Thanks to  Grits for bringing two new blawgs to the front.  First, we have a newbie, Deliberate Indifference at the Dallas County Jail, a new blog whose name is taken from an allegation in a federal lawsuit about the jail’s attitude toward providing inmates adequate healthcare. 

While this may be the view from the Dallas County Jail rather than Rikers Island or the Tombs (formerly the Bernard Kerik Tombs), it brings  a street level view of jails to the blawgosphere.  And I venture to say that most jails look pretty much the same from that vantage point.

The other is a blog called Flying Debris by Catanya (as related by Scott Hensen, since the blawg is otherwise anonymous), who describes herself by saying, “I could be a bitch. …if I were nicer.”  Very quaint. 

In a post about snitches, Catanya  explains “a retired outlaw’s” definition of snitching:

For me, the lines were always very clear.

You do your own time -period.

If you snitch and street justice catches up with you. I know nothing. sucks to be you…

If you abuse a child, the elderly, or an animal – I will call the appropriate agency and report your ass so fast it’ll make your head spin.

If you implicate or snitch on me or my partner (husband, significant other), – all bets between you and I are off.

Uninvolved witnesses and innocent bystanders are not snitches. Don’t blame them because your dumb ass wasn’t paying attention to your surroundings.

’nuff said?

Seems like Catanya and me are on the same page.  Maybe I’m not as crazy as Bennett, Norm and Gideon suggest.

As lawyers, we tend to see only two sides to the blawgosphere, defense and prosecution.  But there are a few more points of view that deserve airing, and thanks to Grits for letting this New Yorker know about them.