We see history in the making as Sonia Sotomayor of New York swore in as the first Hispanic justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. She represents only the third female to hold the office. She pledges to defend the constitution as a Supreme Court justice. As the demographic of the United States changes, so do the people who rise to power. We are seeing more minorities and females in charge. It's a great day! It's a great time!
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With a blond female jumping up and down in a red bikini on a beach to Paris Hilton's music, this parody talks about Paris' time spent at the Century Regional Detention Facility, an all-female jail in Lynwood, California. Directed by Allan Murray and Sean Haines, "Paris in Jail," opens up the discussion regarding celebrity, status, priviledge, and justice. The cast of characters includes a police office, Paris' pet dogs, Nicole Richie, and a woman named Mitch. It is quite entertaining.
What is the worth of a human life? What is the worth of material things? One woman thought that a car is worth her 14-year-old daughter. She traded her for the car. This isn't so shocking. Given her way of life, her daughters were her ticket to everything. She met her daily needs for food and hygiene this way. We all prostitute ourselves, just to different degrees. I am not judging her. The mother reminded me of our self-interest and compromising ways even at the expense of our children, innocent beings whom we are suppose to protect from harm. Often women use them as negotiating chips, to extract payment from men, in whatever shape or form. Read more.
Family of Laci Peterson, who was murdered while pregnant with her baby, finally gets a sense of closure. Scott Peterson sentenced to death for murdering his wife and unborn child. It's been over 2 years since their deaths. As in the murders of many loved ones, questions remains as to why killers take away lives. Even though Laci mother asked Peterson why he killed her child and grandkid, she will not get an answer. The pain associated with the death of love ones is great, especially when under horrific circumstances. Usually, it's those closest to us who can hurt us the most. Read more.
We are at war, though sometimes we might forget because it's not a war that's being fought on U.S. ground. At least, we don't have the constant blood shed. Though terrorists are everywhere, including the United States. With the war raging on, there is mounting tension towards Muslim Americans. Researchers at Cornell University conducted a poll and found that nearly half of Americans support curtailing the rights of Muslim Americans. This is just the beginning. Such sentiments are dangerous and could be taken too far. Read more.
It looks like Martha Stewart have joined the legions of bloggers as she wrote her fans, supporters, and public in an open letter posted on her site. Her voice can be heard from prison, in her open letter to the public. She is at a camp for women in Alderson, West Virginia, she wrote about her experience so far and urged her supporters to send money to their favorite charity. It's been a week or so and she seems to be adjusting. She wrote that she is doing fine. She promises to make more postings, so if you are interested in how Martha Stewart is doing from prison check back often. Read more.
With China's birth control, or rather population control, girls have become a rarity. Chinese prefer having a boy if they can only have one child. Girls aren't as valued, it seems, but they have become more valuable because there aren't enough females to go around. Trafficking of girls and women is continuing to be a problem. Though the leader of a smuggling ring, Li Guoju, has been executed for his role in trafficking 76 babies, that is not going to solve the problem. Historically and globally, females have been sold into sexual slavery and servitude or to couples who are unable to have babies. Read more.
Women experience sexual harrassment all the time. How do they deal and respond to it? Often, they do nothing about it, sue the parties involved, or even kill them as in the current situation. These are some of the possible routes that women take to try to discourage disreptful behavior towards them. One woman, Ngan Thi Bich Vo, a 20-year-old waitress, has been arrested for allegedly ordering the murders of two of her customers at a nightclub where she worked. A gunman came in and shot the two men who harrassed and flirted with her that evening. Her response is extreme, but then again, you never know how people will react to harrassment. As a caution to men who sexually harrass women, think before you grab. You may pay for it with your life. Read more.
Akiyoshi Imazeki, 44, was sentenced to 2 years and 4 months for paying junior high school students for sex. He lured the schoolgirls by posting messages in cell phone dating sites with the line, "I'll introduced you to a celebrity." Many females will do anything to be in the presence of celebrity. Read more.
If you want to see results, take matters into your own hands. That was what the 14 women and several children in Inida seemed to believe when they stormed into a courtroom and knifed the accused molester and rapist to death. Then they escaped without being caught. Yadav was facing 24 counts of molestation and rape. Read more.
