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		<title>Since When is Politics Boring?</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2011/12/02/since-when-is-politics-boring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have always been interested in politics, and my need to know more about it peaked when I took my first Political Science course way back in 2004. I really believe that the first steps in understanding politics is having a really good base of knowledge. I never got any good learning experiences when I was in high school, they never taught it then adequately, and sitting in an armchair would have never gotten me close to what I needed in terms of knowledge (of fully appreciating) all the facets of politics since my University days. I think too, the need to want to learn it plays a huge part in appreciating it?]]></description>
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		<title>Social Apathy, or a Psychological Problem</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2011/10/29/social-apathy-or-a-psychological-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been desensitized over the years with news stories of human suffering and tragedy. In my academic studies in criminology, I have read, encountered, and studied both the purely bad and truly evil acts that humans have done, and through this, I have built up a resistance from these deviants, and often criminal cases. However, once in a while, a case pops up that adds a new level to this playing field that supersedes my definition of sick and twisted. The news story of two year old Wang Yueyue who was run over twice on October 13th, 2011, and then eight passers-by walked by her as she lay in the back alley injured from the first vehicle impact (CBCnews, ABC news &#038; BBC news Television, October 14th to October 21, 2011). All of this was captured on a security video camera. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Rightness of Wrongness: The Canadian Right</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2011/10/25/the-rightness-of-wrongness-the-canadian-right/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier today I sat in on a gathering of people who talked about the changing evolution of corrections (prisons) that Canadian society was moving towards. A lot of what was said falls into the category of classical social fear; crime is getting out of control and safety for property and person were at the top of the list from almost every speaker who lead the discussion. The dynamics of the meeting was subtle, but from person to person who gave their input, I could see that each changed to fit the "group think" attitudes that prevailed until everyone just agreed.]]></description>
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		<title>When Trust is Garbage</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2011/08/06/when-trust-is-garbage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 04:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About a week ago I started seeing the Tweets streaming from members of the Kwantlen Student's Association (KSA) with regards to the 2006-7 scandal involving allegations of election fixing, misappropriation of moneys, theft and fraud from that council. I was attending Kwantlen at that time, 2006-7, and I do remember having personal issues with the, then Student's Council. But since then, with all the news about what was going on with that council, at that time, eventually student life mellowed down, and my time there as an undergrad went smoothly.]]></description>
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		<title>Shamming</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2011/06/24/shaming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was a first year university student doing my major in Criminology, I was introduced to the concept of shamming through a method of alternative sentencing called Restorative Justice. Back then, the term Restorative Justice was thrown around a lot by various stake holders of both academics and the criminal justice system, as each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Was it a Riot? My City is in Shame.</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2011/06/16/was-it-a-riot-my-city-is-in-shame/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I strongly request that anyone with images of rioters from last night come forward and share your eyes with the police so that justice can be served. For the few people to created such distasteful acts in our city is unacceptable. There is a moral judgement that each person must make, and it is between the public good versus the private rights that each Canadian holds dearly. I hope I have convinced you to make that choice and move forward with it. ]]></description>
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		<title>VOTE! Get Your Butt to the Polling Station and VOTE!</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2011/05/02/vote-get-your-butt-to-the-polling-station-and-vote/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 18:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the big day. I'm excited. Later on today, probably around noon I will head down to the voting booths and cast my vote, hoping that the I voted gets in power. ]]></description>
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		<title>Politics and That Bin Ladin Guy from 9-11</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2011/05/01/politics-and-that-bin-ladin-guy-from-9-11/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 04:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was reading some tweets from friends when I noticed a huge surge of tweets with the trending topic of Osama bin Laden in them. Around 7:30pm (pacific time) these tweets started popping up. Then the grand-daddy of all tweets coming from President Barack Obama, who tweeted that he was about to do  a rare late night public announcement live, streamed live on the web. So I waited with bated breath.]]></description>
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		<title>The Underground Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2011/04/10/the-underground-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been trying to help an old friend from moving back into the realm of criminal activity, and convincing him to keep his life on the straight and narrow. My efforts have been doubly difficult as the economy is making the search for legitimate employment more difficult for him. As our self melodious Prime Minister touts, Canada is in good economic terms compared to the rest of the world, but that is coming from a politician that wants to get re-elected. OK, if that is the case, then we are in big trouble as the Canadian economy is hurting, to use the lack of a better word. That is not going to help my friend who is on the verge of moving out onto the street.]]></description>
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		<title>Frustration: Cold Cuts and Mysteryville</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2011/03/08/frustration-cold-cuts-and-mysteryville/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been going like mad, jumping through hoops, and bending myself, to fit the needs of others in the world of my new career path. At 1:00pm today that little world suddenly closed up, and within the time it took to press the Enter key, that door shut. I had been working on some contract work within the scope of setting up a project in the form of rehabilitation programs for inmates who would seek special permission to enter this project, and we would offer counselling. 
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