 7,000 documented hate crimes, about 20 percent were com- mitted against white peo- ple. Tregor denounced the prosecutions as "an abuse of what the hate crime laws were intended to cover," and accused the white victims of turning these laws to the disadvantage of minority de- fendants who were already victims of the criminal jus- tice system. The Liberal theory for excluding racist crimes against whites is that hate crime laws are a form of A f- firmative Action, intended for protected groups, not for equal or color-blind enforce- ment. In this, it appears the rural white skeptics were prescient, not dim-witted as the Indianapolis Star insin- uated. "One strategy," the Re- publican state senator said, "will be to pitch the legisla- tion as an economic develop- ment issue. 'We have com- panies today that make de- cisions about coming to states—especially technol- ogy companies—based up- on the quality of life and how they treat citizens,' he said." In other words, he and his comrade will enlist corpo- rate executives in coercing Indiana legislators to fall in- to line and enact hate crimes legislation or else lose em- ployment, maybe the same corporate and sport cartel executives who pressured Indiana to rescind religious freedom, who leaned on North Carolina and Texas legislatures to permit men to enter women's restrooms and dressing rooms at will. This is the thin edge of the wedge of coercive reg- ulation of opinion and con- science. It is a totalitarian impulse. Already, benign conservative organizations and ministries are being ac- cused of "hate" and then cut off from Internet bandwidth, PayPal and credit card pro- cessing guided by the cor- rupt Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) reports. SPLC has weaponized— and monetized—accusa- tions of hate to intimidate and squeeze conservative organizations and individu- als that are not even remote- ly hateful. It has posted an inflammatory "hate map" online that directed at least one mentally ill assailant in- to an office where he shot the man who greeted him. A fter such oppressive and reckless behavior, you'd think even Liberals would repudiate SPLC. On the contrary, the mainstream media cite SPLC as a rock- solid source, and take its ac- cusations as gospel. Corpo- rate executives follow the SPLC to the bitter end, be- traying their customers on the strength of SPLC accu- sations. Is the SPLC virtual lynch mob an isolated anomaly? I think we should anticipate the tyranny that could re- sult from a hate crime law. It's not merely a kicker on a criminal sentence. It can empower the government to investigate and regulate our opinions. There is no reason to trust that it will be equal- ly enforced. There will be winners and losers. Who's pushing for it? They must have their reasons. Continued from page 7 CRIMES check is for Congress to take the earnings of a worker. Ex- planation of your duping can be found on my website, in a 2010 article I wrote titled "Washington's Lies" (http:// tinyurl.com/yd4lh8gg). Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Continued from page 7 MATERIAL everything from time travel to Dostoevsky. Drink: Water. It's hot out. Haiku: A cicada shell - it sang itself utterly away. -Matsuo Basho OBITUARY DEADLINE 5 P.M. EVERY MONDAY