http://www.news1130.com/2013/10/30/langley-school-district-considers-cameras-on-full-bus-fleet/
The article is about the Langley School District and how they want to put video cameras on all the school buses. They say that this will help prevent violence and provide more safety to students.
Although I would not want to be watched throughout my school day I do not have anything to hide from the school. I would not have a problem if this happened at my school because I walk to and from school everyday.
If this was to happen it would help out the school so that they could see who was doing bad things on the bus and hopefully reduce lots of bullying that may occur on school buses. Many people are probably against this, however if you have nothing to hide from anyone then you should not have a problem with this idea. In the long run it will be making your school a safer place.
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Police Abusing Power
The link below is a article about a 17 year old boy who was harassed by police officers
http://topinfopost.com/2013/07/21/the-17-year-old-who-blew-the-lid-off-racial-profiling-with-his-ipod
For those of you who have not seen this video before the story it is about police harassment in New York.
Alvin, a seventeen year old from Harlem, NYC was walking home from his girlfriends house when he noticed a police car following him. A few blocks further the car turned around and stopped beside Alvin. In this time he quickly turned to the recording app on his phone and recorded everything that happened. Two police officers get out of the car and start to ask him questions. They say that he looks suspicious when he clearly was not doing anything wrong. Alvin questions why they would suspect him of doing anything and he is told to shut up multiple times. He is then searched when the two officers have no authority to do so. While being patted down and searched aggressively he is told he is being a a mutt and asked if he wanted to go to jail. The way Alvin was treated in this video is a clear example of police harassment and should not be tolerated.
The rest of the video is of people telling their stories of police harassment, including police officers themselves. These officers talk about what went on in their daily shifts and how they experienced what Alvin went through. Apparently officers with low numbers of stops, summonses and arrests are subject to disciplinary action. What a police officer does is compared to other officers. This puts pressure on young cops to do things like we have seen in this video, just to look goon in the police force.
The video states that in the last decade 87 percent of people stopped were black or Latino and roughly 9 out of 10 were innocent. These statistics prove that racial profiling has a influence on who is being stopped. Police officers are there to protect us, however many people fear them because of incidents like these. What happened to Alvin was not right and it should not be happening to anyone. Someone needs to put a stop to this and make a change.
http://topinfopost.com/2013/07/21/the-17-year-old-who-blew-the-lid-off-racial-profiling-with-his-ipod
For those of you who have not seen this video before the story it is about police harassment in New York.
Alvin, a seventeen year old from Harlem, NYC was walking home from his girlfriends house when he noticed a police car following him. A few blocks further the car turned around and stopped beside Alvin. In this time he quickly turned to the recording app on his phone and recorded everything that happened. Two police officers get out of the car and start to ask him questions. They say that he looks suspicious when he clearly was not doing anything wrong. Alvin questions why they would suspect him of doing anything and he is told to shut up multiple times. He is then searched when the two officers have no authority to do so. While being patted down and searched aggressively he is told he is being a a mutt and asked if he wanted to go to jail. The way Alvin was treated in this video is a clear example of police harassment and should not be tolerated.
The rest of the video is of people telling their stories of police harassment, including police officers themselves. These officers talk about what went on in their daily shifts and how they experienced what Alvin went through. Apparently officers with low numbers of stops, summonses and arrests are subject to disciplinary action. What a police officer does is compared to other officers. This puts pressure on young cops to do things like we have seen in this video, just to look goon in the police force.
The video states that in the last decade 87 percent of people stopped were black or Latino and roughly 9 out of 10 were innocent. These statistics prove that racial profiling has a influence on who is being stopped. Police officers are there to protect us, however many people fear them because of incidents like these. What happened to Alvin was not right and it should not be happening to anyone. Someone needs to put a stop to this and make a change.
Monday, 11 November 2013
Langley School District
Should surveillance cameras be put on school buses?
This is a question that the Langley School District is contemplating; they've been going through all the pros and cons, trying to come up with a verdict. Although they propose it would:
I'd also like to point out that this article left me a bit confused, mainly because Josh Patterson with the BC Civil Liberties Association states that putting surveillance cameras is a violation of students privacy, however immediately after he agrees that students don't have absolute privacy while at school, and he just doesn't like the generalized surveillance. So i'm under the impression that hes being biased in this legal matter.
Personally I see no harm in putting surveillance cameras on school buses, because quite frankly, they already have! They're on many school buses already, and so far there has been no outcry against them until now. Many people argue that they don't want to be watched wherever they go, but the matter of fact is they won't. On school buses, it's one thing, because students fear their natural behaviour might be exposed, or something bad will be caught on tape etc, but if students have nothing to hide, then why argue against the school bus cameras? It's not like if you act silly on tape, they're gunna release it to the public, video footage will only be used to increase the safety of the students, and prevent any bad behaviour from happening really. Also, in school there are video cameras everywhere, however they are not used to constantly monitor the staff and students, they are only used to look back upon for evidence of immoral or illegal behaviour.
