Charles Manson's Grandson and pen pal want his body

Law enforcement sources say Jason Freeman who claims to be Manson's grandson contacted the Kern County sheriff to say he wants Manson's body.  Michael Channels Manson's long time pen pal also wants manson's corpse. Channel has one thing in favor Manson's will .  Manson left everything to Channels and he's already informed the Sheriff he's the executor and he has filed it in probate court.  It has now been 10 days since Manson died and although Freeman might be Mansons blood he claims to have taken a DNA test .

the terrorist attack on a Egyptian mosque

A terrorist attack on a Egyptian mosque leaving 305 dead and 128 injured. No group has claimed responsibility but the assailants were reportedly carrying ISIS flags. In response , the Egyptian military targeted militants fleeing with airstrikes . While the brutality and devastation are noteworthy on their own , the attack was also striking because the victims were mostly Sufi Muslims. ISIS mostly affiliates in Sinai . ISIS has murdered several Sufis around the world including bombing a sufi shrine in Pakistan.  Experts say ISIS  considers sufi a mythical form of Islam a "threat " to what ISIS preaches .

china's government will deploy troops to fight along Assad

 The Chinese government will send on Syrian  territory two special units. Those troops will be responsible of killing  Uyghur fighters . The Chinese militias will also support the Assad regime in fight against ISIS.  In 2015 5,000 soldiers entered the Syrian territorry and were stationed in Latakia. The move has been by some analysts as part of an agenda to increase China's authority on the international scene . 

The infamous Manson family murders of Sharon Tate

Cielo Drive Beverly Hills august 8 1969. Although Manson stayed behind that night he put Tex Watson in charge of the murders . The plan was to destroy anyone in the house . Even wrong place wrong timers like Steven Parent were killed . Parent was shot 4 times. Tex was intoxicated with acid that night he was accompanied with 3 of Manson's trusted " lieutenants" . Susan Atkins aka " Saddie Mae Glutz". Born in San Gabriel  she met Manson  in 1967 while he played guitar at her house the next year she bore a son who Charles named " Zezozose Zadfrack Glutz " . Patricia Krenwinkle the family called her Katie . In 1968 Beach Boy Dennis Wilson picked her up hitchhiking and her and family stay over at his house after a long night of partying he kicked them out . Linda Kasabian came from Miane but ran away from at 16 she headed west looking for god .  Tex made Linda be the look out while he and the 2 others went into the house.  They first came across Frykowski a screen writer sleeping on the couch . He reportedly asked " who are you ? and what do you want ?. Tex replied " I'm the devil and I came to do the devil' s business ".  Tex then sent Susan to go check the bedrooms . Abigail Folger heiress to the coffee fortune .  Sharon Tate and celebrity hairstylist  Jay Sebring former lovers were in Sharon's bedrooms talking.   Sharon and her husband filmmaker Roman Polanski were expecting a son in a couple of weeks . Roman was of in Europe finishing a film.  Everyone was soon brought out to the living room were they were tied up with nuces around their necks.   Jay Sebring was shot and stabbed several times in the back.  Frykowski tried to run away but he was stabbed by Susan he was then shot by Tex.  Linda screamed from the window that people were coming .  Linda spent the rest to the night hiding in the get away car .  The coffee heiress ran and was chased down by Patricia . She was caught and Stabbed 28 times 6 of them would have been fatal on their own.  Her last words before she died were " I give up . You got me ".  Sharon begged for her life . Susan told her " woman I have no mercy for you " . But leaving a baby alive was not what Manson instructed them to do.  Sharon was stabbed several times in the chest and stomach . on the door was written " pig " and the words " Helter Skelter".  Manson sent his family to " wake up the world " . These murder were supposedly the opening salvo of Manson's plan Helter Skelter in which the murders would be blamed on random African Americans thus triggering a " apocalyptic  race war. "

African Slaves" mutilated and cooked like Kebabs" by Libyan gangs

A former member of the Nigerian government  claims that his country men are " mutilated and cooked kebabs " by Libyan slave traders . It is said that at least 20,000 migrants are held by  criminal gangs in detention centers in Libya. 3 Quarters of the people being detained come from southern Nigeria.  75 % of those sold into slavery in Libya have there organs harvested , their bodies mutilated and roasted suya ( an African kebab). This is what happens to sub Saharan Africans who are looking for transit point to Europe. They are sold into slavery , murdered , tortured or worked to death. An under cover operation revealed that men were being  at slave markets for as little as $400. Slave auctions usually happen in the outskirts of Libya capital Tripoli .

