I awoke this morning reflecting on this post. How wonderful, I thought! How marvelous is this peculiar model of community policing. It shames the hell out a miscreant by reminding him of his goodness, of his mutual connectedness with the others! After awhile, he is restored and the village with him or her. As this model contains elements of contrition , redemption , renewal, remembrance, and communal love for the individual wrongdoer and for his village, its spiritual and communal values are self-evident! This is church, family, police, mental health facility, and commune, combined! What a marvelous practice. Wonder if some form of this will work in certain American neighborhoods in 2016?
Monday, May 9, 2016
AFRICAN TRIBAL CONTRITION
I awoke this morning reflecting on this post. How wonderful, I thought! How marvelous is this peculiar model of community policing. It shames the hell out a miscreant by reminding him of his goodness, of his mutual connectedness with the others! After awhile, he is restored and the village with him or her. As this model contains elements of contrition , redemption , renewal, remembrance, and communal love for the individual wrongdoer and for his village, its spiritual and communal values are self-evident! This is church, family, police, mental health facility, and commune, combined! What a marvelous practice. Wonder if some form of this will work in certain American neighborhoods in 2016?