Skip to main content

Home/ Government Diigo/ Group items tagged spray

Rss Feed Group items tagged

Bryan Pregon

Pepper Spray 99% - 8 views

  •  
    Here is the wikipedia article about the "Occupy Movement" to help make this cartoon more clear. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_movement
  •  
    The pepper spraying cop has become an internet meme already: http://goo.gl/in1PY
Ember Groover

Mitt Romney 'dyed his face brown' to appeal to Latino voters - 1 views

  •  
    This was incredibly amusing to me. I would really like to doubt this was his intention (perhaps a terrible spray-tan mishap?), as you would have to think very low of your voters to do so purposely. However, he has also received a lot of flak for seemingly pandering to everyone for votes -- this certainly fits that image.
  • ...4 more comments...
  •  
    if he did this on purpose i think that is absolutely ridiculous.
  •  
    That is crazy. I can't believe that he would do that.. let alone anyone doing that.l
  •  
    Pretty sure 47% of the Latino population is on government aid, so, he's just doing what he can to try and have any chance of winning the up coming election. After his comments, I am pretty sure he is going to struggle to gain anymore aide.
  •  
    even if he did "dye his face brown" i dont see how he think's that would get him more votes. probably was like ember stated that it was terrible spray tan or too much sun.
  •  
    I really don't think Mitt Romney would do this because he is desperate for votes, I think the election is running a very close race. Again, he is only human, it could have been a bad spray tan or too much sun on his face or maybe someone who who was getting him "camera ready" put the wrong shade of make up on his face. It could be a number of possibilities, and for people to assume that he "dyed his face brown" to get more votes is ridiculous.
  •  
    The tactics politicians do to get any sort of votes, how desperate.
xolson974

In D.C., Group Of Protesters Breaks Windows; Police Use Pepper Spray - 0 views

  •  
    An inauguration protest in Washington, D.C., turned confrontational on Friday, as several hundred black-clad protesters broke windows and police responded with pepper spray and a concussive device. The violence broke out in Northwest D.C., not directly along the parade route.
Bryan Pregon

Occupy protesters sue New York City over pepper spray incident | Reuters - 2 views

  •  
    i hope the protesters win
Bryan Pregon

"I can't breathe!" N.Y. chokehold decision - CNN.com - 24 views

  •  
    Recent cases like these bring up issues of POWER and govt authority. Are these examples concerning? Which side (police/suspect) do you tend to sympathize with most?
  • ...14 more comments...
  •  
    I don't think it's concerning. The government is there for a reason, and they need power to do their jobs. I tend to sympathize with cops because it only shows the bad police that are in the system, a video of an officer doing something good rarely goes viral.
  •  
    I sympathize with the cop. He is here to protect us from people that can cause bad things, Michael Brown actually attacked him and the cop did what he had to do to survive. You have to show respect to cops and he didn't do only because he was black or that he wanted to kill someone, he did it becuase the felt threaten for his life
  •  
    I usually don't see death as an answer to anything unless that person is causing harm to other people. I don't think the officer should have actually killed him but instead used a different method to getting him to do what he wanted him to do.
  •  
    I think these examples are very concerning. I sympathize with the suspect, Eric Garner, after watching the short 2 minute clip of the incident. The suspect was unarmed, and was only verbally refusing arrest, there is no probable cause for putting the suspect in a choke hold, and very well killing him. The grand jury that decided that officer, Daniel Pantaleo, did the right thing started peaceful protest in the Garner family. This is like the case in Ferguson, Missouri, except these protest do not include, looting, setting businesses on fire, or tear gas.
  •  
    I think there could have been a better way to control the situation other than a choke hold. It would be understandable if it was for a few seconds to calm Garner down, but the police should have known when to stop. He should have been charged for excessive force.
  •  
    I strongly sympathize with Eric Garner and his family in this case. Police are stepping over the line in instances like these, and no penalties are given to them. The fact that death is necessary for the resistance of a single unarmed citizen is horrific. Resisting arrest or not resisting arrest, if there is no threat of fatal harm to the police officer, no arrest should ever resort to murder.
  •  
    I understand that the police thought they had to stop him, but putting him in a choke hold was not the right way. They are going to far with the power they think they have.
  •  
    i didn't see any reason why the officer put Eric Garner in a choke hold for what he did, the officer was abusing his power, a choke hold was not the right answer.
  •  
    They are going to far with the power they think they have, a choke hold was not right way to go
  •  
    yes especially the part when the officer put eric in the choke. the officer thinks he can do whatever he wants just cause hes a cop and had some power of us but he took it to far
  •  
    There were better methods of restraint to get Eric Garner into handcuffs. A choke hold was definitely not necessary, and the cop was definitely abusing his power. No attempted arrest should end in the death of someone, cop or citizen.
  •  
    The cop has a right to detain anyone that is breaking the law, but he should not have put him in a choke hold. He has numerous tools capable of detaining someone such as; handcuffs, pepper spray, and a taser.
  •  
    I don't believe that anyone should have any chances of death when being put in handcuffs, but I also don't know the full story of the incidents of the victims, maybe they weren't cooperating and the cops felt that the only way to control them was the chokehold. I believe that the cops should find another way to hold down their victims when handcuffing
  •  
    I think that this case is similar to the Ferguson case which could cause more people to start protesting more and even worse then they already are. Things could get really bad if it ever happened again.
  •  
    The cop has a right to detain anyone that is breaking the law, but he should not have put him in a choke hold. He has numerous tools he could of used while detaining someone like his taser, handcuffs, or pepper spray.
  •  
    The cop has no reason to put him in a choke hold and for so long. The guy was saying he couldn't breathe. This is very wrong and he could of detained him a few other ways.
jessicavaldez

