So now that victims are white, it's bad.

In recent years there have been several videos posted on the Internet exposing police brutality and excessive force. Because of this police brutality is finally being addressed, but people are acting like it's a new phenomenon. The truth is, however, police brutality and other forms of repression among certain areas of the population is nothing new. Such is the case with a mentally challenged black man in Texas in 1916. He was accused of raping the daughter of his white employer. Despite no evidence after twenty minutes of deliberation, an all white jury found him guilty and sentenced him to execution. Fast forward to 1991, the Rodney King beating. Although this case shown a light on police brutality, it was eclipsed by the riots that followed. It was only after a well educated young white man in 2004 was unfairly tased at a John Kerry rally. It seems to me that even though black people have been going through this crap for decades, people are only now seeing police brutality out front. Could this be America's still internalized racism; the thought that when a black man gets tazed he automatically deserves. When a white man gets tazed it's a horrible crime in violation of his civil rights. The most recent issues have been with pepper spraying students at peace rallies, eerily reminiscent the Vietnam rallies. My point is: why are people now suddenly up in arms, because it's in all of our faces? It's been in black people's faces for decades.

Governer or Child Exploiter

Ever since the 2008 election i've been facinated with the former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin; although more for her whining than her actual qualifications, especially concerning, Trig, her son with down syndrome. Whenever some one makes a slightly tasteless joke about people with disabilities, Sarah Palin comes rushing in to save the day. There's always been an air of fake compasion that hangs around her, just like everything else about that woman. Let's not forget, she pulled her young daughter out of school so she could parade her on the national stage. There's some question as to if Trig is even hers. And according to a former family friend, she would often refer to Trig as "my retarded baby." All in all, I think Sarah Palin is more rediculous than a disability activist, but that's just my opinion.

Learning to Forgive Yourself

Recently, I heard of a group called Abortion Survivors for Life, which is a group of women who have had abortions but now regret their decision so much that they want Roe vs. Wade overturned. They've spoken at many pro life events around the country. My question: is the pro-life movement exploiting these women? For instance, there was one woman who had an abortion in 1980 and still speaks about it today. I'm not saying these women don't have the right to speak about their experiences, but is the pro life movement profiting from their guilt? Tell me what you think.