Snoop Dogg acquited for second degree murder

When Snoop Dogg was 24 years old, he was accused of conspiracy second-degree murder with his bodyguard, McKinley Lee. Of gang member Philip Woldemariam. Here is an article that talks more about what went down, how this was affecting Snoops family, and how this case could permanently affect the rapper's career.  http://articles.latimes.com/1996-02-21/news/mn-38322_1_rapper-snoop-doggy-dogg  

Is Michael browns friend to blame.

Many people hate liars, others cannot stand. Miachels friends lied, do you think this is why the officer was proven innocent. How do you think the grand jury took Michaels friends statements? Do you think affected the way they thought during the trial?

Update: KIm Kardashian Making Change For Cyntoia Brown

When Rihanna posted about Cyntoia brown, a couple of other people felt as if it was important to help cyntoia. Kim Kardashian made a couple of calls to her peoples, and it seems as if they are reconsidering giving Cynthia brown parole sooner. Cyntoia Brown is now aware of what is going on for her and thanks, Kim Kardashian.

Recent War Criminal Poisoning

         As you have probably heard in the news, a Bosnian war criminal drank poison in the courtroom right after hearing that his 20-year sentence was upheld. His name was Slobodan Praljak and he was a former assistant defense minister of Croatia and commander of the Croatian Defense Council during Yugoslav war. He was 72 years old and in the late fourty's during the war. Right before he swallowed the poison he said "Slobodan Praljak is not a war criminal. I am rejecting your verdict with contempt." I was wondering if you were in his position would you have done the same thing or accepted the verdict and taken the sentence.

Net Neutrality

Net Neutrality, to put it simply, allows everyone to access the internet freely and equally. The Federal Communications Commission plans to end net neutrality on December 14 and we're pretty close to the deadline. The FCC may say that we have it all wrong and that we're being misinformed of their intentions, but the idea of ending Net Neutrality is never going to sound good.

Ending Net Neutrality actually enables big internet providers to charge more money for internet and charge people to use big name applications, like YouTube, and it'll ruin the business of third party internet providers and other applications.

This effects everyone who uses the internet. People of low income will not be able to accesses the internet because it'll be more expensive, websites that might not be supported by internet providers won't be accessible, and probably more problems that will rise if the Net Neutrality rules end.

What is your opinion on Net Neutrality or the repealing of Net Neutrality?

Complaints about the Prosecutors in the Ferguson Case

After the Ferguson case, there was a huge sense of dissatisfaction. This was seen in the rioting that occurred but also on the legal side of things. A complaint was filed against Ms. Whirley and Ms. Alizadeh.

In the complaint filed they said that many legal proceeding rules were violated including presenting witnesses like Officer Wilson who were likely to make false statements, giving the jury legal instructions that have been ruled unconstitutional, losing and mislabeling evidence, and failing to give the jury specific instructions on specific charges that could be given.

The hardest piece of evidence they have against Alizadeh is when she referred to the statute that allows police to use deadly force to stop an unarmed suspect from escaping. However, she failed to mention that in 1985 the Supreme Court had ruled that the suspect had to be an immediate threat to officers or others in order to justify deadly force.

Although many attorneys think it is unlikely that something will come of the complaint they think complaints are good because it keeps prosecutors being honest. Did you see anything in your volumes where you felt the prosecutor's were not doing their job? Is being able to file a complaint good or bad?

Psychopathic Behaviors

There are an incredible amounts of small nuances in the way people talk that can reveal information they might have withheld, without their knowledge. When recounting events the day of a crime, those with personality disorders, such as psychopathy or sociopathy, tend to focus more on numbers and quantifiable details than normal people. As well, psychopaths tend to focus more on what they did that day, extraneous details like what they ate, or what they felt, as they cannot form empathetic bonds with others. Speech patterns are different too, as psychopaths are forced to create separate emotions to explain what they feel. Psychopaths are actually very interesting in how they recall details and I feel as though it would be very easy for them to pass as someone who is always aware of their surroundings. Do you think you would be able to pick out a psychopath?

Differences between manslaughter and murder

There is a difference between homicide and killing and it is important to understand which is which. Homicide is mostly thought of as murder because it is an unlawful killing so if that’s the case it is considered homicide. If someone is threatening your life and you kill them maybe before you, it is not counted as a homicide. In homicide, there are mainly two categories, murder and then manslaughter. There is first-degree murder, second-degree murder, depraved heart murder, voluntary manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter.

