Hawaii government's recent renewed attack on the homeless, which include limiting the times parks are open and passing laws against sleeping at bus-stops, demonstrates how quickly governments can act against the the disenfranchised.
On the other hand, laws against selling products whose proper usage kill people, such as tobacco, are weak and take decades to pass.
Meanwhile, state-originated non-profit public access television service providers that violate State procurement laws are exempted from compliance with those laws.
Citizens recently observed as with the Superferry process, if exemptions are not possible within the current legal framework, laws are quickly changed.
In summary, it is easier to pass laws that victimize the victims than it is to pass laws against the victimizers. As Hawaiian sovereignty activist Dr. Kekuni Blaisdall once remarked, "Someone's a victim, blame them."
On the other hand, laws against selling products whose proper usage kill people, such as tobacco, are weak and take decades to pass.
Meanwhile, state-originated non-profit public access television service providers that violate State procurement laws are exempted from compliance with those laws.
Citizens recently observed as with the Superferry process, if exemptions are not possible within the current legal framework, laws are quickly changed.
In summary, it is easier to pass laws that victimize the victims than it is to pass laws against the victimizers. As Hawaiian sovereignty activist Dr. Kekuni Blaisdall once remarked, "Someone's a victim, blame them."
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