A man kills his three of his children and his half-sister. Does he deserve death? Maybe yes, maybe no. Does he deserve death via the electric chair? Absolutely not.
Whether or not you agree with capital punishment, the thought of being electrocuted to death makes a person cringe. I do not feel that anyone deserves to be killed in that fashion. Personally, I believe that the death penalty is a necessity, as it is the ultimate punishment for people who have abused the rules of society to the most extreme degree. However, despite my belief that the death penalty is necessary I cannot condone the electric chair being used as an execution method.
The interesting part of this story and the reason that human activist groups did not pick up this story and publicize it aggressively is that the convicted murdered actually enacted his freedom to choose between lethal injection and the electric chair, a freedom which was taken away in 1999. Thankfully, the right to choose your own method of death was removed some years ago and this man, by his own choice, was tone of the few criminals subjected to such a cruel ending.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
Facebook eases freshmen fears, fosters friendship
As I was searching CNN.com for interesting articles, I came upon a article regarding the very popular student site, Facebook.com. The article states that Facebook.com is beneficial for new college students as it allows these students to meet their future peers through the Internet, before actually meeting in person. After reading the article and the testimonials of several college students, I agree that Facebook is beneficial to ease freshmen fears. The Facebook reader is allowed to meet people based on similar interests, whether that be as a supporter of a certain professional sports team or as an avid yoga participant.
The one problem some people see with Facebook is you never truly know if the person you are talking to is actually that person, or an impostor. However, the inventors of Facebook try to make it a safe environment for socializing. Although, many of the people you may have as friends on Facebook you may never see, let alone meet, the criteria involved in getting involved with Facebook make it difficult for perverts or pedophiles to register. However, it is not impossible, so everyone using Facebook should be aware of unknown people and to keep wary of who you are speaking to and of people you have never met that want to add you as a 'friends'. Therefore, as with most things, Facebook has its advantages, and its disadvantages.
This article is located at http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/09/07/cnnu.facebook/index.html?eref=rss_tech
The one problem some people see with Facebook is you never truly know if the person you are talking to is actually that person, or an impostor. However, the inventors of Facebook try to make it a safe environment for socializing. Although, many of the people you may have as friends on Facebook you may never see, let alone meet, the criteria involved in getting involved with Facebook make it difficult for perverts or pedophiles to register. However, it is not impossible, so everyone using Facebook should be aware of unknown people and to keep wary of who you are speaking to and of people you have never met that want to add you as a 'friends'. Therefore, as with most things, Facebook has its advantages, and its disadvantages.
This article is located at http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/09/07/cnnu.facebook/index.html?eref=rss_tech
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