First-degree murder is also known as premeditated murder and it is when the murder is willful, premeditated, and deliberate. For some jurisdictions, the factor that determines whether it is 2nd-degree murder or 1st is how long the killer planned the attack. For example, did they plan it for an hour, a day, a week, a month, etc. Second degree is when a person has an intent to kill or cause serious bodily harm that results in death or knows that the harm they want to inflict upon a person can cause death. The main difference between 2nd-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter is that voluntary manslaughter has adequate provocation and 2nd-degree murder does not. Adequate provocation is also referred to as the heat of passion and is defined as “something that would cause a reasonable person to act without self-control and lose any premeditated state of mind”. In between 2nd-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter is depraved heart murder and it is when a person acts with a depraved difference in human life and when the act causes a death. Involuntary manslaughter has different types such as vehicular manslaughter, reckless behavior, and unlawful actions that can result in another person’s death. Voluntary manslaughter occurs when the unlawful killing was the result of adequate provocation. This is known to typically not be verbal except for specific threats or in the elucidation of adultery.

Satire and Suicide

Satire is a very popular form of comedy. Shows like Family Guy and SNL use satire and parody very often t make their show humorous. Satire is a method of making fun of someone or something through imitation of it. Parody i to mock something like make a video of gucci gang that makes fun of the lyrics. These two forms of humor are what some call hurtful, but they are protected by the first amendment. You cannot try someone in a civil court if they do either of these things, it would be a suit with no merit because its protected under first amendment. This protection has allowed many people to express their feelings and not be sued. Imagine your hanging with your friends and you imitate Mrs Wool-folk if the first amendment wasn't there she could take you t court and suck your pockets dry in damages. This protection really gives shows a wide area of humor and related jokes. The shows like family guy and south park heavily rely on this area of humor. To what extent can do use satire or parody. Say you make a SNL skit that makes fun of Miley Cryus and the next day commits suicide. Are you still protected by the first amendment? In the first amendment doesn't talk about killing someone. So there are laws that can get you if you take satire and parody too far. Be kind and use satire and parody sparing.

Benefits of a Plea Bargain

A plea bargain is an agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant where the defendant pleads guilty in return for a lesser offense. In this case, when a defendant agrees to plead guilty it can actually help their case greatly; if a defendant is obviously guilty then they will be able to get the trial over with more efficiently and hopefully get a better outcome.  They're almost always able to keep the trial more private,  there will be less offensive records on one's record, or they might even be able get out of jail on probation or prevent deportation if they are a noncitizen. I feel as though a plea bargain is definitely beneficial when one is guilty, but would you risk being found innocent at trial? I feel as though when plea bargains are made, police and attorneys do not take the time to really investigate and instead they rely on the deal being made and not really giving attention to the legal consequences that should be given. Would you risk a chance to be given an innocent verdict for a plea bargain?

Grand Jury vs. Trial Jury

As we are seeing in the Ferguson case, there is a difference between a grand jury and a trial jury but what is that difference?

At its most basic, a grand jury decides whether or not to charge someone with a crime.  Typically the jurors serve for a couple months but only have to work a couple of those days. Prosecutors in grand juries aid the jury in understanding the law but overall, court proceedings are much more relaxed. Evidence can be presented to a grand jury that can't be used in a criminal trial. Also, everything is much more secret to protect suspects if they are found innocent. Important to note is that if a prosecutor disagrees with a grand jury, they can ignore the decision.

A trial jury, on the other hand, only works on the one case and stays until that case is finished. Trial courts are run by judges, rather than prosecutors. Also, witnessed have attorneys, unlike in grand jury proceedings. Trial juries do not have control over what evidence they can view, and trial juries do not have as many opportunities to ask questions.

After learning about the difference, why do you think the Ferguson case was so unique? Why did it take the grand jury so long and should it have gone to trial?

