Tim Barrus Blog
Posts tagged with law
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Tim Barrus
Judges have something we do not have. Judges have a direct line to law enforcement the Little People cannot access. I do not believe that law enforcement is filled with good people. Their job is to punish. The Deviant may send out his minions to hurt, degrade, humiliate, murder, marginalize,…
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TIM BARRUS
Let’s review. The good guys have guns. The bad guys have guns. A legal gunfight. How is that even possible. I live in Appalachia in a tiny town with a lot of guns. Anything is possible. ICE’s shadow stands behind every door. We grow food. A lot of food. People,…
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Tim Barrus, New York Times
Donny John and the Big Boy Pants We are told in kindergarten that we are a society of laws, not men. By first grade, we begin to realize we are a society of both laws and men. And women. Especially teachers. Whose authority shapes both behaviors and students. I have…
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Tim Barrus New York Times Magazine
I am a pornographer. My books have sex in them. I make it up. It isn’t real. I am also told it isn’t writing. I am here to tell you that if I write something – anything – I will hear from a steady stream of readers who will claim…
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American Justice System Is Corrupt
I do not feel obligated to necessarily follow the laws of America. The legal system is corrupt. The government is corrupt. If the government is rotten at the core, there are no moral imperatives to regard the law as legitimate. The system is not legitimate. The government is not legitimate.…