Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Land of Invisible Women
The thing that I find most disturbing is the lack of rights and respect for women in Yemen. The women, from a very young age, are treated like property and have very little rights. They are also have very little protection under the law, which is horrifying. Girls are married off very young because they are seen as burden. A girl as young 13 was married to a 30 year old man because "it was best for the family." The life of a Yemen teenager and my life, as a teenager in the USA, is drastically different. I have the freedom to speak my mind and have the same rights a man my age. Also, my parents do not get to choose who I marry or when. And once I turn 18, I will be able to vote in general elections. I hope that sometime soon the women in Yemen can have the same rights as I have.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Forgiveness
In the article "Forgiven" by Paul Tullis the concept of "restorative justice" is applied in the case of 19 year old Connor McBride who shot and killed his girlfriend Ann Grosmaire. What do you think of this as an alternative to the traditional criminal justice system? Is it realistic? Is it more in keeping with Catholic Social teaching? Explain your response.
After reading this article about the death of Ann Maire Grosmaire, and the alternative to the traditional sentence one would receive for this crime and I was moved. I can not imagine the grief that the Grosmaires feel but I find it really...admirable that they are so willing to forgive a man that hurt their family so much. I also like the idea of restorative justice because it offers another option for people who are willing to work for forgiveness I do think that this idea is realistic because some people, though they do awful things, are not bad and need a second chance. Also it is an alternative to the death penalty, which is something that I am in favor for. I believe that it does keep with Catholic Social because it enables people to think with compassion and look at situations from a different perspective. Restorative justice is a plan that I fully support and one that embodies Catholic Social teachings.
After reading this article about the death of Ann Maire Grosmaire, and the alternative to the traditional sentence one would receive for this crime and I was moved. I can not imagine the grief that the Grosmaires feel but I find it really...admirable that they are so willing to forgive a man that hurt their family so much. I also like the idea of restorative justice because it offers another option for people who are willing to work for forgiveness I do think that this idea is realistic because some people, though they do awful things, are not bad and need a second chance. Also it is an alternative to the death penalty, which is something that I am in favor for. I believe that it does keep with Catholic Social because it enables people to think with compassion and look at situations from a different perspective. Restorative justice is a plan that I fully support and one that embodies Catholic Social teachings.
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