The story of Cyntoia Brown

Cyntoia Brown was 16 years old when she was sentenced to life for killing Johnny Allen in 2004. He was a real estate agent that paid her pimp named "Kut-throat" to have her as his sex slave. Since she had become a runaway, Brown had had many sexual encounters with older men other than Johnn Allen. She had been raped, assaulted during and before sex, and was under the influenced of drugs when these things happened to her. As a 16-year-old being trafficked for sex, you can only imagine the fear and trauma she was probably experiencing. This led her to shoot Johnny Allen in the back of his head with a .40-caliber. This is called self-defense. She feared her life was in danger and she did the thing that she thought would keep her safe. A film was later produced about her case. Because of the impact the film made, anyone of the age of 18 and younger cannot be charged with prostitution in Tennessee. But it didn't have any impact on the actual case and its final decision. This girl was constantly being raped and assaulted repeatedly by grown men, who knew exactly what they were doing. When women don't speak up, they are shamed. And when they do, they aren't given the justice they deserve.
A case that I have seen people compare this case to is the People of the State of California v. Brock Allen Turner. He was a student-athlete at Stanford (age 22) when he sexually assaulted an intoxicated and unconscious 22-year-old woman. The same day he was arrested he was released after posting a $150,000 bail. He was charged with two rape charges, two for felony sexual assault, and one for attempted rape. The charges of rape were dropped a few months after and left him with the assault charges that could have given him 14 years in jail. But instead, he was only sentenced to only 6 months.
People are shocked that a 16-year-old who shot the man who was raping her and abusing her as self-defense gets sentenced to life, but a guy who consciously raped an intoxicated and unconscious woman only gets 6 months. Justice was not given to Cynthia Brown, nor the girl was that raped by Brock Allen Turner. Cyntoia was the victim in this case and was wrongfully charged with a crime she only committed because she feared her life was in danger and finally got the courage to do something about it. Cyntoia deserves justice and the people who tortured her deserve to pay for all the terrible things they did to her. They are the ones that deserve to be sentenced to life, not her. The laws need to change so that they don't continue to convict the wrong people.

The Fifth Amendment

The U.S. Constitution provided us with the protection of not having to be held or forced to answer a crime. They are only forced to do so if they are on a presentment or part of a grand jury. This law restricts the government from being able to prosecute someone who is accused of a crime. Prohibiting self incrimination and double jeopardy, protected by the due process of law. This law also provides you with the right to a grand jury.  This law was used by Mark Fuhrman in the OJ case to prevent himself from self incrimination.

2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea?

France stated that they will not compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics if safety cannot be guaranteed in the state of North Korea. Due to their atomic weapon program worsting. They fear that tensions between North Korea and some other countries will worsen, leading to a threat of the games and protection of the athletes. Due to this ticket profits have not been up to par either. There has been a lack of purchased tickets due to the military tension between nations scaring away tourist and corporate scandals taking the attention for the Olympic games. Only having sold 30% of the 1.1 Million Tickets. With this in mind, do you think we should consider not competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics?

Racism

I was called a beaner my freshman year. I haven't seen any change. Racism is the root of all issues, we cant get rid of it. Therefore there will always be problems. But who is to blame? 

Crown Heights Riot

Title: Crown Heights Riot

On August 22, 1991, there was an accidental crash which resulted in the killing of a 7-year-old boy named Gavin Cato and for his cousin Angela Cato who was also 7, to be injured. Her injuries were severe she nearly bit through her tongue and lost half an ear. The person driving the vehicle was a Jewish man named Yosef Lifsh, who was in horror after he saw what he did.

Lifsh was escorting Schneerson home after visiting his wife at the cemetery with three other vehicles. Because the Schneerson family had an NYPD escort for all his cemetery visits, it was seen as one of many privileges police offered the Jewish community in Crown Heights which raised resentment among black residents, who had trouble with the NYPD instead of help. Schneerson was seen as the Jewish equivalent of the Pope. The cops had said that “such a high-profile religious figure required police protection”. The lead vehicle was a 71st Precinct police car. The second vehicle contained the grand rebbe. The last car was Lifsh station wagon who had twin brothers, Levi and Yaakov Spielman as passengers. As they were driving back the first two cars sped through a green light and as Lifsh drove through the intersection going West, his station wagon collided with a 1981 Chevrolet Malibu headed north. The impact sent Lifsh’s car onto the sidewalk and it pinned Gavin and Angela against the brick exterior of a four-story apartment building. Lifsh, who claimed he jumped from the car as soon as he could to help the children, was attacked by an angry crowd. His passenger, Levi Spielman, told police he tried to call 911 from a portable phone but was punched and beaten so aggressively he couldn’t complete the call. When the 71 precincts arrived there were still some people beating up Lifsh. They instantly called for backup and were urgent to get them to safety. When the crowd saw an ambulance pulling away with the Jewish driver, leaving the two children on the ground, the long-simmering cauldron of racial and religious tensions between the black and Hasidic communities exploded.

