I was reading this article in http://cbs2.com/national/richmond.gang.rape.2.1275887.html. This article talks about how a 15-year old girl was raped, beaten, and robbed. She was leaving Richman High School's homecoming dance. She was taken to a "dimly lit area near benches Saturday night." She was rapped and beaten for about 2 hours. The article states that about 10 people were attacking the girl and as many as two dozen people were watching the whole thing and didn't call the police. In the article Trent Copeland, a legal analyst says "Although this is a very difficult crime to hear about, the fact is California law does not impose an affirmative obligation on anyone to do anything when you are watching a crime." The 15-year old girl was airlifted to a local hospital.
This article was very horrifing to me. I have never been around situations like that or been any where near them. To find out that someone can actually watched a person get raped and beaten and not do anything is surprising to me. I don't understand how anyone can go by watching that without wanting to help the person? This school needs to get their students more under control. I know that if I was a parent I would be terrified to have my children attend that school. I am dissapointed in how police aren't really doing their job. Isn't the reason for police or security guard to "serve and protect?" They didn't do much of a good job that night on protecting the 15-year old girl. How safe can the students feel if this has happened multiple times in their school and yet not drastic measures have been taken. This article stated that there was 19 student murders last year and a car set on fire. How much in control is this school of their students? To me it seems like it the students are the ones that run the school and not teachers or anybody that works there. I believe that this school should become for organized and have severe consequences to the students actions. Even to those who didn't participate in the crime but witnessed it.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Swine Flue Vaccinations
This article talks about how the Swine Flue vaccination is available now in pomona and also that there has been about 60,000 that have been vaccinated. I found this article in http://cbs2.com/swineflu/Swine.Flu.H1N1.2.1276164.html.
As much as this may be wonderful news for a lot of people in my opinion it isn't trustworthy. The Swine Flue is a deadly virus and it hasn't been around for that long. I have had two cousins die from it and as devistating as that may be I still wouldn't trust this vaccination. This article says "About 8,000 people at four locations were vaccinated Tuesday, and health officials decided to extend operating hours to 8 p.m. or 9 p.m. Wednesday night" this was yesterday October 27th, 2009. It hasn't even been 48 hours and they are saying that we should get vaccinated. How do we know that this vaccination doesn't have bad side effects? A day and a half of people in Los Angeles being vaccinated and nothing happening to them isn't convincing to me. I am glad that they are working on a vaccination to prevent severe consequences for the swine flu, but maybe doing a little more research and a little more time would be more convincing to actually take the vaccination. Not have us as guinea pigs for their experiment!
As much as this may be wonderful news for a lot of people in my opinion it isn't trustworthy. The Swine Flue is a deadly virus and it hasn't been around for that long. I have had two cousins die from it and as devistating as that may be I still wouldn't trust this vaccination. This article says "About 8,000 people at four locations were vaccinated Tuesday, and health officials decided to extend operating hours to 8 p.m. or 9 p.m. Wednesday night" this was yesterday October 27th, 2009. It hasn't even been 48 hours and they are saying that we should get vaccinated. How do we know that this vaccination doesn't have bad side effects? A day and a half of people in Los Angeles being vaccinated and nothing happening to them isn't convincing to me. I am glad that they are working on a vaccination to prevent severe consequences for the swine flu, but maybe doing a little more research and a little more time would be more convincing to actually take the vaccination. Not have us as guinea pigs for their experiment!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Weapons Failed U.S. Troops
I found this article in http://cbs2.com/national/2008.military.attack.2.1241143.html and it caught my attention. This article talks about some U.S. soldiers being killed and how they cause may be because of weapon failure.
In my opinion, having the weapons fail them in their time of need is horrible. These soldiers of ours rely on the weapons with their lifes and now that the weapons are failing what are they to think? I believe that the government should provide reliable weapons. Our soldiers are putting their lives at risk for us, the least that could be done is give them weapons that they can count on. Soldiers are dying because of this and there are families who are loosing a sibling. I have a freind who is in Afghanistan and it devistates me to think that there is a bigger possibility that something might happen to him. God forbid that ever happen. I would just like to know that my friend and every other soldier has a chance to survive rather to have us think that they are in higher risk because of failed weapons. When i read "A week ago, eight U.S. troops were killed at a base near Kamdesh, a town near Wanat" immediately I thought about the families that lost those soldiers. How devistated they might have been and how excruciating it must be for them to try and cope with the loss. These soldiers made the decision to risk their lives for everyone here in the U.S. the least the Government can do is give them weapons that will be of good use to them.
In my opinion, having the weapons fail them in their time of need is horrible. These soldiers of ours rely on the weapons with their lifes and now that the weapons are failing what are they to think? I believe that the government should provide reliable weapons. Our soldiers are putting their lives at risk for us, the least that could be done is give them weapons that they can count on. Soldiers are dying because of this and there are families who are loosing a sibling. I have a freind who is in Afghanistan and it devistates me to think that there is a bigger possibility that something might happen to him. God forbid that ever happen. I would just like to know that my friend and every other soldier has a chance to survive rather to have us think that they are in higher risk because of failed weapons. When i read "A week ago, eight U.S. troops were killed at a base near Kamdesh, a town near Wanat" immediately I thought about the families that lost those soldiers. How devistated they might have been and how excruciating it must be for them to try and cope with the loss. These soldiers made the decision to risk their lives for everyone here in the U.S. the least the Government can do is give them weapons that will be of good use to them.
