http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/24/politics/house-ebola-hearing/index.html?hpt=po_c2
A popular topic right now is over the spread of Ebola. America was put through a scare when two nurses caught the virus. This article list 4 problems with the way that things went down. 1.Why did the president invite a lawyer to attend the hearing in place of the czar instead of someone with medical experience. It would make since to want somebody with a better background in medical terms rather then law. I don't think this was really a big deal though because originally they wanted the czar of Ebola, but he declined. 2.There was a debate over where our troops positioned in Africa should spend their recovery/quarantine. Some wanted them to spend more time in Africa before coming back to the US and others wanted them to come back to the US sooner. 3.There were complaints about the supplies and training that nurses had received prior tot he breakout. A survey said that 85% of nurses felt they hadn't been adequately trained for these situations. This is where I think the problem was. The bigger scare wasn't when the first patient came down with Ebola, but when it started to spread to the doctors. Our hospitals should be well trained and prepared incase of emergencies. 4.The CDC had originally said that everything was ok in order to make the public feel better. When the two nurses came down with the virus they were forced to admit that mistakes were made and that they should have been more cautious. While I think that this situation has been taken care of it is still scary that things like this can happen. We expect our government to prevent these things from happening.
Friday, October 24, 2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Police repeatedly mistake Pennsylvania man for suspected cop killer Eric Frein Oct. 24
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/10/23/pennsylvania-police-repeatedly-mistake-man-for-alleged-cop-killer-fugitive/
A man walking to and from work has repeatedly been stopped by cops looking for a killer who has been known to be hiding around the woods in the area. He said he has been stopped more than 20 times by officers and on one occasion was kneed in the back and pushed to the ground and held at gun point. He had to go to the doctors to get his ribs looked. Apparently he had started wearing his drivers license and work id around his neck before he was attacked by this officer.
If this is true then I think the justice system needs to apologize and do what they can to help out this guy. The article said that he hadn't filed a complaint so they didn't know anything about it. If 20 different officers had stopped him though you would think that they would know something. It shouldn't be that difficult to stop this from happening multiple times. The first couple are understandable, but more than 20 times is too many. How can situations like this be prevented in the future?
A man walking to and from work has repeatedly been stopped by cops looking for a killer who has been known to be hiding around the woods in the area. He said he has been stopped more than 20 times by officers and on one occasion was kneed in the back and pushed to the ground and held at gun point. He had to go to the doctors to get his ribs looked. Apparently he had started wearing his drivers license and work id around his neck before he was attacked by this officer.
If this is true then I think the justice system needs to apologize and do what they can to help out this guy. The article said that he hadn't filed a complaint so they didn't know anything about it. If 20 different officers had stopped him though you would think that they would know something. It shouldn't be that difficult to stop this from happening multiple times. The first couple are understandable, but more than 20 times is too many. How can situations like this be prevented in the future?
Florida wants to Split into Two States Oct. 23 AP
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/10/22/south-florida-wants-to-secede-from-north-florida
When I first saw this article I was very surprised. I have never really thought of states seceding from states. My first thought was that wasn't very realistic. This probably won't happen and there isn't anything to it. What has happened is that Southern Florida has been very unhappy with the support they have been given from the state capital, Tallahassee, specifically when it comes to matters of climate change and rising sea levels. South Florida feels like they are fairly represented and aren't getting their fair share of government aid. Reports have said that South Florida produces 69% of the states revenue, but aren't getting enough in return. The article gave the feeling that both the north and the south liked the idea of splitting into two states. This made me think that maybe this could actually happen. If both sides want the change then it is a possibility. I am not sure what limits the federal government could put on Florida or if they have the power to stop it. Would they even want to? How would this effect the rest of America?
When I first saw this article I was very surprised. I have never really thought of states seceding from states. My first thought was that wasn't very realistic. This probably won't happen and there isn't anything to it. What has happened is that Southern Florida has been very unhappy with the support they have been given from the state capital, Tallahassee, specifically when it comes to matters of climate change and rising sea levels. South Florida feels like they are fairly represented and aren't getting their fair share of government aid. Reports have said that South Florida produces 69% of the states revenue, but aren't getting enough in return. The article gave the feeling that both the north and the south liked the idea of splitting into two states. This made me think that maybe this could actually happen. If both sides want the change then it is a possibility. I am not sure what limits the federal government could put on Florida or if they have the power to stop it. Would they even want to? How would this effect the rest of America?
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