In conclusion, I'd like to point out that if the students really are against video surveillance on school buses, then why not walk to school, ride a bike or carpool where you won't be "watched like a hawk"?
If you would like to read the article, here is the link: http://www.news1130.com/2013/10/30/langley-school-district-considers-cameras-on-full-bus-fleet/
Should surveillance cameras be put on school buses?
This is a question that the Langley School District is contemplating; they've been going through all the pros and cons, trying to come up with a verdict. Although they propose it would:
- Enhance safety
- Deter bad behaviour
- Help address driver problems
I'd also like to point out that this article left me a bit confused, mainly because Josh Patterson with the BC Civil Liberties Association states that putting surveillance cameras is a violation of students privacy, however immediately after he agrees that students don't have absolute privacy while at school, and he just doesn't like the generalized surveillance. So i'm under the impression that hes being biased in this legal matter.
Personally I see no harm in putting surveillance cameras on school buses, because quite frankly, they already have! They're on many school buses already, and so far there has been no outcry against them until now. Many people argue that they don't want to be watched wherever they go, but the matter of fact is they won't. On school buses, it's one thing, because students fear their natural behaviour might be exposed, or something bad will be caught on tape etc, but if students have nothing to hide, then why argue against the school bus cameras? It's not like if you act silly on tape, they're gunna release it to the public, video footage will only be used to increase the safety of the students, and prevent any bad behaviour from happening really. Also, in school there are video cameras everywhere, however they are not used to constantly monitor the staff and students, they are only used to look back upon for evidence of immoral or illegal behaviour.
In conclusion, I'd like to point out that if the students really are against video surveillance on school buses, then why not walk to school, ride a bike or carpool where you won't be "watched like a hawk"?
If you would like to read the article, here is the link: http://www.news1130.com/2013/10/30/langley-school-district-considers-cameras-on-full-bus-fleet/
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Langley School District
LANGLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
I agree with BCCLA, putting a video camera in each school bus would be a violation of students privacy. On a school bus, children/teenagers are travelling from point A to point B, on the bus ride they will talk and joke around. The students are not causing any harm to each other and very seldomly are they ever in real danger. Sometimes they are a distraction to the driver but the teacher should be able to keep them under control. Putting up video cameras however would be an unnecessary act and cost. Maple Ridge School District: Cameras on Bus On the link underlined it informs us about the guidelines that the Maple Ridge School District has to follow in regards to their cameras. Imagine how the kids feel? They don't want there every moved watched, and we don't know who ends up with the tapes.
I can understand having cameras in certain places in the school. We are recorded when walking through the halls, when in the weight room and as well as the wood shop. That is all that I am aware of at least. Those make sense. We are not recorded in our classrooms or in the bathrooms. I personally do not like the idea of having video cameras on me wherever I go, it would make me self conscious. Bus rides are harmless, and I don't see a need for a camera there at all.
I agree with BCCLA, putting a video camera in each school bus would be a violation of students privacy. On a school bus, children/teenagers are travelling from point A to point B, on the bus ride they will talk and joke around. The students are not causing any harm to each other and very seldomly are they ever in real danger. Sometimes they are a distraction to the driver but the teacher should be able to keep them under control. Putting up video cameras however would be an unnecessary act and cost. Maple Ridge School District: Cameras on Bus On the link underlined it informs us about the guidelines that the Maple Ridge School District has to follow in regards to their cameras. Imagine how the kids feel? They don't want there every moved watched, and we don't know who ends up with the tapes.
I can understand having cameras in certain places in the school. We are recorded when walking through the halls, when in the weight room and as well as the wood shop. That is all that I am aware of at least. Those make sense. We are not recorded in our classrooms or in the bathrooms. I personally do not like the idea of having video cameras on me wherever I go, it would make me self conscious. Bus rides are harmless, and I don't see a need for a camera there at all.
Sunday, 3 November 2013
Laura Szendrei Sentence.
Laura's killer received a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole for seven years. I think this is an unfair ruling and the man should not be given a chance for parole. The crime he committed was heinous and he should not even be given the chance for parole. This murderer apologized, which you can read about in this articlehttp://www.news1130.com/2013/09/18/killer-apologizes-for-murdering-laura-szendrei/ .I think an apology proves mens rea and there was evidence to prove actus rea. Therefore he should not be given chance of parole.
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