Friday, October 2, 2009
HUNGRY PRISONERS
Today I was surfing the internet and found an interesting story. I found this story in http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1389697.html, it speaks about how a prison guard was held hostage and then released after "a ransom demand for pizzas was met." The guard was held hostage for two days. When he was released he went home to recover.
Now this story was pretty funny in my opinion. Having this Australian prison guard held hostage is no laughing matter, but the reason why they released him is. After holding him hostage "over conditions in the maximum security jail" and being released for pizzas was the most hilarious thing i have ever heard. I mean I believe that the warden did a very good job on negotiating with the prisoners. Only giving them pizzas, garlic bread, and soda instead of the 24 demands they asked for is a very good deal for the warden. Even though some people may disagree, I believe that they should improve the conditions in the jail. Not for the prisoners, but so situations like this won't happen again. We wouldn't want the hostage to became the non-living. I do find this story funny because I have never heard something like this ever in my life. As soon as I read it I couldn't stop laughing. Just the thought of a prison guard released for 15 pizzas is a humorous thought.
Now this story was pretty funny in my opinion. Having this Australian prison guard held hostage is no laughing matter, but the reason why they released him is. After holding him hostage "over conditions in the maximum security jail" and being released for pizzas was the most hilarious thing i have ever heard. I mean I believe that the warden did a very good job on negotiating with the prisoners. Only giving them pizzas, garlic bread, and soda instead of the 24 demands they asked for is a very good deal for the warden. Even though some people may disagree, I believe that they should improve the conditions in the jail. Not for the prisoners, but so situations like this won't happen again. We wouldn't want the hostage to became the non-living. I do find this story funny because I have never heard something like this ever in my life. As soon as I read it I couldn't stop laughing. Just the thought of a prison guard released for 15 pizzas is a humorous thought.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Technology
This article talks about a new kind of technology that helps blind people see. By using this technology you are not able to see as well as a person who has perfect vision, but you are able to distinguish different objects. This article first speaks about a lady named Barbara Campbell, who lost her sight completely by the age of 30. She began an "intensive three-year research project involving electrodes surgically implanted in her eye, a camera on the bridge of her nose and a video processor strapped to her waist." This helped her distinguish plates from cups, doors and even windows. This project has been used by various different people and also helped them see. Some became very pleased by the results but others didn't.
I believe that the article "Burst of Technology Helps Blind to See" (New York Times 9/27/09, A1) is a very interesting. Reading this article made me so please because of the subject. It's wonderful how the United States is coming up with ways to help out people who don't have the same privilages as other people. By having this project be a success it will make millions of peoples life's so much easier. Not to mention so much happier. Having to be able to see what you have in your hand is something wonderful. Being able to see your grandchildren is a wonderful feeling. I personally don't have any grandchildren to see, but nobody can deny that it would be a wonderful feeling. The fact that this type of eye care could be covered by insurance is fenaminol. Not everyone has 1,000 dollars to pay for something like this. There are a lot of people in this world that can benifit from it. These people that have actually been a part of this project have had wonderful results. They are able to see colors and distinguish shapes. We take advantage of things as wonderful as that, but what we never realize is that we have become very blessed to be able to see as well as we do. The people that can't see would love to have our blessing, but unfortunately they don't. This is a wonderful project that they are doing. To be able to give someone the ability to see after they have lost all hope is extraordinary. I say that they keep on working on this project just so they can get to the point were they are able to give those poeple who don't have their full site, the blessing of vision once again.
I believe that the article "Burst of Technology Helps Blind to See" (New York Times 9/27/09, A1) is a very interesting. Reading this article made me so please because of the subject. It's wonderful how the United States is coming up with ways to help out people who don't have the same privilages as other people. By having this project be a success it will make millions of peoples life's so much easier. Not to mention so much happier. Having to be able to see what you have in your hand is something wonderful. Being able to see your grandchildren is a wonderful feeling. I personally don't have any grandchildren to see, but nobody can deny that it would be a wonderful feeling. The fact that this type of eye care could be covered by insurance is fenaminol. Not everyone has 1,000 dollars to pay for something like this. There are a lot of people in this world that can benifit from it. These people that have actually been a part of this project have had wonderful results. They are able to see colors and distinguish shapes. We take advantage of things as wonderful as that, but what we never realize is that we have become very blessed to be able to see as well as we do. The people that can't see would love to have our blessing, but unfortunately they don't. This is a wonderful project that they are doing. To be able to give someone the ability to see after they have lost all hope is extraordinary. I say that they keep on working on this project just so they can get to the point were they are able to give those poeple who don't have their full site, the blessing of vision once again.
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