Man. I've been busy this last month what with the San Jose conference and the usual grind in the classroom. We did get the adviser a mini-fridge since she stayed late at the Conference to get our awards (and The Solano Tempest DID get awards! General Excellence, plus more!) And now she has a microwave. Now if I can convince them to get a toaster....
I'm still debating on my next opinion piece. If anyone reads this and has any idea's, please comment and let me know!
Friday, October 26, 2007
Monday, October 8, 2007
Sock And Bull: Jena Six Revision
So an important fact came out from Jena Six that I didn't know when I wrote the article; the six black kids had apparently continued to beat the white kid after he was down. This may not seem important, but it does change how they should've been prosecuted.
Considering the fact they continued to beat up on the kid after he was down and out, I can definitely understand the second-degree attempted murder charge. Why? Because it's pretty chicken-$%!* to take a guy on with six backing you up in the first place, but to continue attacking someone when they're defenseless...you're basically trying to kill them! There's no justifiable reason to do that.
Admittedly, the guy was out of the hospital the same night so the beating must not have been too severe for them not to keep him overnight (which is a common thing considering the possibility of severe injury), so second degree attempted murder does seem a little harsh. Aggravated assault might be more fitting, but I can understand the attempted murder charge.
I still think the District Attorney shares responsibility with the School board with the escalation of the situation, but I can now understand his reasoning behind seeking the Second-Degree attempted murder charge, even if I do consider it a little bit harsh.
Considering the fact they continued to beat up on the kid after he was down and out, I can definitely understand the second-degree attempted murder charge. Why? Because it's pretty chicken-$%!* to take a guy on with six backing you up in the first place, but to continue attacking someone when they're defenseless...you're basically trying to kill them! There's no justifiable reason to do that.
Admittedly, the guy was out of the hospital the same night so the beating must not have been too severe for them not to keep him overnight (which is a common thing considering the possibility of severe injury), so second degree attempted murder does seem a little harsh. Aggravated assault might be more fitting, but I can understand the attempted murder charge.
I still think the District Attorney shares responsibility with the School board with the escalation of the situation, but I can now understand his reasoning behind seeking the Second-Degree attempted murder charge, even if I do consider it a little bit harsh.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Sock & Bull: The Death Penalty
The next article coming is one in support of the Death Penalty. I wonder how big the response will be on that one....maybe it'll match the response to the immigration article! I can only hope!
What I really liked about the response to the immigration article was that there was so many intelligent replies and opinions. Yeah we had one troll go "screw off" to one negative reply, but other than that everything was really awesome.
I wish all my articles got responses like that.
What I really liked about the response to the immigration article was that there was so many intelligent replies and opinions. Yeah we had one troll go "screw off" to one negative reply, but other than that everything was really awesome.
I wish all my articles got responses like that.
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