Respect the Law

Looking at our world today there has been a lot of corruption going on in society, in the government and even with the local police men. Every day I see another unjust ruling occur, in a supposedly nation where justice sought after. In the army thousands of women report an occurrence of rape and what does our justice system do? They sweep it under the rug like it never happened. For so long have the women in this country been suppressed, we need to take a stand and fight. They act as if the 19th amendment was never put in place. Things like this are what infuriate me. Instead of sticking together like one great, powerful nation we put down the very people that helped this nation flourish. I am tired of living in a world where the government can be paid off to keep their mouth shut!

The men and women hired by the government serving as our police men or justices or congress men should be sought after that they rule fairly. From experience I can also say that I have also dealt with unjustly behavior. As I said in my previous blog Justice my sister and I were not helped at all when we were attacked by those people. How are we as citizens suppose to feel safe, but when I needed them the most they were nowhere to be found? Also I recently went on a ride along with an officer patrolling the streets of Palmdale and so did other students in my Law and Order Practicum class and they shared their experience with their assigned officer. I heard stories of police officers trying to pick up women while on the job. What an example? There is someone being robbed but wait the police officer is across the street trying to get a woman’s phone number. My friend told me his story of his encounter with the local police station. His sister was robbed of her possessions and they called the police station but they responded by saying they would not be able to inspect the home until five days after. The government pays them to their job so why is reporting a robbery such a problem?

When I graduate I plan on attending a university and later applying to law school. I plan on working in family law and helping troubled families in need. I know I won’t turn down a family in need. “If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable” – Louise D. Brandeis

Original all the way!

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken”-Oscar Wilde

            This quote means to me exactly what it says “Be yourself”. I know everyone always says it but it’s what the person does with it. I see on a daily basis students at my school claim they are unique or one of a kind. But we all wear the same clothing or have the same shoes. They all follow the new trend; I can honestly say the one people who don’t follow the trend are the “rockers” or the “punk rock” students. I’m not trying to point any fingers because I have also been a follower. I think everyone has been a follower at some point in their life. And when they have their own revelation or epiphany they will become the person they so long desire to be. I have not hit that stage in my life because I haven’t experienced the world on my own.

             I think the main problem with the unoriginality rate is the social media. The average person watches 4 hours or more of television, and what mostly makes up all that time are commercials. There is always something new being advertised or a new price deal on something currently released. Bottom line there is many advertisements and they consume the lives of many Americans. How can they expect the public to be “original” or ‘unique” or “spontaneous” if they want them to all purchase the same thing? The cliché saying thrown around a lot is “you are one of a kind” and it is true because obviously a finger print is not identical to anyone else but there is someone who dresses like them or talks likes them. I know not everyone can manufacture their own clothing or shoes to be original but instead of being a follower be a leader.  I haven’t hit the leader part but I’ve separated myself from any group that influences me into the unoriginal path. What can be greater than on the last breath of a person life spam being proud of everything accomplished? I know I will proudly embody that one day. Be original, be unique, be spontaneous, be one of a kind be that “there is no one like you” person.

Its not always right to laugh

Someone once said “Everything is funny as long as it is happening to someone else”- Will Rogers. This is true in every aspect. I’m walking down the stairs a man falls down and his face plants onto the concrete. A sudden laughter hits me, but of course, I immediately help the man up. Many people think its okay to laugh. No one knows what is going through the opposite persons mind. Some people find pleasure with torturing people, some just like when people suffer.

Everyone knows that one person who finds enjoyment with peoples struggles. I can honestly say I have been that person at times. For example my friend was burned by his mother with a cigarette bud repeatedly and when he told me instead of consoling him I couldn’t stop myself from laughing. I don’t know about other people but I find amusement with odd things. Also, a video of a man killed to death with a hammer was posted up on the internet in 2007, this video is searched on the web as 2 guys’ one hammer, and the video became viral overnight. The video was taken down by Ukrainian authorities but can still be found on the web. People were told of the disturbing content but many people still when on the internet and searched. The man attacked deserved better and so does everyone else. In this day and age teenagers are becoming more and more corrupt and by letting them do what they want and not what they should, our world needs a change and what is not better than starting with the people that make it up. Instead of laughing at our friend, falling down the staircase, help them up. Start one day at a time, I know we can do it.

Justice?

“Justice is like a train that is nearly always late” –Yevgeng Yevtushenko

            Even though justice is sometimes never served it is always sought after. We are all taught from a very young age to do what is right and that is what our justice system is doing when they convict a person of committing a crime. Yevgeng is describing our justice system to a train though a train is fast he ends it by saying “nearly always late”. If were me I would say “Justice is like a train that is always late”. My family and I have gone through many trials of difficulty. My father was never convicted for his wrongdoings instead they called my mother crazy and my sister and I liars. People like O’ J Simpson and Susan B. Anthony are left in this world to commit even more crimes. Why does our government always get there too late? Our police men are given our tax dollars to catch these criminals and put them away but last year when I went on a ride along with a police officer from the Palmdale sheriff station she instead cussed at the people she was sent to help. She disrespected the Hispanic family, which spoke no English. How is our justice system supposed to run orderly if our own “Heroes” won’t even follow their own rules?

My sister and I were attacked by a group of teenage girls and boys. I was pummeled to the ground by two girls and boys. I was kicked on the head and the rib cage repeatedly by these people. My sister was socked in the face and pulled by her hair throughout the street. We went to the police station right after and we filled out a report and told it would be only a couple weeks until we went to court. Till this day we have not received a call or a letter telling us what happened with our case. I don’t blame the police men on the case but the justice system that restricts him from completing his job. It’s been a year and I still can not erase the dreadful memory of that day. I never thought that something could change a person so drastically. I should not have to live in fear. I should feel safe and protected by the same blanket of justice that was sought after our four fathers. I just hope that justice for all will not always be late.