In 2011, a bunch of protests were happening in the Arab world, toppling long-time rulers in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya and starting an uprising against Syria's dictator. Many people were excited for democracy. This was known as the Arab Spring. Now, the enthusiasm is long dead. Militias cover the area and thousands of people are dead. America had been allies with Egypt, and now there is the fall of the first democratic president. The U.S aid doesn't want to help anymore. Should they help?
I think that is not fair and there is no justice in the world. Barack Obama wants to keep the relationship between Egypt and the US but he doesn't want to help the civilians who are being killed in the street. It is kind of scary; Egypt's army killed their own democratic president and all the supporters. Does that show that America, in fact, fears to help Egypt? Thousands died in August from military clashes, people are being killed in the street, and we just can't help? This makes me think, that Obama knows we can help, but he can't take that chance. There's no difference from thousands being killed in Egypt than a bunch of Obama supporters being killed.
The title to the article is called "Has the Arab Spring FAILED?" Well, indeed it has and we need America to help fix it. Sometimes, America has no justice. I know sometimes, there's no justice. We're scared but I think we should always stand up for what is right no matter how scary.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
How does this text make you feel about justice in the world? by Julia Santos
Justice Denied , page 8 of upfront magazine by Dan Barry, Campbell Robertson, and Robbie Brown
The article is about a black man who was shot by two white men for no reason in the 1960s. The police suspended his case after a short time because frankly, I don't think they even cared about his case. What makes me angry is, stuff like this happens today. There is no justice in our government and police. The police decided a black guy's case wasn't worth their time and sent the man's wife a letter shortly after the case saying they suspended it. But, I'm sure if the man who was shot was a white man, the police wouldn't leave his case unsolved for 50 years.
This stuff really makes me disapoints me. Shouldn't we, America, be past this racism crap? I feel like the police find ways "to make us safe" by stop and frisking every black guy or muslim guy. I saw on another source that a black 14-year-old was shot by a white man because he was "suspicious" and the case was never solved even though the boy was only carrying and soda and candy, not a weapon. The shooter was never punished. Then, a woman accused a black man of "pointing a gun at her" and the black man went to jail but he didn't even do anything to the woman. You see that? Racism. If the black guy is a victim, police don't care. Once its a white person, jail and 'solved'.
Why is this man who was shot in 1963, never got a solved case in 50 years?! Injustice and unfairness in our government. Why can't we grow up? Why can't we have a brave person in government come and say, "Thats not right!"
by julia santos
The article is about a black man who was shot by two white men for no reason in the 1960s. The police suspended his case after a short time because frankly, I don't think they even cared about his case. What makes me angry is, stuff like this happens today. There is no justice in our government and police. The police decided a black guy's case wasn't worth their time and sent the man's wife a letter shortly after the case saying they suspended it. But, I'm sure if the man who was shot was a white man, the police wouldn't leave his case unsolved for 50 years.
This stuff really makes me disapoints me. Shouldn't we, America, be past this racism crap? I feel like the police find ways "to make us safe" by stop and frisking every black guy or muslim guy. I saw on another source that a black 14-year-old was shot by a white man because he was "suspicious" and the case was never solved even though the boy was only carrying and soda and candy, not a weapon. The shooter was never punished. Then, a woman accused a black man of "pointing a gun at her" and the black man went to jail but he didn't even do anything to the woman. You see that? Racism. If the black guy is a victim, police don't care. Once its a white person, jail and 'solved'.
Why is this man who was shot in 1963, never got a solved case in 50 years?! Injustice and unfairness in our government. Why can't we grow up? Why can't we have a brave person in government come and say, "Thats not right!"
by julia santos
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