This accident was a motive that lead to the Crown Heights 3 day riot mostly because of rumors that were spread such as, the death was deliberate and the driver was drunk. Another was that an ambulance crew did not bring Cato to the hospital for a while because they were tending Lifsh instead. After all this was said, the public started rioting all throughout the streets starting with the shots that were heard by Utica Ave and gangs from both sides started attacking each other and people on the side of the street. Although attacks were going on all throughout that night none were fatal until Yankel Rosenbaum, who was walking through President St. at midnight, ran into 15 African American kids and a 16-year-old who stabbed him 4 times which eventually lead to the 29-year-old man’s death.

After this, the violence got worse and it caused many people their lives. There was the destruction of property all throughout the city and chaos in every corner. More than 1,800 cops were called in to restore order after the riots had calmed down.

Whistle blowers

For my law and society project I examined the case New York Times v. United States (1971). The case involved the pentagon papers, which were acquired and distributed by a man named Daniel Ellsberg. Ellsberg decided to release the papers because he thought the war lead to a lot of senseless killing. Because he decided to release the papers, he was able to help accomplish his goal and stop the Vietnam War. This lead me to think about rolls whistleblowers play in modern day society.  One of the most famous people today for whistle blowing is a man named Edward Snowden. Snowden was famous for leaking NSA surveillance programs the government was running. This started a worldwide debate on how governments use surveillance on their citizens and whether or not it is justified doing so. What do you guys think about whistleblowers in society?

Court of public opinion

I remember in class how Mr. Stewart was talking about how the court of public opinion is different than an actual court. This is referencing how the public either views evidence differently or completely misses out on it.  I find it very interesting to look at the Michael brown case from the perspective of an actual jury. We may be able see what people in the court of public opinion missed out on.

Stanford Prison Experiments

About a month ago, we watched a video about human behavior experiments. In the video, there was a segment about the Stanford Prison Experiment, in which a group of people was split into two groups, guards, and prisoners. The prisoners were put in cells, and the guards were put in charge, however, they were not given any specific instruction. The guards were unsure of their role at first, but once one person began abusing the “prisoners”, the other guards joined in. The abuse was mental, physical, and even turned sexual. After a couple days, some prisoners started having mental breakdowns and demanded that they left the experiment. After about a week, the experiment was shut down due to its cruel results. While the results were negative, they were still very interesting. The experiment shows the effects that the power of authority and diffusion of responsibility have on people. The combination of the guards’ “power” and the fact that it was only an experiment led to inhumane actions that people would not normally participate in. While I personally believe I would not do these things because I have high moral and ethical standards, I know that I can not guarantee that. It is clear from the many examples in the video that if put in certain situations, it’s very possible for people to do things that they would normally not even consider. What are your thoughts on the Stanford Prison Experiment and how do you think you would have responded if put in this experiment?

What can we do to help people that have psychopathic tendencies?

                 Finding a psychopathic is very hard not only because they are very good at hiding the fact that they are psychopaths but also because  most people that are psychopaths don't know that they are psychopaths themselves. Like the doctor that was studying the brains of psychopaths and if there is a difference, found out that he himself had a brain of a psychopath. But how can we help these people so that they don't cause any harm to themselves or other people. We see that people who claim that are psychopaths after killing are then sent to treatments, but why are those treatments not given before a psychopath kills, and if their are programs, they are not presented so that everyone who needs them knows about them. This has really got me thinking because after we saw many case of "crazy" people and what they have done, it got me thinking what can I do to help these people not commit these horrible crimes. And the truth is that these people can be complicated because they fit in the real world like normal people. My best solution for these people is to keep them  occupied and don't let their tendencies grow into something worse, but if there is a person that doesn't want that help but really needs it then that's when we need help from the people that are closest to them to help them get the help that they need. So those are my solutions for these troubled people.

Digital Media

During the survey period, we watched a video about the effects of digital media. Many students in the video were saying that social media is a very positive thing in their lives because it helps them make friends and stay connected with their communities. While I understand their points, I do not agree with them. I believe that people meeting others through social media does not actually make them friends, especially if they have never met or hung out in person. Also, I believe digital media takes up a large amount of people’s time and can cause many problems. As one kid said in the video, social media outlets such as Facebook and Instagram only show the most exciting parts of a person’s day, month, or year. So, if people only post pictures and videos of the parties they go to, others may see these posts and feel sad, angry, or even depressed that they were not invited, and have nothing fun or exciting to do. This is just one example of many issues that can be caused by social media. I actually deleted my Instagram about two weeks ago because I was spending multiple hours per day using it, and I have been much more productive with my time since. By no means do I think that people should stop using social media, but I do believe its popularity is beginning to take up a large amount of people’s time. What are your thoughts on digital media?

