Why must we fix our prisons

So far the United States has the largest incarceration rate of the world. Jim Webb the author of this article focuses on the views from Japanese prisons to prisons of our own. It is severely different with an almost five times the world average incarcerated. Although they are prisoners the United States has to look at making shorter sentences or none at all.

The United States is not only overpopulated but it's over incarcerated, and needs to be fixed. With the percentage of the population rising year by year the incarceration population is only going to get larger. The only thing to do is change sentencing and laws to keep U.S. citizens a little bit more on the rather aware side of what always could happen.

This article should be taken seriously; at a stand point my father works at a prison. Lebanon Corrections Institution has an over population. The prisoners out populated the correction officers 5 to 1. This is bad and scary, not only is their more prisoners than correction officers threes a serious threat of them being able to control the prison. Overpopulation does need to stop and needs to be fixed. We need to take action now before it’s to late.

Peoples Temple, Why it is considered a cult.

The Peoples Temple was started by a man named Jim Jones, all in a common purpose; making the world a better place. The peoples temple main stream church started in Indianapolis, Indiana. This church was against the norms of the time, all colors accepted. No matter what your color is the church would take you. The churches choir was even integrated, to help everyone feel loved. This was a short lived place for soon the peoples temples were criticized for the integration congregation.

Now the majority of the church moves to Ukiah were their not only in a small town they are safe from any nuclear holocaust attacks. Most of the work in Ukiah is done by the congregation, food, water, work. You are not allowed to take too many leisure activities. Each person is also allowed a certain amount of money, $1 to $2 dollars. This is when bus trips start, this is when the congregation gets on 3-4 busses and travels around preaching their ways. As they gather more members they move to San Francisco.

Now the with the congregation in full bloom people start to notice Jim Jones. They also notice what Jim Jones is doing, and how he did it. He was bringing people in and punishing them for talking bad about the church. This is also when he “test” his followers by giving them kool aid. He told them all it was poison and the congregation when nuts. After the fact smaller and larger events came to view when former members went to the press concerned for family still in the congregation. This is when the congregation fled into the now known “Jonestown.”

Gianna is the actual location of Jonestown; this is where the whole congregation soon ends up. After leaving society behind Jim Jones makes sure none of them go back; by telling them America is evil we are the only good left in the world. After this the Congressman Ryan comes to inspect allocations that concerned family members have made. Soon after this Congressman Ryan is killed on the tarmac his plane was sitting on. Then as Jim Jones states revolutionary suicide is committed. Stating the end for the Peoples Temple.
Now listing the actual reasons

1. Socially separating from society (involving integration)
2. Geographically separating , Multiple movements
3. Geographically moving multiple times, Ukai, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Gianna
4. All movements and social functions regulated by Jim Jones
5. U.S. society claimed as loud and corrupt
6. Jim Jones claimed as divine power, friend, brother, father, god
7. Couldn’t talk bad about Peoples Temple
8. Couldn’t ever talk about leaving
9. Had a belief to change world through Social Protest
10. Became almost like a Gestapo, Family v. Family
11. Give up everything for the church
12. Left Indianapolis due to racial resists
13. Left San Francisco due to bad publicity
14. Made to felt guilty if you take to many luxuries
15. Mass Suicide to prove point, (revolutionary suicide)

All I have to say…was it worth it?

Is America Becoming Non-Religion Bound?

    The percentage of Americans who have a religion in the United States now is 76%; 18 years ago it was 86%. Studies from Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. have shown religion has dropped among Christians. 1 out of 5 U.S. adults chose not to identify themselves as religious. 

No religion is on the rise and also has shown citizens have been making Denominational drops. This would be going from one end of Christianity to another. Age and gender differences has also been proven to show a certain drop from female to male and old to young. Overall, this is showing how Americans are losing any thought into having a religion.

Is this because Americans are lazy? Is this because Americans don't have time? Americans I believe haven't been brought up like their parents. The older generations don't have trouble in deciding if their religious or not. They also don't have to identify and chose whether or not work or play is more important then church. Is religion soon going to end? I won't be giving it up anytime soon.

Dalai Lama Enraged?

The Dalai Lama held a speech in a small two street town about how the Chinese government has oppressed the Tibetan Buddhist so bad it has been, "hell on earth." The Dalai Lama goes on stating "These 50 years have brought untold suffering to the land and people of Tibet."

 

Peaceful riots have been held across the Buddhists parts of the world, or where there our Buddhists. Nepal, Seoul, South Korea, New York, London, Berlin,Vienna, Bern, Switzerland, Taiwan, and Canberra, the capital of Australia. The Dalai Lama prepares for the worst, as Chinese police increases in force and security checks are on the rise. 

