When Gun Laws Is Less Important Than Driving Laws

"Do We Have the Courage to Stop This?" written by Nicholas D. Kristof is about the shooting in Connecticut. Its talks about how in Connecticut a man went to an elementary school and shot the children and teachers. Also how other laws seem more important than gun laws, when guns is killing 30,000 Americans a year.

The article has facts. One thing that stood out to me was that Nicholas D. Kristof got a .22 rifle for his 12th birthday. This stood out to me because what do a 12 year old need with a gun that big? Why do his parents think that is an appropriate birthday present?

I think this topic is important. It is a valid point. They do need to change the laws on guns; make the laws stricter. Make it harder for people to get guns. They need to make sure the gun is in the right hands. They also need to make sure it’s in far reach from people with mental or bipolar disorders and children.

I can connect this article with a boy that I know. He got caught with a gun and is now doing a year in a juvenile center. He is able to come home on the holidays and some weekends though. He can either come home for three days or five, if his judge allows him too. When he comes out he will have to be on probation for some years.

This article did help me think that today’s society is messed up. They care more about people getting their licenses for driving than people getting their licenses for guns.

This law is creating criminals !

Marijuana law just creates criminals written by Hakeem Jeffries is about people getting locked up over a small possession of weed. How this law is “fundamentally unfair.”

The article has facts. A fact that stood out to me was that New York City spends 75 million dollars every year on arresting people because of marijuana. It stands out because why are they spending so much money on people getting arrested for marijuana, they could be putting the money to way better use like theft or murder.

I think this topic is correct. The marijuana law does create criminals. Someone who has never got locked up before gets locked up for weed and becomes a criminal in his records.
This law is different from Philadelphia’s law. You may get locked up for the weed and have to pay a fine, but you won’t spend months in jail over a small amount of weed.

I can connect this with the boys that live around my way. They get picked on by police for just standing outside Chinese and Puerto Rican stores. By locking them up and giving them a record police are messing up their future. They are going to have a hard time finding a job with a criminal background. If they want to be an attorney law firms may not hire someone who got locked up for possession of weed small amount or not.

Police need to not make criminals out of a small amount of weed. They need to either give them a warning or fine them and keep it moving. It is no need paying millions of dollars on people who have marijuana.

When Weight Overshadows Your Music

The article Christina Aguilera Slams False "Skinny, White Girl" Quotes, Never Made Weight Comments   written by Alyssa Toomey talks about an interview Christina Augilera did with Billboard magazine and the interviewer put false quotes in the article. They falsely accused her of saying in the article she doesn't want to be the "skinny, white girl” and how her label had a problem with her gaining weight.

The article has quotes by Christina Aguilera. She is stated saying "the comments are fake," and she also said some things about her new album "this album represents a celebration of the new me," she went on to tell Billboard magazine “and to me the Lotus has always represented this unbreakable flower that withstands any harsh weather conditions in its surroundings, that withstands time and remains beautiful and strong throughout the years."

I think people should leave Christina Augilera alone about her weight. If she wants to get bigger she can, she had a child that could put weight on you and she might not have gotten around to exercising the weight off yet. Also, if she is happy about her body no one else opinion should matter.

I can connect this to me because people always say I've gotten bigger or I’m too thin. Who is anybody to tell me how my body is I’m happy the way I am and that’s all that matters. This article made me realize people in this world will always talk about you. Period.