Michigan Flu Season 2013: Four Children Die In Influenza Outbreak Of AH3N2 - 0 views

  •  
    This is very scary to think that it is an epidemic.
  • ...1 more comment...
  •  
    everyone should be getting flu shots to try to control the virus.
  •  
    One of the worst flu's in the history of America
  •  
    I believe that everyone should try to work it in their schedule to get the shot or nasal spray. It would help them out alot more then not getting anything at all probably even save their lives. But every year people can die from the flu just this year its a little more common then others.
Emili Davis

Group pushes for teen tanning ban - 1 views

  •  
    A lot of money will be lost if this is followed through with and alot of angry girls under the age of 18
  • ...16 more comments...
  •  
    Tanning causes skin cancer. This will benefit health and prevent girls from looking like basketballs
  •  
    if people want to increase the chance of getting skin cancer then they should be allowed to tan because its a choice just like anything else
  •  
    I think that its more of a personal choice and if parent let their kids do it so be it. I don't see anything wrong with it.
  •  
    Not sure of my opinion on this topic yet, but I thought this was an ironic statement... "Doctors, however, said it's not about the money. It's about health." It seems more and more, those two issues are tangled up in our health care debates.
  •  
    I totally agree with Joe!
  •  
    Tanning= Skin Cancer I also think that it is their choice they know the risks and It would cause a lot of controversy over money and lets admit white is not cute
  •  
    Racist^
  •  
    Brushing your teeth = Weakens you enamel. Should we ban teens from brushing their teeth simply because it can harm them? It's (in my opinion) a matter of choice.
  •  
    "You just didn't want to stick out in a crowd being white" That's the problem right there. We've got a bunch of teenage girls, whose reasoning capabilities aren't fully developed and who quite literally aren't as capable of comprehending long term effects as adults are who have been convinced that it isn't okay to look like themselves. Our society has been convinced to believe that normal, or natural, can't be attractive. Society convinces women that to be attractive they have to be tan and then offers them an easy way to become tan. A way which, incidentally, causes cancer. But teenagers don't comprehend the risks well, and are only concerned with trying to make themselves attractive. And let's just admit it, orange is not cute.
  •  
    Also, I don't know about the rest of you, but I think cancer might be a little worse than possibly having weaker enamel.
  •  
    @Peyton you cant even compare this to brushing your teeth. Brushing your teeth gives you way more benefits over a "weak enamel" I'd rather have a weak enamel rather than have brown teeth with holes in them, and i'd rather be white and cancer free than look like an old leathery football.
  •  
    Im not racist. but pale is not cute that's why so many people tan.
  •  
    You should have gone with pale is not cute in the first place, and that would just be weird if everyone tanned. Everyone would look the same in a way.
  •  
    i think if your tanning the its at your own risk. its not like people haven't heard what could happen if they tan
  •  
    tanning beds are an unnatural way to tan and people should just wait till summer to tan again but either way tanning in the summer outside or in a bed is still dangerous and will lead to someone getting skin cancer.
  •  
    Going back to Jessica's comment: I'm a pale teenage girl, but I'm perfectly content with my skin color. Other girls, however, aren't and it's comments like that that force young girls to tan and be at a higher risk of getting skin cancer. I'm not attacking you, Jessica, I'm simply giving my opinion.
  •  
    There's nothing wrong with being tan or pale. It indicates nothing other than how much time it appears you spend in the sun. And yes, this will cause businesses to lose money, but as for the girls who want to be tan year-round, there are other options that would probably actually be healthier, such as tanning lotions, bronzer, actually going out in the sun, etc. Or maybe they should work to make tanning beds safer so that the risk of skin cancer decreases. Maybe the tanning salons could work to sell tanning lotions and bronzers and spray tans so that they don't loose as much money.
  •  
    okay i gave my opinion too Natalie and if your fine with it then okay i just said i wouldn't like it and a lot of girls don't either that's why they tan i was being sarcastic in my comment
1 - 7 of 7
Showing 20 items per page