This is crazy, why not just leave the Tibetan Buddhists alone? What are they really going to do, start a nuclear program and begin a nuclear holocaust. The answer is no they won't; their Buddhists, they are peaceful people. The only reason riots have started is due to the fact that their being oppressed. Leave the Tibetan Buddhists alone and let them live in peace.

North Korea plays with matches

Associated press writer Kwang-Tae Kim wrote an article titled NKorea, UN command hold talks amid tensions. The UN forced South Korea to open talks after North Korea threatened passenger flights near its airspace. North Korea denying it stating it was only a drill for an invasion. Also, later stating that it cannot be told that exercises are illiegal beinging ready at all times for a full blown invansion. Washington still trying to get North Korea to finish the talks still doesn't hold any ground.

This is ridiculous, North Korea knew what they were doing and we should have acted on it. North Korea is the boy who gets away with everything and needs to be severely scolded. North Korea needs to stop with all threats.

Current Event

Mullen: Iran has fissile materials for bomb was a title wrote by Steven R. Hurst. This article talks about the watchdog for Iran reporting that Iran when asked answered they have materials for a nuclear warhead. Although this has been known for awhile the attention has only been heighten in the past few weeks due to the proof. The U.N. had to report that the problem has been true Iran has materials for a nuclear program, and still plan on continuing. Warning at the end of the article about soldiers and civilians not being able to protect themselves from a nuclear attack.

This is stupid, go in and take the nuclear materials and slap the government with a fine for it. If no one wants it than stop it!

Sounds like sibling rivalry

In the Dayton daily news there was a story on Israel’s elections for parliament. This article was written by an associated press writer Mark Lavie. Even after the government takes votes from soldiers and prisoners, the votes still lean toward Kadima. But with each party with its own agenda and wanting the votes to favor themselves, it’s getting nowhere. Now with the current president getting upset with the issues and the parliament still disagrees with all; no progress will be made. The silence will not be broken until something is done. Investigations are still ongoing but still most of them fail miserably.

I don't understand why each will not try to come to a comprimise. It will still be an on going fight over each single issue.

Bombs in hiding?

US: Bombers arrested in lead up to election, by Chelsea J. Carter was an article I read while on the Dayton Daily News website. During a weapons check in Iraq a few explosive devices were found and confiscated. Although arrests were made it was not released on how many were arrested and obtained. As this was looked on as a success due to no injuries or deaths. Even though the troops are supposed to pull out by 2012, they still continue their jobs well.

I am glad the troops are still deciding to fulfill their mission even with the lack of support back home.

Rocket Attacks

I was reading Dayton Daily News when I came upon an article titled Medium-range rocket from Gaza hits Israeli city by Aron Heller. The rocket was the first of its kind since the cease fire with Israeli and Gaza. The Grad rocket that was fired is well known to be a little more powerful, due to it’s homemade with a lot more punch.(larger payload) Negotiations have been ruled out by the Israeli leader due to the ongoing rocket and mortar fire. Israeli’s foreign minister said that to fight terrorist activity it must be dealt with by lots of force. Now with the threat from a two front war with Gaza and Lebanon is becoming apparent with Israeli, trying to spark cease fires and get negotiations going again. And Isreali faces retaliations if it attacks Lebanon.

Israeli just seems to have bit off more than it could chew to me, or is just trying to defend itself. If it really didn’t want the war try more on negotiations and get out of a war before it’s to late.

Does India have the fountain of life?

An article titled World's highest drug levels entering India stream, tells about a extremely under estimated amount of chemicals in the water. Margie Mason the author of this article goes into detail about the epidemic. Turns out that Americans also have detectable chemicals from known medicines in their water to. The only difference from India and the United States is that India’s level of chemicals is 150 times higher. Factories in India continue to dump over hundreds of pounds of chemicals into the water supply. Klaus Kuemmerer at the University of Freiburg Medical Center in Germany, said all you basically have to do is drink or take a bath in the water and be cured from almost any sickness, the only problem being how long. Now researchers are discovering that growth problems can be caused by these pharmaceutical drugs being flushed into the river. This stream so far will continue to be a river of disaster.

America I think has done a deceit job at protecting us, but India just hasn’t for their own. I mean yes that is a problem for them, but if we don’t help it could leak into the worlds water supply. Thus we need to help clean up the mess and help them somewhat dilute it, to save not only India and its people but the world.