Wednesday, December 19, 2007
What are today's modern day 'Scarlet Letters'?
Some “immoral” behaviors that are frowned upon in our modern day society, are drug users. A lot of people view people who use drugs as “bad people” but in reality drugs don’t make someone a bad person, they just like to be in an altered state of mind. Or maybe they don’t even like it but their body craves it and they have to keep doing what they are doing to be okay.
Punishments for this type of behaviors incldue: being looked down on, judged by what you do and not who you are, people thinking that you have major issues, and wanting to stay away from you so they are not associated with “druggies”.
The punishments should be trying to help the person get through what they are going through, or not judging them, but leaving them alone to figure things out. I guress it really just depends on the person using the drugs, and it depends on their personality and attitude towards the way they use drugs. We do have the freedom to do what we want, and if someone wants to use drugs, it isn’t legal, but they can. Therefore, why should we look down on them? They are people just like us and I think we should hold them higher than how we do now.
Punishments for this type of behaviors incldue: being looked down on, judged by what you do and not who you are, people thinking that you have major issues, and wanting to stay away from you so they are not associated with “druggies”.
The punishments should be trying to help the person get through what they are going through, or not judging them, but leaving them alone to figure things out. I guress it really just depends on the person using the drugs, and it depends on their personality and attitude towards the way they use drugs. We do have the freedom to do what we want, and if someone wants to use drugs, it isn’t legal, but they can. Therefore, why should we look down on them? They are people just like us and I think we should hold them higher than how we do now.
military commissions act
1. What is “serious” physical or mental pain that the C.I.A. is allowed to use on people? isn’t it different for everybody?
2. “This bill spells out specific recognizable offenses that would be considered crimes in the handling of detainees so that our men and woman who question captured terrorist can perform their duties to the fullest duty of the law”what kinds of things are they going to do to the “detainees”?
2. “This bill spells out specific recognizable offenses that would be considered crimes in the handling of detainees so that our men and woman who question captured terrorist can perform their duties to the fullest duty of the law”what kinds of things are they going to do to the “detainees”?
video
1. What are the extremes to habeus corpeus?
2. Does everybody in the FBI believe in the rule to do anything to get information out of the suspect or the person that they are charging?
3. What happenes when they find out that the person is in fact innocent?
When they take the person of charge do they inform the family so that they know where they are?
The extremes to habeus corpeus are holding someone and waiting for the court to determine if it is okay to hold the person for questioning or not.
Just like every other grey question which is, a question that does not have a one or the other answer, this is strictly based on the persons values,morals, and opinions. Not everyone in the FBI believe in the rule to do anything to get information out of the suspect or person that they are charging. I’m sure there is a lot of conflict when they start questioning people, because not everybody can agree to doing something extreme unless they are all the same person (which really does not happen).
When the FBI finds out that the person they were trying to charge was innocent, depending on what they did to the person, how long they were held, and all the other circumstances, they either let the person go with nothing, or occasionally give them money.
2. Does everybody in the FBI believe in the rule to do anything to get information out of the suspect or the person that they are charging?
3. What happenes when they find out that the person is in fact innocent?
When they take the person of charge do they inform the family so that they know where they are?
The extremes to habeus corpeus are holding someone and waiting for the court to determine if it is okay to hold the person for questioning or not.
Just like every other grey question which is, a question that does not have a one or the other answer, this is strictly based on the persons values,morals, and opinions. Not everyone in the FBI believe in the rule to do anything to get information out of the suspect or person that they are charging. I’m sure there is a lot of conflict when they start questioning people, because not everybody can agree to doing something extreme unless they are all the same person (which really does not happen).
When the FBI finds out that the person they were trying to charge was innocent, depending on what they did to the person, how long they were held, and all the other circumstances, they either let the person go with nothing, or occasionally give them money.
Rebellion
This is a picture I took of a graffiti spot some of my friends go to. Most people view graffiti as something that corrupt teenagers do to cause trouble, but I see it as freedom of expression. Not all graffiti is made to “ruin” things. Over the past 10 years, graffiti has really developed in to a really cool art. Graffiti is still illegal, which in some sense makes graffiti a “rebellion” thing to do, but in certain spots, it seems perfectly fine to do graffiti.
First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
I agree with this amendment because I do not think it would be okay for people to be alienated for their religion, then judged for the religion that they believe in, then have their natural rights toyed with. To me freedom of speech, and religion are closely related because we are allowed to say or think whatever we want, and religion falls into that category.
I agree with this amendment because I do not think it would be okay for people to be alienated for their religion, then judged for the religion that they believe in, then have their natural rights toyed with. To me freedom of speech, and religion are closely related because we are allowed to say or think whatever we want, and religion falls into that category.
Monday, December 3, 2007
Security V.S. Freedom
Security is feeling free from danger or threat, where freedom is the
right to think or speak as one wants without being punished.
It has always been a struggle to find a perfect balance of security and
freedom in our Country. Security is a sense of safety, which is
different for everyone. Some people might feel safe when they are
locked in a closet, where others might feel safe when they are walking
down the street in Compton. Since "feeling safe" is different for
everyone, how do we make everyone have a general sense of safety? We really can't because no matter what there will always be people who don’t feel safe, or people who feel that their freedom is being restricted for the sake of feeling safe.
right to think or speak as one wants without being punished.
It has always been a struggle to find a perfect balance of security and
freedom in our Country. Security is a sense of safety, which is
different for everyone. Some people might feel safe when they are
locked in a closet, where others might feel safe when they are walking
down the street in Compton. Since "feeling safe" is different for
everyone, how do we make everyone have a general sense of safety? We really can't because no matter what there will always be people who don’t feel safe, or people who feel that their freedom is being restricted for the sake of feeling safe.
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