Tried As Adults

The title should be an insinuation of what this blog post is about, children being tried as adults for severe cases. Before I delved into this topic, I first did some research, I googled the phrase, "Children tried as adults" and one of the first stories to come up was that of Cassie Jo Stoddart. She was a 16 year old girl stabbed to death in 2006 by two male classmates who considered her their "friend". Both boys were 17 years old, just under the "grown-up" age of 18...and they were both tried as "grown-ups" and sentenced to life in prison. 


Upon reading the story I couldn't believe the family of one of the boys had the audacity to complain and put together a petition to keep him out of jail. It's sickening and I do believe the judge made the right choice. Should children be tried as adults? Whether 10 or 18, I firmly say yes! It must take and unfortunate "accident" for protesters to change their minds : (

Death Penalty

I think the death penalty should stay in place simply because some people deserve to have their lives taken (normally under the circumstance that they've taken someone else's life). In my opinion the death penalty is less about being a deterrent and more about serving justice. For example if I were a criminal (say a serial killer), my two biggest fears after being caught would be: 1. Spending life in jail. 2. Being tortured. The death penalty (depending on whatever method the kill is carried out) is an easy way out.

Metro Line: THE 2K11 RAP-O-THE CENTURY!The 2012 presidential ...

Metro Line: THE 2K11 RAP-O-THE CENTURY!
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I like this rap the best, it's the most developed and intelligent. She incorporated many news stories instead of focusing on just a few.

10:25 am Inner Thoughts - A Day

Most Successful Album of 2011?

Adele 21 #DUH

Top News Stories of 2011

1. Occupy Wall Street
2. Assassination of Osama Bin Laden
3. Casey Anthony Trial
4. Penn State Scandal
5. Death of Steve Jobs
6. Japan Earthquake
7. Kim Kardashian Divorce
8. NBA Lockout
9. Semi End of War in Iraq
10. Royal Wedding

What makes one news story more "important" than another?
- Public Interest makes one news story more important than another.


What are the characteristics of a news story that might make it important for more than one day?

- Tragedy. Number of people effected. Sensationalism. Long term affect.

Off Campus Lunch

Metropolitan Business Academy decided to discontinue their off campus lunch policy as of November 16, 2011. Cody’s – a small diner located just down the street from the school, is the cause for the new rule. Students have been leaving school; mainly during breakfast and lunch hours to grab a bite.

In a bold move by the New Haven Board of Education, students attending these schools are no longer allowed to leave campus for lunch. Reasons why this rule was implemented are still unclear, but for the most part it is a liability issue.

Bullying

There are few things in this world that I hate more than bullying. Everything associated with bullies and bullying- I loathe. The fact that a bully thrives off of hurting other people actually makes me sick, I'l never understand these type of people. However with that being said, I have witnessed bullying and interacted with bullies many a times in my life. I have befriended victims and bullies alike, and what I've noticed most often is that bullies never believe themselves to actually BE bullies.

I talked to a fellow classmate of mine, Alex ChowYen about this topic. ''Bullying is something that happens every  day, it's something we can't stop. But, it needs to.''

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-funeral-today-for-girl-10-whose-family-says-killed-herself-because-of-bullying-20111116,0,3663336.story

The above is an article about a 10-year old girl who committed suicide because of bullying at school. Needless to say I'm disgusted.