Name Games

Illinois will no longer call criminals criminals:

The word “offender” is now out, according to a bill on the Illinois governor’s desk. From now on, if you’ve broken the law and end up in jail, you are a “justice-impacted individual.” The woke and the “caring” never know when to stop, and too few conservatives make any real effort to put obstacles in their path. Notice the parallel here to the recent shift from the term “homeless” to “un-housed.” It’s sly and subtle, but it’s wicked. “Un-housed” describes homeless people in the passive voice, implying that some outside body or entity did not “house” that person. It suggests that society, or cities, or states, have somehow failed in a moral duty to give people “housing.” The term disappears personal responsibility, making it impossible to even ask whether homeless people have done anything to contribute to their circumstances. Illinois’ new “justice-impacted individual” for jailbirds is even bolder. It turns actual villains into victims. Instead of recognizing the burden a criminal has placed on their victim and society, it pretends that convicts have been “impacted” by the justice system.

Don't offend the offenders...