Note the image of the goddess Virtue and the motto ("So be it ever to Tyrants") on the Virginia state seal. This photo was taken at a recent meeting two fellow members of the Valley Justice Coalition and I had with Director Joseph Walters and some of his Department of Corrections staff in Richmond. As I reflected on the seal I was struck by the unintended impression it might give of the DOC oppressing and punishing the incarcerated rather than effectively correcting and rehabilitating them.
Nathaniel Fairfield, an expert in all things technological, used AI to create an alternative state seal for me that might be a more appropriate for the Commonwealth. Unfortunately, "Sic Semper Humilatio," translated literally as "Thus Ever Humbled," is not quite what I was looking for, so I thought I would ask AI (a tool I normally avoid like the plague) to create yet another possible seal.
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In any case, I'm showing these only for the sake of getting your suggestions. I would definitely not want Virtue to be portrayed as a white person showing benevolence toward a descendant of slaves.
I welcome your comments and suggestions below.
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I like the last one Harvey. We certainly could use a seal that is inclusive and caring, but with politics at the moment, not ready to give up on down with tyrants.
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