Bhav Singh

English 10H

News Articles for Week of 4/25/15

"Charlotte Police Kill Unarmed Man Who Was Asking for Help." Gawker. Web. 25 Apr. 2015. <http://gawker.com/charlotte-police-kill-unarmed-man-who-was-asking-for-he-1319654578>.

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http://gawker.com/charlotte-police-kill-unarmed-man-who-was-asking-for-he-1319654578

Article 1: Charlotte Police Kill Unarmed Man Who Was Asking for Help

Another example of police misconduct took place in September of 2013. Jonathan Ferrell, 24, a former Florida football player crashed his car and was looking for assistance from his injuries. When he approached a woman’s house asking for help she notified the police. On the spot, Jonathan was shot by Charlotte police. The officer who shot Ferrell, Randall Kerrick, was charged with voluntary manslaughter which means that it the killing was in self-defense. The police shot him because Ferrell was running towards them and was seen as a threat. This tragedy has been seen as unlawful by the police itself and the community.

This is a continuously growing matter of why the police need to use their weapons in such cases. I think that the officer needed to better analyze the situation and realize that Ferrell was in desperate need of assistance because of his car accident. The police say that “Ferrell had to climb out the back window of his car” and that he was in shock when he approached the officer. The severity of his condition when he approached the officer was understood when he died on scene immediately. What troubles me more is that the women that called 911 got scared because a man knocked on her door. I find that her reasoning is weak. When did knocking on someone’s door become a crime? The police have made some good decisions unlike past situations when they declared that "The evidence revealed that Mr. Ferrell did advance on Officer Kerrick and the investigation showed that the subsequent shooting of Mr. Ferrell was excessive”. Why do we see this trend of police officers who want to be portrayed as warriors instead of guardians?

"New Violence Spurs U.S. Fear of ISIS Spreading Like a Virus." NBC News. Web. 25 Apr. 2015. <http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-terror/new-violence-spurs-u-s-fear-isis-spreading-virus-n347991>.

Link: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-terror/new-violence-spurs-u-s-fear-isis-spreading-virus-n347991

Article 2: New Violence Spurs U.S. Fear of ISIS Spreading Like a Virus

During the month of April, 2015 there have been multiple bombings by ISIS that are putting the United States into a state of fear. For example, on April 18 there was a suicide bombing in a city called Jalalabad. In the article there is a picture of civilians running for their lives when they heard the explosion. ISIS claimed responsibility for this attack and the final outcome was a death toll of 34 and 100+ wounded. Another event in Saudi Arabia claimed ISIS was plotting up to seven car bombings in Riyadh based on evidence found on the cellphone of one suspect, who was arrested after he allegedly killed two police officers. These jihads claimed to be speaking for their organizations.

This news has been terrible to hear how low people can get when it comes to taking people’s lives. This article definitely shows how the wrath of ISIS is beginning to have a more broad area in which they will target. There has also been evidence of U.S citizens going to these remote areas to help ISIS, currently the count is 39. These 39 people have been stopped and fined at airports, bus stations in their attempts. There are also other places that have been sending their own people to fight with ISIS such as Morocco. The United States has been known so far to have had 180 citizens go there and fight with ISIS. I think this is awful and outrageous how these people are going to foreign countries to help terrorist organizations. I find it weird that they are going to help kill innocent people. U.S. officials say that the cause is religion and they want to do it because of their beliefs. Why won’t more countries get involved to get rid of ISIS? Why is it that these jihads will go to such an extent for their religion?

Dettmer, Jamie. The Daily Beast. Newsweek/Daily Beast. Web. 25 Apr. 2015. <http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/24/the-isis-hug-of-death-for-gays.html>.

Link:http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/24/the-isis-hug-of-death-for-gays.html

Article 3: The ISIS Hug of Death for Gays

During the month of April 2015 in Syria two gay men, a couple, were murdered by ISIS. These two men were murdered by ISIS members who threw rocks at them until their death. Public executions in ISIS-controlled territory--and the posting of the atrocities on the Web--serve to terrorize locals into strict obedience. The strange occurrence was that the ISIS members hugged the gay couple before actually sending down death row. It is argued that the hugging and embracing is meant to show that by murdering them, the jihadists are helping the victims to expiate guilt for their supposed crimes. “They hug the men to show the people who are watching that ISIS is not at fault.”.

This shows how they treat gays, and how they are trying to show that they are good and not at fault. I don’t understand why they would want to not be at fault when they commit to other crimes. The fact that the staging and the method of execution are carefully choreographed by the Islamic state shows how they actually do not feel any remorse for those who are going to die. I personally find the method of execution very gruesome because they are scaring the public and at the same time killing the couple in an awful manner. Why won’t somebody go over to Syria and stop this mess? I think that a group needs to be organized which focuses on world peace, especially in Syria and Iraq.