weekly summary

Tracy Galarza

03-16-14

Weekly Discussions

 

            In the first video I watched  “Vulnerable Foreign Laborers Swindled & Exploited to Toil on U.S. Bases in Afghanistan” it dealt with the issue of human trafficking. Many men that are in desperate need of work in countries that are in poverty are being promised a better paying job by U.S military recruiters. The men are being taken to U.S military bases in Afghanistan where they are technically working to pay off money they owe to the recruiter who got into the base to work, but the money being paid to these men is barely enough to pay the debt they have. These men are ending up getting paid less than half of what they were told, and many of these men have no choice than to stay working cause they have a contract. Since they are making much less n countries such as India and other poverty countries, many of these men are easy target to recruiters. I was very surprised when watching this video; I think this is a horrible thing to do to foreign workers who have no choice than to take what they can.

 

 

http://www.democracynow.org/2014/3/10/war_

 

 

 

            In the second video I watched “The Death Penalty is a Hate Crime” it dealt with a father who is against the death penalty against the former prisoner Edward Montour who killed his son. Bob Autobee, father of Eric Autobee who was beaten to death during his duty as a prisoner guard feels it is wrong to give Edward the death penalty. The original trial was opposed due to not having a jury sentence the death penalty, and now Edward is back on trial. During the first trial Bob wanted the death penalty but he has now forgave Edward and is against the death penalty being given to Edward. Bob who is mention in the video has religious, believes it is wrong to take away someone’s life away. Bob Autobee has now been trying to make a change in prisons. He has suggested having inmates wear different color uniforms to distinguish them the level of danger they can be, none of his suggestions have been considered in the prisons of Colorado. I believe Eric’s father Bob opinion in the death penalty should be considered and I thing he should pursuit in his suggestions about making a chane in the prisons of Colorado.  

 

 

http://www.democracynow.org/2014/3/5/the_death_penalty_is_a_hate