Friday, December 12, 2014

"All Marriages are Same Sex, You Get Married, & Every Night it's the SAME SEX"

      I completely agree with VyVy's blog Homophobia is a Social Disease!, I like how she said "The constitution should be amended to keep up with the current times," she is absolutely right, people are so stuck in what life was like before the 20th century. The world is constantly changing, the first 10 amendments in The Constitution are supposed to respect our rights as people but as you can see those rights are getting took from us every day whether it be directly or indirectly. People are so stuck in the past that the future may never even have a chance to change.
        People should respect same sex marriage. What effect does two guys getting married to each other have on your life? Are you not going to be able to sleep at night knowing that people of the same sex are able to get married in Texas? As people we tend to judge first instead of just accepting someone for who they are and what they believe in. The It Gets Better Program has highlighted some of the violence and bullying young people suffer just because they are gay. Violence should never be the answer especially if the people are doing no harm to you. Research does not show that kids who grow up with two of the same sex parents do bad in school, or are more likely to be depressed or any of those bizarre things. So my question again is, why does it matter so much? We should learn how to just respect people's choices.

Monday, December 1, 2014

No Justice, No Peace.


As we all know, a St. Louis County grand jury has brought no criminal charges against Darren Wilson, a white police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager, more than three months ago in nearby Ferguson, Missouri. The killing, on a residential street in Ferguson, set off weeks of civil unrest and a national debate by protesters’ outraged over what they called a pattern of police brutality against young black men. Officer Wilson was facing charges ranging from first-degree murder to involuntary manslaughter. The decision that this brandy jury has made has effective nearly everyone who has a heart around the world, there is no way in hell that this officer should not have been indicted for killing an unarmed teenager. 
   A post on Dallas CBS talks about how the people of North Texas took the streets protesting about the decision made in that court room. Although the media painted a picture of the protestors in Ferguson as "monsters," the people in Dallas did peaceful protest expressing how "Black lives matter." The people forced the police to close down parts of the highway because of their protesting. I don't blame these people at all, I respect anyone who stands behind their beliefs. There are so many young black men who are getting killed by the law enforcement for no good reasons at all and in majority of the cases the men are unarmed but they apparently pose a threat on these law enforcers. How exactly does that work? I would love to know if these cops are afraid, not properly trained or  should I be ignorant and just pull the race card? I believe the situation is bigger than just race but when the first thing you reach for is your gun to take a person out who is telling you they are UNARMED, you are a coward. Darren Wilson could have easily pulled his taser out and made Brown surrender and if that did not work why not shoot your gun at his leg or in a place where he has no choice but to be at your mercy? In my eyes there are so many other things that this cop should have been trained to do. The protestors have every reason to be upset and do what they are doing and if they do it peacefully I believe some type of change will happen, but like anything else it will not happen over night nor will it be easy. Thank God that the cop involved in this shooting has resigned from the police department. Press On!!!