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Today October 19th 2018 CNN had an article titled  Migrant Caravan Clashes with Mexican Police, waits on bridge at Mexican border. The article is about the huge migration of Honduran  citizens trekking from their home country to the United States. There are approximately 4000 people trying to make it to the States. I understand that they have a terrible life in their country so they are trying to come here to make a better one. Trump tweeted that if Mexico did not stop the migration he would be forced to take action. I am just curious what kind of action he was speaking of. So I went on some pages to see what people were thinking. I happened to stop at the Blue Lives Matter page and they were talking about murdering these people because they are invading our country. I was in total shock that this thought would actually cross people's mind. Some people would be ok murdering innocent people who are trying to make a better life for themselves. I don't know what the solution would be but I am almost certain it isn't mass murder. This thought had me so disturbed that I brought it to family dinner. As I was explaining this around the dinner table someone in my family stated that it starts with murdering people trying to get in the country then it progresses to murdering people trying to leave our country. I had to think of my best friend in Germany and wonder how she felt about all of this. We as a country cannot find a better solution other than murder? I am hoping that this is all a fear tactic. Many of the people complaining really don't have much to worry about in their lives other than beating rush hour traffic. None of us have walked a mile in their shoes. We do not know how it feels to face death in the face everyday. I hope that our country does not travel down this dark road. What does Lady Liberty even stand for anymore?

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     On July 25th, 2018 Ann Coutler published a blog called Central Park Rapist: Trump was Right. I really wasn't sure who Ann was really besides the colorful names my mother calls her. I decided to see what was it about her that made my mother swear at the computer. My first impression was she was an older version of Tomi. It is sad to think this is what Tomi will grow up to be if she doesn't change her ways.
     Her opinion piece was on the Central Park 5. It was a rape that took place in the 1989 in Central Park New York City. She went on to say that Trump was right and they should not have gotten off for the rape. If you have never really heard about the case it would seem like she is laying down a pretty good argument. What she failed to mention in her blog was the corruption that was going in with detectives at this time. The detectives were known to coerce confessions out of people especially children. She didn't mention in her blog that all of these boys were underage. They did not allow their parents to be present. The boys did not have any counsel present either. They were questioned for 13 hours at a time. The detectives intimidated them, threatened them, and only taped half of what the boys were say. So this gave the judge and jury a biased view of the case. After being in jail for many years they men were exonerated for the rape.
     What I wondered as I was reading this do people really read what she says and take it for face value? If I didn't know anything about the case and I liked Ann would I have just believe that this is how it went down at face value? I hope that people would have taken a moment to research the case to see what it was about for themselves.
      Any person in their right mind would be glad that people who are wrongly committed get a chance at life again. So I am not entirely sure was all the shade she was throwing to protect the president. As I read into her a little deeper she is willing ignorant but not at all dumb. My question is what are her followers.