

Judges would have more freedom to monitor and hold people accused of crimes: Judges already have an array of options when it comes to conditions they can set to ensure someone returns to court.Here are five changes to bail laws that made it into the final budget proposal: Others, including many criminal justice reform advocates, say laws should allow for less restrictive conditions for people awaiting trial, and should require people to be held in jail only as a last resort. Kathy Hochul, say more lenient rules rolled out in 2019 contributed to a rise in crime - a claim experts have challenged. Some, including Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. The laws - which affect when someone is held in jail when they await trial and when they are allowed to remain free - have been a central sticking point among city and state leaders in recent years. I think if we can find the courage to openly share that grief, it will pave the way for others to do so also.Lawmakers are voting on a budget bill that includes yet another round of changes to the state’s bail laws.

So when the pain comes again when I have to say goodbye I’ll try hard to remember all that Jon shares in this book… but if I don’t remember, I’ll remind myself that I am human and it is good to grieve. And I’m even more glad that I love animals as deeply as I do… how different and flat my life would be if I didn’t. It is no wonder we grieve them so deeply.Įven though I shed many tears reading this book, I’m so glad I read it. Jon also says this about dogs, “I supported your life, was your witness, and your testiment.” How lucky we human beings are to have these creatures do all of this for us… no judgement… just pure love. My dogs have so marked the passages of time for me… and with each dog, I find myself enjoying life even more because each one has taught me some amazing lessons.Ĭassie Jo who passed away in 2005 helped me live with more meaning and joy. In the video when Jon says, “We were never meant to share all of your life, but instead mark it’s passages” I find myself smiling. It whispers to us that we received the great gift of unconditional love, and that does not ever die.” Grieving hurts, but it cleanses and purifies us and brushes against our souls. I especially love this passage in the book: “Pain defines love, gives it meaning. Good to know I loved so deeply and was lucky enough to have such special animals in my life.

The pain can still feel so fresh of those pets I loved so dearly and are now gone, and those that will eventually move on… but at the same time it makes me feel good. Watching and listening to this book trailer makes me cry each and every time. As Jon talks about in the book, there is much guilt in when our pet dies, or when we have to make that very hard decision of helping them go. As I read the first few pages, I found myself feeling peace about pets that I have lost in the past. I just finished reading, Going Home: Finding Peace When A Pet Dies.
