Athletes and Steroids

Dean Norland of Washington takes time in his abc article to talk about the current problems of steroid use. Basically, professional athletes are still using steroids and its effecting our youth. Athletes are not standing up and talking about steroid abuse and how harmful it is. Rather, no one is saying anything, and high school and college athletes are beginning to use these drugs more and more to keep up with the game. Although drug testing has increased over the past few years and more users are getting caught and punished, something still needs to be done about organizations to control the youths steroid abuse.

It would be one thing if steroids couldn't harm you... but they can. So many health problems are caused by these drugs that they just aren't safe and should be illegal. I don't think high school, college, or professional athletes should be able to use them and I think all professional athletes should be tested regularly. If this drugs use continues then it will only get worse. The "ideal" will continue to become more and more unreachable to so many young athletes that they will go to unhealthy lengths to be "the best" they can be.

If professional, famous athletes would speak out more against these harmful drugs than it would have a great impact on our youth and kids would stop abusing and getting hurt. And besides, I think, for the most part, the public wants to see human beings playing sports, not robots and bodybuilders.

Nuclear Weapons

In this article, Jonathan Schell gives opposing views on nuclear weapons, and what should be done about them. Pro Nuclear's say that they will be made anyway, even if they are "abolished", those who want to make them will. They also claim it prevents conventional war. Others argue that a single mistake in the making of a bomb could destroy a city, a country, or the world.

I don't think that nuclear weapons should be made or used. I think they are mass murdering machines that kill innocence. However, I think that even if nuclear weapons were abolished people would still be making them, so what is the point. If someone is sick enough to want to make one and set it off, nothing will stop them.

When they say it prevents conventional war, there correct, but I question if that is necessarily a good thing. Wouldn't we rather have an army of men that want to fight get killed than millions of innocent people? And nuclear war, for the most part, can take out a lot more people than a conventional war can.

Censorship

In this D.L. Hughley article , the author talks about how Hughley's show on CNN, Breaking the News, was canceled. He claims that it was because of family matters but others think that he was "just too hot" for the news network. In the finale show, he talks about his chronic back pain and how he uses medicinal marijuana. However, his finale show was censored because of the marijuana references. The "CNN higher-ups" say that it's business as usual and they always edit clips out. The author asks if this is fair and, although the network claims they want to work with him again, will Hughley ever be seen on CNN again?

I, personally, don't think its fair that his show was censored. I understand adult language and maybe violence. But if it is talking about medicinal marijuana, they don't really have the right to take it out. And it's CNN...adults watch CNN, not children. I don't think D.L. Hughley is influencing many on smoking pot. I'm not familiar with the show, but if its just showing his life, and he is just going to pick up medicine, how can CNN just cut that out?

Censorship is getting out of hand. Between music, movies and television. The thing is, if its children people are worried about, they are getting to whatever they want to see if you allow it or not. It's pathetic when you're listening to the radio and the music just stops every couple minutes. Just let it play. If parents don't want their kids listening to it, change the channel to oldies. And honestly, you're out of luck, because if they want to hear that music, they can just jump on their computers and download tripple x porn if they want.

Marijuana legalization

In this CNN article, many issues are mentioned this blog's purpose will be focused on the legalization of marijuana. The article talks about many economist, politicians, and policemen who agree that the legalization of marijuana would be beneficial to our economy. Most importantly, it will save us a lot of money. Cops claim that money and time is wasted with arrests on possession. Most pot-smokers will not stop even if they do get in trouble with the law. Economist and politicians argue that we would make much more money as a country if marijuana was legalized and taxed.

This is very true. If everyone was forced to buy pot from a government store and it was taxed than the U.S. would have a sufficient increase in tax dollars, no questions asked.

To this day, marijuana, has yet to kill anyone. How many problems, death, and injuries has alcohol caused? Alcohol is more harmful than pot but for some reason alcohol is legal and marijuana is not. Every one that wants to smoke pot does it anyway...even though they know its against the law. It is an embarrassment to our society, along with the rate of underage drinking.

Euthanasia

The author in this article talks about how assisted suicide is not the same thing as euthanasia and shouldn't be compared. They give a statistic showing that the majority of Michigan is in favor of assisted suicide so people shouldn't be quick to judge what society really wants and believes.

I agree with the author and think that to an extent assisted suicide should be allowed. From what I have read, people make euthanasia out to be murder, as if someone is being killed without consent. That, I do not believe in. So I think, to the author's point, the terms euthanasia and assisted suicide should be separated when debated whats legal/moral or not.

I think if someone is in serious pain, and is announced hostile or is highly likely to die, than I think assisted suicide is the answer, especially if it is under there wishes. Isn't it torture to force someone through immense pain just to wait to die when all they do is want it to end.

I think with family, doctor, and patient approval as well as legal jurisdiction, assisted suicide should be allowed to patients in hostile in severe amounts of pain.

Illegal Immigration

Sheila Davis explains the problem and the answer perfectly in her New York Times article.

She correctly explains how they just don't have the right to be in the country. It is fine if they become a citizen, follow the law, and pay taxes. But it isn't fair that actual citizens are paying for the same benefits that the immigrants are getting for free. President Obama needs to take a stand in this situation and reinforce immigration laws. Not only that, but it's effecting our economy. There are millions of people jobless in the United States right now. We cannot afford to have immigrants, illegally enter the country, and take jobs away from law-abiding citizens. They estimate that in the next coming years, billions of dollars will be paid to working illegal immigrants. However, if they weren't in the country, this money could go to the millions of unemployed citizens, with a tax, which would give back to and help our country as a whole.

Some argue that immigrants do the jobs that no one else wants to do. And I would have to say to that two things. Firstly, okay, you can do that job after/while you become a citizen as well...correct? Secondly, I honestly think that right now, in our economy, people will do whatever work they can get to make a living.

Also, not mentioned in the article, illegal immigrants are making harder for citizens to get into college. They are getting financial aid, school funds, and scholarships that, frankly, don't belong to them, but belong to the taxpaying citizens, who also can't afford to pay for college.

Is it fair that these illegal aliens aren't paying their respective dues to our nation, but are being granted scholarships, financial aid, social security, government protection, and welfare?