Weblog Assignment #4

The existence of the death penalty is necessary. The death penalty is effective in deterring people from committing crimes. Most people dread the ending of life. If a person who wants to commit crimes thinks about the acceptance of punishment, maybe he will desist from doing bad things. If people don’t have internal controls, the external controls are necessary to help them control themselves.The death penalty is one way to give the victims and their family comfort. The victims and their family surely feel sad and are angry with the criminals. It is not fair to the victims if the criminals are not punished. The existence of the death penalty can help to keep the peace of society and protect its citizens, so we should not abolish it.

Weblog Assignment #3

SUSPECTS IN FIVE BURGLARIES ARRESTED


Enter the site, we can see two mugshots. The two men were suspected of burglarizing five separate businesses in Carbondle. They were arrested by Carbondle police. All of the five incidents were similar. The five businesses had glass on the front door that had be broken to gain entrance, and they were at Carbondle east side. The two suspects, one was transported to jail and the other was charged and will be given a court date.

My opinion:
According to a report by FBI in the United States, burglary is the most common of crimes. The crime rate of Carbondle is not very high, but crimes happened around us possibly. We should take notice of strange people around us, and take care ourselves. We should tell the police if we find strange people, and help the police to arrest suspects.

SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS

The story is set in a fictional town, on a island after WWⅡ. Kabuo Miyamoto, a Japanese American, is on trial for murder. Who is the real killer? Who can save Kabuo? Can Ishmael, the newspaper journalist, or Hastue , Kabuo’s wife, save him?
Hatsue Miyamoto is the accused man’s wife. She is a Japanese American. When she was younger she was a great beauty, she was the most beautiful girl at the Strawberry Festival. When she was 13 years old, her mother sent her to learn dance, serve tea and how to become calm. Her parents wanted her to remember Japanese traditions. She was falling in love with Ishmael when she was 14 years old, but no one will accept their relationship. She married Kabuo Miyamoto at the prison camp in California.

Weblog Assignment#2

Carbondale police shoot, kill man (1-30-07), Southern Illinoisan article, 70 comments

The suspect shot and killed by a Carbondale police. The suspect is Lawrance Wirth, 22 of Carbondale. He was restraining and stabbing another man when three police officers arrived. The police chief said police are well trained in the use of firearms and appropriate use of deadly force. Most people think the police can not killed the man, but some people think the police took the correct action.

My opinion:
1. It is difficult to make a definition of “appropriate”.
2. The police can shoot the suspect, but can not kill him.
3. During violent confrontation, everything is not easy to control. The police maybe not want to kill the suspect.
4. People who commit crimes, they should risk losing their lives.