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Edward Humes is a renowned journalist known for his investigative and in-depth reporting. His exact birth and death dates are unknown.

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“we are waiting and waiting and doing nothing, until it is too late, and they commit crimes so serious that all society wants to do is punish instead of rehabilitate.”

Society Rehabilitation Punish Crimes

Book:No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court

Source: No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court

“Is it always in the interest of the public safety to seek the prosecutor's traditional solution -- the harshest penalty possible? Or is the public best served by finding ways to change a kid's lot in life for the better, even if that means opening the prison door?”

Crime Prison Public Safety Penalty

Book:No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court

Source: No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court

“They do horrible, unchildish things because they they have had very horrible, unchildish lives.”

Author:Edward Humes

“There are two theories of evolution. There is the genuine scientific theory; and there is the talk-radio pretend version, designed not to enlighten but to deceive and enrage.”

Two Theory Evolution Radio Genuine Versions Deceiving Enlightening Scientific Theory Theory Of Evolution Talk Radio

Author:Edward Humes

“Instead of spending the time and the money and the manpower on the front end, when children first transgress - and when they can be helped and guided and set straight - we are waiting and waiting and doing nothing, until it is too late, and they commit crimes so serious that all society wants to do is punish instead of rehabilitate.”

Want Firsts Children Ends Waiting Fronts Crime Serious Late Spending Commit Too Late Doing Nothing Manpower

Book:No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court

Source: No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court

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