3 Year Old Boy Kills His Mother?

http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/26/florida.toddler.shooting/index.html?iref=obinsite

This is a unique case but at the same time questionable. I do not think its possible to have a 3 year old hold a .9 mm glock gun which is a heavy gun for a 3 year old to hold and aim and unlock the safe from the gun (if it was locked) and fire all by himself. If the gun was unlocked then who unlocked it? Why wasn't the child stopped before he fired the gun? The recording from the dispatcher of the caller was a little questionable as well. As the spokesperson states the sound of the caller does raise questions. Just like the Body Language and Communication expert says that the father stated in the dispatch call that he "tried" to take away the gun from the boy. How are you gonna "try" to take something away from a 3 year old child. It's not hard. Also when they mention the fact that he was asking God why he was in "that spot." What spot is he talking about? He just seems really nervous about something. I agree with the expert and I would say that he is a good actor. Everything doesn't come together and doesn't make sense.

The Knoxville Massacre

I am very surprised to know that this story was not publicized by the news or media after an evil act like this that occurred in Knoxville. This is a big story! The actions perpetrated by these criminals were torturous acts and inhumane. Why wasn't this story known until along time after? Overall this story has hit the media not only of the crime itself but also because of the reason of why the public did not know about it when it happened. As one of the spokesman stated that this action could have been taken place due to anger. Why? How can humans hate this much. I honestly cannot understand how someone can torture, burn, and suffocate someone without feeling anything. Where has our communities come to? Where is it taking us? Anger is a very dangerous thing. It can even lead to mutilation just like in this story. WOW!  

Bid Laden Captured

As we all know Bid Laden was caught and killed by the US officials. My point of view? I am happy and relieved that they caught him but for the US to throw him into the ocean I believe was inhumane of us. I have many friends who served in the military and a few of them were injured. So yes, I am happy that Bid Laden was finally caught. He does not deserve to have freedom because he took it from many people. However, the US is viewed as a "good" country who helps people and and not kill people so why did we handle the situation like this? They could have made his death more humanely such as a lethal injection and cremation. To see people rejoice after the US killed a human being has me see a different view of the US. Who are we? I am not saying they should have pampered Bin Laden or take him out to dinner. There were better options to of handled capture. We are not sure of the details of what happen all we know is that we caught him and threw him over sea. I believe no matter how bad or evil a person is we need to treat them like humans not like animals. Like Martin Luther King Jr. said, ‎"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that"

Crime Gone Bad

Can this guy be anymore serious about trying to commit a crime? He went through all that pain to attempt to steal whine? If you are going to try to steal at least let it be something worth the pain. He should have given up after falling off the fence. It was obvious that this guy had no organized plan for his mission. At least we know that he does not give up so easy. What makes people do these things and not realize that the majority of businesses have cameras? This guy sure did learn his lesson.

Law Enforcement perspective of Racial Profiling

The media plays a big role on how police officers are going to conduct their job by disclosing the criminals on the news, newspaper, radio and magazines and giving the law enforcement an outlook of what to watch out for on the streets. The law enforcement also apply their daily experience and similar patterns such as what race is most stopped, what the individual is wearing and what was their behavior that caused the police officer to stop the individual and by using this as a guidance of what to watch out for the law enforcement can determine their decision when to question an individual when patrolling. Characteristics that officers may keep in mind when patrolling can consist of subjects of a certain race such as Hispanic and African American depending on the area, tattoos on their body, oversized clothes, sagging pants, and low rider cars. An example of a group of people that share these characteristics are gang members. They are known to cause problems and violence and sometimes lead to murder. Due to color rivalry and property ownership which is what they fight for, violence that can sometimes result in death can take place. Red versus blue, thirteen versus fourteen and a common belief of, “this is my hood” is what rises the violence amongst these gangs. The law enforcement may use racial profiling to watch out for individuals who may share similar characteristics that a gang member might have to make stops or arrests. Police officers do not want to risk ignoring these characteristics because this can lead to an act of violence. If the police refuse stopping someone because they do not want to be accused of racial profiling, someone can result in getting hurt. Law enforcement prefer to be safe than sorry. When police officers stop an individual of a certain race and driving a certain type of car and finds that they broke the law and then they stop another individual of the same race and same type of car and again they broke the law they are going to follow that pattern. When they see a common pattern like this, assumptions are going to be made on individuals that fit a similar description and they are going to be stopped by the police because of the similarities. Police officers want to establish a sense of security within communities by using their experience when patrolling and following a pattern that is consistent that they seem to have frequently in regards to what “type” of person they seem to arrest more consistently.