State Vs. Mann Case

            In the practice trial today concerning the 'unfair' fee of a man shooting a rented slave, the original decision was overturned, and Mr. Mann had to pay no fine.  In the trial today however, I think that both sides presented very clear and informed arguments.  Being a member for the defendant and arguing pro-slavery, I found that some of my other constituents had arguments that shocked me at how much depth and time they put in researching the topic.  I learned some new facts about the true meaning behind the 3/5th compromise of 1787, along with some historic law about the rights of a slave owner.  On the other hand, the opposing prosecutors (team nido) had compelling arguments that help to not only show the horrors and true evils of the practice of slavery, but highlight how Mr. Mann should be charged with assault and battery and deserved a fine of 5 dollars.  I think that even though the historic ruling in this case was that Mr. Mann was to be let go of all the charges and that the initial ruling would be overturned, as a member of the 21st American Society, I personally believe that anyone who had slaves or harms slaves deserves to go to jail.

if you want to look more into the case and find out some intricacies of the case, go look into it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_v._Mann

Trouble In Peru

In Peru, a new television show has started to hit the prime time, and really make an impact in the Peruvian culture.  The television show is titled, "La Paisana Jacinta" (The Peasant Jacinta), a caricature about a poor indigenous woman with blacked out teeth that is played by a man in drag.  This television show is about an outsider living in a urban area, and it highlights the differences in Peruvian culture, and degrades the factions of society that don't choose to live and act like the other members of mainstream and urban Lima.  Personally, I don;t understand why a television station decides to make a show that is so offensive and degrading of a specific group of people, and I am very pleased with the UN's decision to call out the Peruvian television station and basically take this show off of TV by putting it into a 7:30 slot on Saturday morning.  I think this show should be taken off the airways, and I also find it appalling that a large group of people, including the Peruvian government would allow for a show like this to hit the airwaves that is so offensive and rude to a large group of people.


http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/sep/03/peru-tv-racial-stereotypes-paisana-jacinta

When I was looking over recent news concerning first amendment issues, I stumbled upon this article on the Huffington Post website that talked about the mistreatment of gays and the infringement upon not only the rights of gay people, but minorities, rape victims, sexual assault victims and many others.  In the article, the fundamental right of free will that is expressed in the first amendment, is violated, and also the fact that if two homosexual people decide to wed they will be faced with jail time and even death is a violation of the American 14th amendment specifically concerning equality in the equal protection clause.  All citizens in a specific jurisdiction will receive the same rights, freedoms, and non discrimination.  In my personal opinion, I find it disturbing and rather scary to think that in a foreign country, especially in the 21st century that two people who decide to express an act of love with face the possibility of death.  I don;t understand how a country can act in such a way that degrades a certain minority of people and puts such terrible consequences for a simple act of love.  It would seem reasonable if Uganda were to outlaw gay marriages based off of traditional, religious or majority opinion, but to make the repercussion of it certain jail time and probable death is beyond disturbing for an up and coming African country in the 21st century.

Retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaking out against the new law at a Nelson Mandela memorial

Link to article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/23/desmond-tutu-uganda-gay-law-_n_4842280.html?utm_hp_ref=civil-rights