Thursday, March 22, 2012

Suspect shot in the head by police in Frankford

What goes around comes around. This is a quote that applies to a recent article i read. On March 22nd a robbery suspect was shot and put in critical condition. This occurred at 12:45 am at the 711 on Harbison ave. The suspect pulled a weapon out on a 7-11 employee and a patron. Once he heard that the police are on their way he started to run.
When asked about this article freshman Gerildine Green stated "Well, the only reason they would have to shoot him is if he raised a gun at them, but he didn't.".Mr Petro responded "It sounds like excessive force, i mean i dont know all the facts, but thats what it seems like."

I agree with Mr Petro. Shooting him in the head was unnecessary. The police could've easily shot him in the leg. Yes the robber was wrong but there are other ways to go about punishing him. I personally think it has something to with race as well. You always hear about black males getting shot by white cops for minor things, and the police officer never gets in trouble. But let a white guy get shot by a black cop , the black cop will with a bunch of things.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

For Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside Marriage

Shocked? Not really. I recently read an article that confirmed exactly what i was thinking. Jason DeParle and Sabrina Tavernise created this controversial article. This article is basically stating that most women under 30 have children without being married. This percentage has been on the rise lately. This article explains why.

They believe that things such as birth control pills, condoms, an the sex revolution is responsible for this. They also believe this gave permission for don't young women and teens to have sex without being married. I agree with this. Back in the day most women waited until marriage to have sex. Now and days females start having sex at the age of 12 or 13 and marriage isn't even a thought.

They also say that people who attend college are more likely to have children after marriage. I personally want to have any children but if i did i would want to have them after i am stable and on my feet which would most likely after college.