Current Event Debate (Pro)

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/20/justice/ohio-craigslist-killings/index.html

Who?
53-year-old Richard James Beasley
What?
death sentence for multiple murders
When?
March 20, 2013
Where?
Ohio

Why?
Richard James Beasley, a 53-year old man, was sentenced to death last year for 26 different accounts of murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, and more. He was named the Craig's List killer, because he would post ads on Craig's list and when the victims would meet him for the item, he would murder them. I found this to be a pro death penalty argument because death is a very logical punishment for Beasley. He had committed multiple murders himself and was obviously a man that does not belong in society. Instead of having him rot in prison with no chance of parole, he can be killed. 

Current Event Debate (con)

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/opinion/bloodsworth-death-penalty/

Who?
Edward Lee Elmore
What?
Wrongly accused man put on death penalty
When?
August 9, 1984 (crime)  June 28, 1993 (released) 
Where?
Cambridge, Maryland
Why?
I chose this article because it supports one of the anti death penalty arguments, that a person put on death row may be wrongly accused. Elmore was convicted of the rape and murder of a 9-year old girl and sentenced to death, even though he did not commit the crime. DNA testing proved him to be innocent and he was released afar 9 years on death row, but had he been killed he would have been killed for no reason. It is almost always impossible to tell with out a doubt that a person has committed a crime, so there will always be a chance that the person being killed is innocent.

Native American Project Power Point Link

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IBShkKgY3BYDX_IPBgDCewziDW0o-QHkNmOA1MtUyDA/edit#slide=id.p

Fifth Amendment

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/2014/09/09/Texas-man-s-conviction-overturned-because-of-Fifth-Amendment-violation/stories/201409090224

Who?
Texas man and police
What?
Drug charges
When?
2013
Where?
Texas

Why?
After being sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2013, Gathon Shannon of Houston, Texas, was given a new trial. The 48 year old man was accused of being apart of drug (cocaine) distribution, and even though he was originally convicted, federal courts overturned his sentence when it showed that his fifth amendment right against self incrimination had been violated. The prosecution unlawfully cross-examined him about his silence after being arrested. It seems that Shannon could walk free on discrepancies over his personal rights.

4th Amendment

http://www.knowmyrights.org/knowledgebase/case-law/4th-amendment-supreme-court-cases
Who?
A police officer and three men
What?
Robbery
When?
Doesn't say
Where?
In front of a jewelry store, Ohio
Why?
When a police officer watched three men pace in front of a jewelry store, he began to get suspicious. When he frisked them he found that they were involved with illegal activities. The men then appealed that this was against their fourth amendment right, saying that this was unreasonable search and seizure. The Supreme Court decided that the officer did not have reasonable evidence to support the needing of a frisk and sided with the men.

Demonstrators march during a peaceful protest in reaction to the death of Michael Brownnear Ferguson, Missouri, on Aug. 18, 2014.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2014/08/ferguson_s_constitutional_crisis_first_amendment_violations_are_only_part.html



Who?
Protesters or occupants of Ferguson, Missouri

What?
Peaceful protesters

When?
Currently in progress

Where?
Ferguson, Missouri

Why?
After the death of teenager Michael Brown, peaceful protests have been occurring in Ferguson, Missouri for over a month. Besides complaints of police brutality, concerns about the First Amendment have been raised. People are saying their right of free speech and peaceful protesting are being infringed upon because of the polices' strict and violent actions against these protests, also their unwillingness to be recorded or documented in any way.

Pablo Ortiz was was one of the people trapped high in the Twin Towers when the planes hit. Pablo was named "The Hero of the 88th Floor" after him and Frank De Martini saved nearly 50 people that were trapped. I think he is a hero because even though he was trapped himself, he helped save so many people and ended up sacrificing himself to save so many.

Coding

My first choice would be the Ojibwa Tribe. http://web2.geo.msu.edu/geogmich/ojibwe.html and http://www.tolatsga.org/ojib.html are both credible sources.

My second choice would be the Seneca Tribe. http://www.senecaindian.com/seneca_tribal.htm and http://jimersons.us/seneca.htm are both credible sources.