Wednesday, August 22, 2012

  Beating Police

    Many people say that the police abuse their power. In Florida an officer was caught on his own dash cam slamming a woman into her car after a stop. What the officer did was wrong and what makes it worst was that it was to a woman. The Police officer was fired and is being charged with criminal battery. It feels like when a person of authority gets in trouble they always get away or just get a slap on the wrist. When I saw the video I was shocked, but it feels good to know that some cop out there saw it too and decided to say something. Not all police are not bad people, but it takes one rotten apple to spoil the bunch. If the officer that reviewed the video didn't say anything, how more people would have been hurt? Bad police murder and hurt many innocent people and it goes unseen and unheard of, whats worst is that when they are caught they don't do any real time, they are put on a paid suspension. In other words a vacation pretty much. The system needs away to make an example of people that abuse there power, so things like this won't happen again. Police should be respected, but how can we respect someone that won't respect you?

E.G.B
                                                          Prison Illness?

In the old days if you acted crazy and got picked up by the police, they would have took you to an asylum. Now you go straight to jail. Here in the United States 1/5 of the prison population suffers from some kind of mental illness. Are jails the new dumping grounds for the mentally ill? Why are we not helping them, is it fair to throw them in jail if they can’t control there actions? Mentally ill prisoners would be better off in a hospital. They get the same medication in jails that they would receive if they where in a hospital. The staff that are working with in the jails are just as good or even better in a hospital. So whats the problem? I think it is the environment that they are placed in. Some people have problems and will do things they shouldn’t, they can’t control themselves. Being in jail and having mental problem might even make them worst. Imagine being trapped in a small box with no way out your mind is unstable you are trapped with your demons. We as humans need to help each other, we are smart and know right from wrong.
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 E.G.B