Current Event Death Penalty

Who:Edward Lee Elmore
What: A man was falsely accused and on Death Row
Where: Maryland
When:1984
Why:A man in Maryland was falsely accused of murder and rape in 1984 and was put on Death Row. In 1992 he found a book on DNA testing and requested that his DNA be tested for evidence. Then a year later he was cleared. Now DNA testing is used, but he is sure that he isn't the only one who was falsely put on Death Row. He says this just proves that the Capital Punishment in the U.S. is broken.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/opinion/bloodsworth-death-penalty/

Current Event Death Penalty

Who: James Beasley
What: Sentenced to death
Where: Ohio
When: March 2013
Why: James Beasley lured men on Craigslist by saying he was hiring them to work on his cattle farm when he was really just trying to kill them. He was charged with 26 counts of aggravated murder and kidnapping. The jurors decided it was only right to sentence him to death.

5th Amendment Current Event

Teacher Punished for Educating Students of Their Rights

Who: John Dryden
Where: Illinois
When: May 31, 2013
What: A history teacher at a high school was punished for making his students aware of their 5th amendment rights.
Why: A high school history teacher told his students about their right not to be forced to incriminate themselves before they were taking a school drug survey. The school superintendent punished the teacher by docking him a day's pay and issuing a formal reprimand. The teacher was just trying to educate his students and he ended up getting a petitioned signed by 6,000 people on Facebook. He and many others did not believe he should be punished for making others aware of their rights.

Fourth Amendment Current Event

Supreme Court Ruling Regarding Cell Phone Searches

Who: The Supreme Court
Where:Washington D.C.
What: The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the unwarranted search of cell phones as unconstitutional.
Why: Police were searching the phones of people without warrants or evidence. The justices agreed that a cell phone gives the police access to an endless amount of information about the person. And this information should be allowed to be kept private unless the individual has substantial evidence against them. The justices in the Supreme Court believe it would go against everything the fourth amendment stands for if they allowed the unwarranted search of all phones because it would eliminate the privacy of the individuals in our Country.

First Amendment Current Event

Cross at Ground Zero

Who: Atheists are insisting that they need to have special representation in 9/11 museum.

What: A cross-shaped structure at 9/11 museum offends some people by the possible religious symbol.

Where: New York City

Why: Atheists want representation, but the government decides to remain neutral in the situation as to not show favoring to one religion and abide by the first amendment.

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Betty Ong

Betty Ong was the head flight attendant on Flight 11. Flight 11 first plane to be hijacked and crashed into the North Tower on 9/11. During the hijacking of the plane, Betty managed to contact the American Airline's Operations to let them know of the situation. She was the first person to indicate that the United States was under attack. Her phone call eventually led to the shut down of all flights nationwide. She managed to remain calm for the 23 minutes she was on the phone, and this is why I believe she was a hero on 9/11.

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