Connecticut Shooting

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/18/police-find-no-evidence-connecticut-gunman-was-on-medication/

This article discusses the shooting at a Connecticut school, in which twenty children and six adults were shot and killed. It discuesses that there is no evidence that the murderer was on medication that could have prevented him from having the desire to kill. But i don't understadn how that is even an issue for discussion. This is not a matter of mental sickness, in myopinion. Obviously this man had thought through his plan. He did not walk into the class room and just shoot randomly. He executed the children, walking around the room and making sure that eah child was dead. This was well calculated and he was prepared. Although the shooter may have been unstable, though, I don't see how that is something to headline. I feel like because people are too fragile. They are always searching for an explanation as to why someone would do something so horrible, because with out an answer they have nothing but the fear that this will happen again. And it will. I'm sure it will. There will always be horrible people in the world. And THAT is what we should be focusing on. We should be working on a way to stop bullying, giving children more comfortable lives, because if we continue on the way we have been, there will always be people out there that don't feel like anyone cares to make a difference in their lives so they think, why should they care about others. Now, I am not sure if that was the thought process of this disgusting man, but I do feel like in our society we ignore the things that could most easily be changed to help prevent stuff like that from happening. Each time there is a bombing or a shooting, everyone acts so suprised, like "how could this possibly happen?!" MAYBE it is because after a while we forget about bad events until something new comes along. We need to stop making excuses and actually remember the bad things so we can prevent more from happening.

Police officer? Maybe not.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-man-charged-with-posing-as-officer-to-block-traffic-20121117,0,5141820.story

Can someone please explain to me why there are so many stupid people in the world. In the article above it talks about how a man stopped traffic while impersonating a Chicago police officer. When actual cops showed up he explained that he was just doing his job, but the officers didn't believe him. He got charged with " false impersonation of a police officer and public safety organization as well as obstruction of traffic by a motorist and operating a motor vehicle without insurance. A judge ordered him held in lieu of $10,000 bail." So my question is why. It was clear from the start that he would not get away with this, so what made him think this was a good idea?! Aside from that, how scary is it that there are people running around pretending to be police officers and getting away with it to some extent?! That's pretty worrisome. The man had handcuffs and police sticks in his car. He could have easily confused someone into thinking he was an officer and then abducted them. And if not him, then someone else who has his same plan. It really makes you feel like you can't trust anyone, because with things like this happening, how can you know if anyone is who they say they are. That's a pretty scary thought.

Man dies after being hit by semi-truck

Noway! Really? A man was killed after being hit by a semi-truck? SHOCKING!... I'm sorry, but I don't understand the news today. Obviously I feel awful for the person that died. That is horrible! But is this really what news has come to? Clearly if a man is hit by a semi-truck they are going to die, and frankly there are more important deaths that should be published in the news. So why did the Chicago Tribune choose this death to publicize? I have no idea. Maybe because the news thinks the public is too stupid to realize that they are only writing pointless articles to fill space. If the article had been about a man being hit by a semi-truck and living then I would understand, but this accident had the sad but predictable outcome. Aside from that, this news had no purpose. I thought the news was out there to inform. But all this did was tell a story. There was no way to prevent this from happening. The man was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. If the man or the truck driver had somehow caused this and the news was publishing this article in order to make sure people are more safe then at least that would make sense. I just don't understand how this is news. People die everyday, some from worse things than being hit by a semi, so no offense, but what makes his death so special?  

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-pedestrian-killed-elk-grove-village-20121103,0,2236028.story

Freedom of speech... or just plain wrong?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40112145/ns/technology_and_science-digital_home/t/amazon-defends-pedophiles-guide/#.UG4lO5iACWY

http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Anarchist_Cookbook.html?id=dGqRQgAACAAJ

Recently I was with my friends and one of them mentioned something that happened a few years ago. Now, I realize this is not new information, but it was news to me. I guess that a man had self-published a book on Amazon.com called "The Pedophile's Guide". The context of the book is pretty clear in the title. This book explains the "proper" methods to being a pedophile in order to not only please yourself, but also the child involved. Obviously the book got loads of bad press. How could a book like this one be published in a place where pedophilia is illegal? The author argued that many children enjoy sexual activity. He would know. He was raped at a very young age. If you are a normal human being, then like me, you should be disgusted! But, then you and I have to realize that disgusting or not, the author of this book has rights. The Constitution advocates for "freedom of speech", and because Amazon.com does not censor the items that are put on their site, the author has his full right to write and sell such a book. (Thankfully though, Amazon.com finally made the choice to yank the book from the site.)

This issue, is not a new one. In 1989 a book titled "The Anarchist Cookbook" was published in the United States. This book explained how to make bomb and how to cause general mayhem. To this day, that book is one of the most controversial.   

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/09/28/is-becoming-bagel-head-dangerous/?intcmp=obnetwork

People are ridiculous! These girls go to places and willing get injected with potentially dangerous materials in order to keep up with the latest trend. WHY?! I can't even imagine. It doesn't even look human. I honestly can't fathom why someone would choose to get that done to them self. When the fab is over, then what? The article says "saline solution that is too concentrated can overload the body's capacity to process salt," and yet, people continue to do it- in the most important part of the body, the head! Again, I ask: WHY?!

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/09/30/2-dead-1-wounded-in-shooting-at-vfw-post-in-florida/#?test=latestnews

This article talks about a shooting that took place at a Veterans of Foreign Wars post. Two people were killed and one was wounded. I don't understand it. Obviously murder is bad, but I would like to have some hope for the human race in thinking that no sane person would kill another human being (they must be messed up in the head), but when their is someone going around targeting a specific group, than they are not sick, they are just awful people. Aside from that, it blows my mind how little respect veterans receive. There is no draft in the U.S. and yet these people choose to go risk their lives for the common good. What happens to them in returned? They come back from the war to find themself homeless or worse, the victim to a murderous rampage.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/09/29/community-cheers-victim-apparent-homecoming-court-school-prank/?test=latestnews

The article talks about a bullied teen who gets elected to homecoming court as a prank by fellow students. The story is uplifting because it shows the affect a community can have when working together for something good, but it is still awfully sad that it takes a tragedy such as a person getting bullied in order for a group to take a stand or for someone to realize that there is a problem. If it had been acknowledged early on that the girl was getting bullied than she would have never been put in a situation where she did not know if people were electing her to make a joke. 

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120920/hells-kitchen-clinton/teen-stabbed-near-hells-kitchen-high-school  

In the article, it tells about a teenager that was stabbed in the stomach. The article talks a lot about the image that people had when they saw the blood, the way that they felt in relation to the situation, but after finishing the reading, I still know little about the person who was stabbed, what kind of neighborhood this took place in, and why the stabbing occurred. Today the media is so stuck on figuring out how to tell a good story that they leave out important information. When reading this someone might think that they have learned a lot about the situation, but really, the person would just be filling in the blanks with movie scenes of gang fights. People are so infatuated with the images the news creates such as "a kid lying on the ground with his shirt off and bleeding" that they miss the greater purpose for an article such as this- to prevent future attacks.