Egypt Mosque Attack

 

On November 24th, 2017, around 25-30 men arrived in five SUVs in front of the al Rawdah Sufi mosque and began their assault. All of the men had automatic machine guns, and they positioned themselves in front of the mosque and all the entrances. The start of the attack was massive amounts of gunfire and loud explosions being fired at the mosque. The death toll of this attack is at 305, and 128 injured. From this attack, there was one survivor who only survived because he hid under other dead bodies while the attackers were checking to see if everyone had died. This attack is the deadliest terrorist attack in Egypt.

OJ Case Review

In the OJ case where OJ Simpson was accused of committing a double murder killing his ex-wife and a fellow friend of hers, I believe, based on the evidence presented, that the justice system did, in fact, properly go through with the correct decision as it wasn't the jury's fault that found OJ Simpson innocent but the way that the prosecution displayed the case, their fault that the jury was not influenced to make their decision. The defensive play in all of the case was really smart and well done as they went through all the evidence and found the flaws in each and every single one. Justice was found here as the jurors in the court did, in fact, give the correct verdict with the evidence given. If the prosecution were to have given a better presentation, for example, explaining the DNA evidence and giving a more reliable understanding of why this is credible then OJ would have been found guilty. As this concept of DNA was still new the jury didn't truly understand its value it was the procession job to help do this and with the failure of this, caused the jury to totally dismiss this evidence and focus on something else. Also if the prosecution would have done more background check on officer Fuhrman and told him to tell the truth and not lie then he credibility would have been rethought. Also, the biggest evidence that should in this case not have been showed was the glove. It should have been never tried on because many as said in the jury would have already assumed that it fit OJ just by the look of it. The defense here manipulated the projection into thinking that they would bring up the glove when there were many things OJ could have been to make the glove not fit. For example not taking his Arthritis Medicine, making his hands swollen. Also, the gloves would of shrank because of the massive amount of blood on them. OJś lawyers also had a way with people which made the jury be quite influenced and impacted. The fact that OJ was an actor was a great contributor as he could act his way out of that situation easily and overexaggerate the snug fit of the gloves.The saying he had about the glove gave him major leverage and gave him the jury's attention and eyes. As for the protection, their presentation/ ending statement was given normally and did not leave an impact on the jury which was also majorly taken into account with the verdict. A major factor that could have also changed this was the fact of not including the suicide note, the police phone call, and the car chase where they found money and fake passport which showed clear signs of guilt of what had been done and trying to flee/ escape from taking responsibility of the actions. As for in the civil case, the justice system was also functioning property as this case had a new set of lawyers who really gave all the evidence in such a good way. But a major thing that did not help OJ was the interview he shared with the media and the book he had written with a newspaper that was canceled but taken by the Goldman's family. That really influenced that case and the way the procession asked the questions to OJ. In this case, OJ could no longer plead to the fifth amendment and his testimony really stuck out to the court as a massive lie as it was inconsistent with the timing of the night of the murder and he had a true motive and time to commit this crime with no alibi to save him. He changed his story many times which was seen by the court.

Do protest actually get justice?

                 Many times there is a problem that grabs the attention of a huge group of people. There is a case that is unjust or someone famous says something that stirs up a huge group  people. But do these protest actually get justice from these protests. Two great examples of this, are the Ferguson case and the NFL protests. We see that people started to protest because the wanted justice for Michael Brown in the Ferguson case and they protested because they wanted justice for Michael Brown, but why did it take a dead black kid for people to try and get justice. Why couldn't people find justice and protest before. As humans, do we need a motive to get rallied up? The reality is that there are lots of reasons why people protest for "justice." There are people that feel close or that are close to the case, then there are people that are their to belong, then there are people there to create chaos. But out of all these people who actually benefits from these protest, or who actually sees any justice. The same is with the NFL protest what have we gotten out of this? The social media world of today have empowered many people and have led for justice to be done. So why would people want to go out and protest in the open when protesting online helps equally or more than protesting in person? My personal opinion for this is that showing up to protests is a show of strength and to show that people actually care for justice. Second reason would be that there are people that don't know how to use the internet and that are old school so it would be much easier for them to just go out and protest. So in conclusion protest are not a waste of time and are beneficial when showing strength and also to show that people actually care about the cases.

