While overlooking the responses made by the previous bloggers, I noticed a similarity. On January 8th, a young man decided that he was going to jeopardize his rights as a citizen and do the unthinkable, take the lives of innocent people. Kayla had some really great points within her blog, one was that she would love to blame gun laws for what happened, but the problem really wasn’t the gun laws at all, but the person behind the trigger. He had evil intents and was under the impression that nothing was going to stop him. She also mentioned that he took his rights as a citizen for granted; this thought was echoed throughout the entire blog by both Kaitlin and Jade. Another thought that was resonated within the blog was that we are given rights when we are born or are naturalized within this nation, but they are merely privileges, you broke those rules set forth in laws then your rights are revoked (to a certain point). Things will become more confined for the person who did indeed break the law. This leads to a point that Kaitlin made, that people must earn things; it was something that her parents taught her when she was very little; it was something that my parents taught me as well. So where was this young man’s moral judgment when he pulled the trigger? Do people blame his parent’s for not pushing the issue of moral judgment? Another point that I would like to point out about the shooting is that it reminded Jade of the historical shooting at Columbine. I can see where she would make the connection; she also added a good link to a website that explains what happened at that time. It was a tragic occurrence just like the one on January 8th of this year. She made a point of saying that the shooters were victims themselves, lashing out at the bullying and teasing they received at school, making a statement that they were a force to be reckoned with. I wonder if the investigation into the Tucson shooting will reveal a tortured childhood as well.
As for the Governor’s statements on January 14th there were mixed reviews from my fellow bloggers. Kayla made a point to claim that it was unprofessional on LePage’s part, I agree. If you are going to be in the world of politics then there is a certain respect for people that you must have. Sometimes you need to censor what you say, and say it in a politically correct way. I say this because like Kayla, Kaitlin, and Jade, I believe that what he said reflects poorly on Mainers. We elected him as a State to represent us. So do it. But yes, the Governor is still human, like Jade said, so there is no reason to be making a huge fuss out of this one event. It was said, and there is nothing we can do about it. Kaitlin posted a great link to YOUTUBE that lets one listen to exactly what was said. Just in case someone didn’t catch it the first time. For my two cents in the matter, I think that LePage was actually doing the right thing. He may have responded poorly, but that is a minor detail. The major thing is that he was actually respecting what Martin Luther King Jr. wanted and worked so hard to achieve. It is not right to deny whites the privilege of seeing the Governor because it is Martin Luther King Day and they are not African American. Equality for all is the message we associate with Martin Luther King, so why deny that to people on the day that we celebrate it?
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