Wednesday, February 29, 2012

New Jersey v T.L.O

  • This was a violation of the girls 4th amendment right because she was not secure in her persons- in this case her purse. this was then proceeded by the violation of a search and that lead top the seizing of the young lady's purse.
  • The principal could in fact, act upon his suspicion when in a public school environment. there are rules that are implemented in a public school that differ from police protocol. so Choplick had reasons and suspicions to search and from what he found- the authority to confiscate the entire purse.
  • She had been in the bathroom with another student probably smoking. to make sure the students story lines up he searched the T.L.O's purse. choplick has the right as an official to search if there is reasonable suspicion that a crime has been or is in the process of being committed, or reasonable cause to believe that the search is necessary to maintain school discipline or enforce school policies.
  • The supreme court should have found the student guilty on all counts.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Labor Unions

the Knights of Labor was one of the most influential labor unions founded by Philadelphia tailors. the time period of labor unions was also known as the gilded age. Thomas Hobbes once stated that life among these workers is poor, solitary, nasty, and brutish. many jobs were created for women so the number of employed women went up drastically. women didn't get management positions, even if they were qualified.
labor union political cartoon

Friday, February 10, 2012

Ku Klux Klan

The Ku Klux Klan were an extremist group. They tortured and executed men who were black, homosexual, Jewish, catholic, in the broad daylight. state officials who were associated with this extremist group were generally elected and used as a card to escape from consequences. the acts of terror in their own country was a clear indication of a flawed belief. The part of the movie that saddens me the most was the innocent church- going girls who ultimately burned to death. Although it is safe to have your own beliefs it becomes another ordeal when deciding to act upon these extreme beliefs. The KKK is said to have started as a social gatherings but it grew into something horrible that words can not fully describe.