Party Over Pedophile

The case of Judge Roy Moore, who is an accused pedophile, is a curious one. A growing number of women have accused him of preying on them when they were teenagers. Despite all of these accusations, he has refused to drop out of the race, and still has the support of some of the Republican party as well as Donald Trump, who has refused to denounce Moore. The idea that people would choose to look past such despicable actions is downright disappointing, but the idea of people looking past major flaws just to vote for their party is not surprising. Parties have continued to ruin politics as people will blindly vote for the party they support, no matter how inept their candidate may be.

The Problem of Normalizing Drugs Throughout the Music Industry

Recently a rapper by the name of Lil Peep passed due to an overdose. Shortly after, waves of critics started to use Lil Peep as an example of why it is not cool to do drugs, or glorify them. In response, many people recognized that while Peep did abuse and glorify drugs, he did not do it to be cool, he did it because he was in a poor mental state. Both of these arguments are partly correct. Almost all of the time, when a person is abusing drugs, they are not just doing it to do it, they are doing it to suppress or avoid certain thoughts or past experiences. One must realize that these rappers, when recording or tweeting about doing drugs, are also influencing millions of impressionable teens to suppress using drugs. Not a lot can be done, and that is alright, because these artists can do what they want,  but I just hope this trend of Xanax popping can cease.

Joe Biden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ-YjGmpO4Q

In this video that I linked, Paul Joseph Watson exposes ex-vice president, Joe Biden, in what I think is indecent-creepy- behaviour towards children and young women, 'shown in a series of clips. Secret Service Agents have also come forward to expose Joe Biden's behaviour when he was the vice president. There are some comments left by users that said Biden is just an old bloke who, like an old bloke, is awkward and tells corny dad jokes, and other users refute by saying that his actions are clear indicators of how a sexual predator acts. But, everyone is innocent until proven guilty, which is a point that Paul makes in the video, but, I think that Joe Biden should be investigated.

What's your opinion on Joe Biden after watching the clips?

Psychopath vs. Sociopath

Psychopath and sociopath are often viewed as the same and confused by each other while they are mostly the same and consider the same characteristics there are still key differences that prevent us from completely saying these are the same. These words can be interchangeable while one not knowing the true significance or difference. While these words both have to do with one being distant, manipulative, and emotionless, not being able to empathize with others. Psychopaths are biological as one could develop or launch into an illness from birth or through there lifetime and cause them to become psychopaths. While this is true it could be set off to one's offspring it would not affect all people unless there is some form of trauma that sets in motion this part of the brain, for example having bad childhood experiences which create abnormalities and affect one's brain. This is proven as there is a study on 120 prisoners done showing the effect on there brains seeing that most have a special chemical view in their system when experiencing some sort of pain instead of guilt or sorrow there release a chemical that is related to pleasure, not the normal one people deal with that brings empathy. Psychopathic brains like when others are in pain.
Sociopaths, on the other hand, are much easier to explain. While they have the same symptoms were psychopaths in their lack of empathy. Sociopaths do in fact know what is right or wrong and have a sense that if they are doing bad they are in total control and management to have knowledge of what is incorrect. But the main reason they differ is that psychopaths know what they are doing but their decisions that are supposed to be normal but aren't unintentional. An example of this is a psychopath will not know whether it is bad to have good decisions. Their beliefs and decisions are quite different from those of others and are tweaked to differ. Sociopath, on the other hand, would be completely aware of there actions and know what is wrong.

People with power using Tabloids

Recently I was watching a video about the sexual allegations in Hollywood and within the video mentioned that Harvey Weinstein  was using tabloids to smear and decrease the credibility of his accusers and journalist. Screenshots of conversations Weinstein had between him an the tabloid writers show that he indeed used his power to make his allegations seem as less important and focus on trying to lower the chances of people believing the accusers and making it harder for other accuser to try to come out against him. Upon looking more into this I found that this is used by many people in power when they're caught in a sex scandal or a political thing and found that Donald Trump himself has used such tactics during his presidential run. What are your thoughts on this and did you know about Weinstein being caught.

