Comments on: Restorative “beer summit?” – and a new subscription link

By: Rocket

Rocket — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:44:40 +0000

I would think it’s definitely restorative practice to me.

By: Kris Miner

Kris Miner — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:23:08 +0000

This issue really got the attention of Restorative Justice bloggers.

My post had to do with the “beer” being of issue, as Micheal commented above.

Janine Geske made an excellent point, a neutral facilitator and having the 911 caller present would have been more restorative.

Lisa Rea and Loreen Walker posted on it as well. Chris Hardie blogged about the Obama/Gates/Crowley situation and promoted Restorative Justice in his blog about community building.

In the last 11 months of restorative justice blogging and reading other RJ blogs, this was the first issues I have seen threading through them. It’s fun to compare our different opinions and thoughts this way. I am glad the use of social media and restorative justice is growing.

By: Jan Sunoo

Jan Sunoo — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:24:33 +0000

Thoughtful observations, Howard.
Just as Obama’s first intervention in the Middle East was to send George Mitchell on a “listening mission”, this latest “beer summit” was another action that models to all of us a a welcome change in the White House to a more constructive path to conflict resolution. And, yeh, the beer thing was a little too “just plain folks” for me…but shouldn’t overshadow the overall positive act.

By: Michael Bischoff

Michael Bischoff — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:52:32 +0000

Thanks for writing about this, Howard. Since it happened, I’ve been curious to know your take on it. Describing the meeting as restorative practice, rather than restorative justice makes sense to me–a way to acknowledge the breakthrough in public dialogue while also acknowledging the additional layers of restoration and justice that are needed.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:51:38 +0000

I think the fact that they needed to have alcohol present at the meeting set a bad example for the public. It makes us look like an alcoholic society. At the same time, I can see how it might not be taken as such a big deal. Either way, it’s great that everyone was able to get along and put the differences aside.