Background The case started back on May 20, 2005, in which a man by the name of Jerry Jackson had called the police after discovering what looked like a mannequin floating in the Grand Marais Canal in Jennings, Louisiana. Reporter Ethan Brown from Matter interviews Jackson and found out that the reason he called the police was because the mannequin was attracting flies, which it normally does not do. After the police were contacted, they arrived at the scene and found out the body belonged to Loretta Chaisson, 28, who was last seen three days prior. There was a high level of alcohol and drugs in her body, but no official cause of death. On June 18th, 2005, the body of Ernestine Patterson, 29, is found six miles from Chaisson’s body, with a…
The shooter was 64 years old.his name was Stephen Paddock. He lived in a retirement community in Mesquite, Nevada.59 people died and more than 500 injured . Omar Mateen was the shooter.49 people died and 50+ injured. It happened in a bar. It was the second biggest shooting.…
Students of the school describe the event as traumatizing, as many gunshots were fired. The male suspect’s motive…
“On 02/28/2016 at 11:12 am, the victim was outside playing on a trampoline when the suspect shot him in the right leg. The suspect was interviewed by Det. Johnakin, and he confessed he was showing the gun towards the victim when he accidentally pulled the trigger and fired the weapon. The suspect stated he had found the firearm behind a trash can in the Merrifield’s neighborhood. Officers on scene recovered the firearm in the next yard over, and the suspect stated he had thrown the gun along with the shell casing into that yard.…
As Americans we are bold, brave and unwilling to be pushed around. Our nation is a symbol of our story and how our determination made us the greatest country on the face of the earth. We are a family and just like every family we have our ups and downs and many times are separated by family disputes. Time after time just as soon as our nation begins to recover as a whole from one dramatic event, we open ourselves to be consumed by sectionalism and riots over events like the Fruitvale station shooting, the crisis in Ferguson and one of the most popular and still most debated events to this day the Trayvon Martin shooting.” Trayvon Martin a Seventeen year old boy was gunned down on the night of February 26, 2012 in Sanford Florida while walking…
What is known is the shooter had significant mental health issues that affected his ability to live a normal life, as well as the ability to interact with others. What contribution this made to the shooting, if any at all, is unknown because mental health professionals who saw him did not see anything that would have indicated this future behaviour. However, a teacher told investigators that “In all my years of experience, I have known (redacted) grade boys to talk about things like this, but Adam’s level of violence was disturbing.” The teacher added “Adam’s creative writing was so graphic that it could not be shared”. He was familiar with and had…
Have you ever felt like you were getting treated in an uneven way and like you are always messing up? Richard Wright sure does… Throughout the memoir Black Boy Richard has needs that he comes across through his three stages of life as a Black Boy. In this memoir Black Boy Richard struggles with the needs of safety throughout his childhood and adolescent, he then goes through self actualization as an adult.…
That they even reach out for help multiple times before becoming a killer. He also gives examples of other school shootings that happened during 2007. The purpose of Robertz article is to help the public…
Gun violence has become a developing issue in Englewood because there have been recent kills in Chicago. The Marketplace Sylvester Monitor reported that…
The beginning of Chapter 3 lays out the three main factors that are associated with the relationship between exceptional parents and the classroom. These parents over the years have provided many beneficial changes because they would advocate for their children 's’ disabilities. Educators also seek parental involvement because studies show that a student’s grades tend to improve when the parents are actively involved with helping their student academically at home. The positive results that come from both statements above links to the judicial mandates that require parents to be informed and involved with their student’s education. The goal once again is to make sure these students have as much resources as possible to help them learn the curriculum.…
The plague of gun violence as taken over the country. School shooting occur from all corners of America. In the Schoolyard chapter of Rick Bragg’s book, described the school shootings at Westside Middle School orchestrated by two juvenile. On March 24, 1998, two boys ambushed students and teachers outside Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Andrew Golden, 11 years old, and Mitchell Johnson, who was 13 years old, was responsible for the tragedy.…
One of the most controversial Amendments today is the ‘Right to Bear Arms.’ As I get older, I see life a lot more differently and how the Amendments can either be used in our favor as Americans or hurt us. To be more clear, the ‘Right to Bear Arms’ is the second Amendment of the United States Constitution passed by Congress September 25, 1789. Ratified December 15, 1791, the first 10 amendments form the Bill of Right. It is a well regulated Militia; being necessary to the security of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.…
A Murder on a Sunday Morning is a documentary that follows the trial of 15 year old Brenton Butler in order to prove his innocence by displaying the ethical issues behind the case. Brenton Butler was accused for murdering Maryann Stephens who was walking with her husband to their hotel room after breakfast, when he supposedly approached Ms. Stephens and demanded for her purse at gun point, then proceeded to lift his gun and shot her in the face, leaving Mr. Stephens as the eye witness to the crime. When questioned by detectives, Mr. Stephens describes the shooter to be a tall, skinny built black male wearing a dark shirt and shorts, and a fishing hat. Police who were surveying the area spotted Brenton Butler who coincidentally fit the description. Brenton, who was on his way to apply at a local Blockbuster store was told by police of a murder that happened nearby, and was asked to go to the police station to answer questions about what he may have seen; however, the 15 year old ended up in the back of a…
What is sociology? Sociology is the study of social life, change, behavior and human interaction. Sociology studies the relationships between people’s behavior and how they influence, develop, and change society. In sociology, there are three sociological perspectives that associate with how we view and look at society. The Functionalist Perspective, Conflict Perspective, and Symbolic Perspective all offer a variety of different views on society.…
Gun Control Every time we flip on the news we see a new story explaining a shooting in Chicago. Drive-by shootings are so common now in Chicago that we barely have time to explain one story without skipping to the next current one. To assume that we do not have a problem with guns in the Chicago/Illinois community is wrong.…