Sunny Von Bülow

It's been 37 years since Sunny went into her second coma in 1980 and almost 10 years since she passed away. while still married to Claus von Bülow as we all know she had been in a coma before but in 1980 during her second coma she didn't wake up. Sunny died 28 years after she went into her coma, in what many articles described as a sad life, in her retirement home at the age of 76 in 2008. Claus went off to live in England and when interviewers brought up Sunny's death showed no emotion but said that it was sad to hear. What are your thoughts on Claus not showing emotions and how do you think media outlets covered Sunny's death

Cyntoia Brown

In 2004, 16 year old Cyntoia Brown was sex-trafficked by a pimp named "cut-throat." After days of being repeatedly drugged and raped by different men, she was sold and bought by a 43 year old child predator, Johnny Allen. Once the predator bought Brown, he took her back to his house to use for sex. Once, Brown finally built up the courage, she grabbed a gun and shot the 43 year old man. Soon after, she is arrested for killing the man, sentenced to life imprisonmnent, and is tried as an adult... at 16 years old. She is eligible for parole when she turns 69 years old. Currently in prison, she is working towards a bachelor's degree at Lipscomb University. There is a petition currently being signed to get her parole eligibility sooner. What do you guys think about the whole thing? Did the justice system disappoint again and ignore the bigger picture here?

OJ Simpson: Life Behind Bars

According to the Los Angeles Times, O.J. has been treated very differently in jail than how he was treated before his crime. Ever since he arrived at the Nevada Department of Corrections, he has been way more to himself, almost like a changed personality. He is said to "just do his job, and goes back to his cell." He is told to be a very calm and regular guy, and sports fans in jail still would come up to him and ask for his opinion on today's sports teams. However, the cell he had with his inmate was 125 square feet, 25% larger than an average cell at the jail. This shows even in jail, the felon OJ Simpson still gets special treatment, and still receives fan mail while in prison. Although he is getting some good treatment, he is known to be a mellow and low-key guy. Do you guys think he is so quiet and to himself because he is depressed that he finally got caught up and is in jail? Or do you guys think that the armed robbery humbled OJ and showed him that he is not invincible anymore?

Is it okay to punch a BART train racist?

You need to watch this before reading:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLCRq0gGg30

1. A lot of people have tried to use the idea drunkenness as a way to try and defend this man, which I, personally, will never understand. Alcohol does not make you a racist and will never excuse publicly assaulting someone. It will never excuse the fact that this man, in his most unfiltered state, comfortably used one of the most derogatory terms in American history to refer to another human being, who was still referring to him as “sir” until he assaulted them.  
2. Why are we so comfortable stopping the defender, rather than attacker? People were moving away from this Asian man (see 0:11) rather than standing with him or taking any sort of action to help him. Yet, when the man started to stand up and confronted his attacker, people were very quick to interfere. I understand the whole “don’t sink to their level thing”, but shouldn’t we also consider what kind of message we are sending to people that are trying to stand up for themselves? That man can berate you and hit you, but because you are bigger/younger/whatever, you cannot do anything about it? That’s eerily similar to how we would rather criticize violent protesters, because they are not moral paragons, than talk about the conditions or subjects that had led to those violent outbursts.
3. Bless that black woman for stepping in even after hearing the n-word.

Traffic in the Bay Area

I have noticed over the years that the traffic issue has been exponentially growing and I've always wondered why it spiked so much. The Mercury News says that the traffic on major Bay Area freeways has grown 80% since 2010. My commute every morning from San Jose to Los Altos gives me a lot of time to think while I am stuck in traffic on both 85 and 280. I recently watched a film based in San Francisco that showcases the effects of gentrification over the years and how San Francisco has gotten to be a very expensive place to live. Nowadays, usually one of the only ways to be able to live in the Bay Area is to have a job in the technology industry. Silicon Valley has turned into the technology hub and that comes with a few cons. The people being pushed out of these cities are having to move farther away and commute back to their jobs in the city. Even some tech workers who can't afford to live close to their job will also be along side you in gridlock traffic at 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. in the morning and 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at night. Another effect of all this added traffic is the extra wear on the roads which lead the state to increase taxes especially on fuel. A diesel tax was added November 1st, 2017 to get more money to fix the roads. My father is a trucker and was heavily impacted by this tax because of the immense amount of fuel he has to buy each week to be able to transport freight all over. This tax hurts the consumers because in order to make up for the extra money going into fuel, the trucking companies raise the rates for businesses. Similarly, the businesses don't want to sacrifice any profits and therefore the pass on the raised prices to the everyday consumers. There is a huge chain of effects that have been caused by this increase in people and traffic in an area.