Saturday, May 22, 2010

U.S. issues travel alert for Jamaica

The U.S. State Department says that there are criminal gang members forming in Kingston and the Jamaican Defense forces are starting to mobilize. Because of the violence, they issued an alert for travel to Jamaica. If the situation gets worse, the roads leading to the airport might be blocked off. The U.S. Embassy in Jamaica says that they are taking extra percautions until June 21st when the alert isn’t in affect anymore. U.S. citizens in Jamaica are advised to stay in doors in the Kingston area.

This alert is really disappointing because I went to Jamaica in March and it’s a really fun place to vacation at. I understand why there might be violence because when I was driving from the airport to my resort I saw that there were small shacks all over and people sitting on the side of the roads. There were wild animals eating garbage and even though the country had really cool scenary, I could still tell that it was very poor. When people don’t have food or money some might be willing to steal and be violent to feed their families. Or they might even take up selling drugs. When I was near the edge of the resort on a walk, a man and his small child came up to the fence and they wanted me to buy all kinds of drugs. I hope that the violence will stop soon because I would like to go back.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/22/jamaica.travel.alert/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29
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Monday, May 17, 2010

"Calorie Commando" pleads not guilty to alleged murder plot

A man that used to be a the host of the show called Calorie Commando, named Juan-Carlos Cruz, was accused of trying to hire two homeless men to kill his wife. Juan-Carlos’ plan was given away when one of the homeless men told Santa Monica Police about it. The judge set a 2-million dollar bond for Cruz and the prosecuter thought that if he was convicted that he would face a sentence of life in prison. Santa Monica Police said that they were fortunate to have a relationship with these homeless men and that they were able to give the police information.

I think it’s really surprising that a man that hosted a show for the Food Network would do something so terrible when he had a well respected job. Hiring homeless men to kill your wife is probably one of the lowest things you could possibly do. If Cruz is proved guilty then I think he should have to sit in jail the rest of his life and never be able to see the sun again. Even though he didn’t succeed in killing his wife, he still made a plan and was willing to pay other people to kill her which is worth going to jail for if not the death sentence. I think if you kill somebody else or hire people to kill someone else then you shouldn’t be able to live either. It’s a life for a life.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/16/tv.chef.arrested/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29

More websites:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/05/15/2010-05-15_food_network_calorie_commando_chef_juancarlos_cruz_accused_of_recruiting_homeles.html

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/celebrity-chef-juan-carlos-cruz-charged-with-attempted-murder/story-e6frf7jx-1225868000072
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Sunday, May 16, 2010

7-year-old girl killed in Detroit police raid

A 7-year-old girl named Aiyana Jones was shot in the head and killed by police when they tried to search her home for a suspect in a murder. The police were trying to find the muderer of a 17-year-old boy that was suspected to be hiding out in Aiyana’s home. The police arrived at the home, announcing themselves and tossing in a flash bang to try and help secure the area. A woman in her forties approached an officer and physical contact was made. While being confronted, a round of the officer’s weapon went off, hitting Aiyana in the head and neck. The police agreed that the warrant was to be carried through as soon as possible, and the suspect was arrested at Aiyana’s home.

The death of Aiyana is tragic and hypocritical. The police were trying to find a murderer to prevent him from killing again, but instead ended up murdering an innocent little girl. What’s worse: A shooter on the streets that isn’t necessarily going to kill again, or police killing a 7-year-old girl in her own home? Now Aiyana’s parents and other loved ones have to suffer a terrible loss. There should be a warrant out for the man that lost control of his gun, just like there was a warrant out for the killer of that 17-year-old boy. The police did not handle the situation well. They should have found out who was living at the house and they should have gotten the innocent people out first. One arrest isn’t worth a little girls life.


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