democracy now by murat ince (Re-sent just in case)

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From: Murat Ince <murat_ince@mail.fresnostate.edu>

Subject: democracy now by murat ince

Date: April 17, 2016 at 8:58:43 PM PDT

To: tkubal2.2009.protest@blogger.com

Murat Ince

4/16/16

Soc 122

 

Democracy Now

 

So today democracy now gives us an interesting article called, "A New Nuclear Arms Race Feared as U.S. & Others Aim to Build Smaller, "More Usable" Nukes" where president Obama has got the ball rolling on a one trillion dollar plan to upgrade the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal. The upgrades mentioned in particular were not that of quantity, but rather one of quality. The plan calls for more "precise" nuclear weapons which according to Marylia Kelley means a mor deadly nuclear weapon. This plan, as described by two people, has shit ramifications all the way around. I mean if they get used, that sucks, and if they get produced, that sucks for the environment… talk about a lose lose situation. Most interestingly I thought the implication that big corporate businesses are driving the production of these warheads to have unbelievable ramifications as far as our moral conscious is concerned. If that really is the case, and I wouldn't be surprised if it is, then we are screwed as a species.

 

In contrast to the next video titled, "Black Lives Matter vs. the LAPD: Are the Police Unfairly Targeting & Surveilling the Movement?" we once again see our government involved in shady affairs again. This time activists' are accusing the LAPD of unconstitutionally spying on and targeting them in order to "Mar" anyone involved with the movement. Police arrested 330 people in one incident, which is a huge number, and only charged the people associated with the movement OF WHICH were peacefully protesting. The LAPD is apparently incentivizing its officers with overtime pay if they seek out individuals associated with the movement by profiling people via their social media accounts. After a while the LAPD begins to identify and build a profile against individuals whom are involved with the Black Lives Matter organization and movement which is absolutely unconstitutional and fucked up. Not only does the LAPD stop there but once these people are arrested they had letters sent to their employers describing the crime that they got arrested for but not actually charged with… how do you even justify that? You can't.