When Kids Get Life

Here is a link to the PBS site we were looking at in class today.

Cartoons about juveniles and the death penalty

I found this site while doing some forensics homework and it seemed like something interesting to check out...

Oxnard School Shooting

Kids, in the recent Oxnard school shooting, prosecuters are trying to charge the 14-year old shooter as an adult; defenders are trying to move the case into juvenile court. This article in the LA Times had, at the time I looked at it, 174 comments. Opinions run the gamut. Check it out. Comment. How to serve justice in this case? The shooter is a good student with no record, 14 years old...who shot a kid because he was gay. Remember how homophobic kids are in middle school?

Proposition 21

Here's the League of Women Voters information on 2000's Proposition 21, which is always a very reliable place to gather information on issues and candidates. They work hard to present both sides of an issue completely and fairly...

But what I discovered is a simple Google search of Proposition 21 yields many good hits. Get some background information before Chief Rogers comes into class tomorrow! I liked this link to the Leherer News Hour segment.

Make sure you do some thinking about this, and prepare a good question for Chief Rogers. Be an excellent audience.