Sunday, September 30, 2007

DUI takes one more

Around two o'clock am on Sunday morning another victim was taken in a DUI incident. A 22 year old man was killed when a car struck a pole on Henderson Avenue in West Brighton. The seventeen year old driver struck a pole on Elm street after losing control according to police authorities.

The man who was struck was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The other a 21 year old man is critically injured in the hospital with disclosed injuries.
The part that strikes me as inhumane is that fact that the driver fled the scene knowing that one of his passengers were injured, and another man was killed. I am glad justice has occurred and he is being charged with driving while intoxicated and criminally negligent homicide.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

THE WAYS OF LAW

Law refers to the rules of conduct and mandates a form of behavior. There are more than one types of law, including statutory law and case law. Statutory law is a written or codified law "law on the books". Then there is case law which has a judicial presence, in addition there is also common law. Common law is self explanatory in a way it is just present and is not mandated to be written.

There is a never ending list of what laws are there for. They maintain order, enforce many moral beliefs, promote social order, and most importantly to identify wrong doers. There is a rule behind law to maintain justice, the purpose is to govern based upon established principles that apply to all.
You may not agree with these laws but in the words of John F Kennedy "Americans are free to disagree with the law, but not disobey it"

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

The ninja

NYPD crime statistics show that 510 burglaries have been committed on Staten Island since the beginning of the year, and 16 in the past week. I mention this little fact in context with the so called ninja burglar. Many who live on Staten Island have been haunted and taunted by this thief. He has an official count of 16 houses since the beginning of may and that number is still escalating.

Many on Staten Island are infatuated with this thief, almost to the point that we are almost rooting for him. When you are out late some almost hope to run into this man. Although on the other side of the spectrum we have a whole squad including 24 police officers, 12 detective and two tasks forces I will assure you that his party will be shut down soon.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

music is life

As a musician I can say that music is life. As for everyone else I would think that they would agree. There is not one person who can’t say that music plays an important part of there life. Whether it is on there way to work, after work at bars or just at a party with there friends. The reason I say music is life is due to the fact that no matter your age gender or race everyone agrees that music plays an important role in there life

Saturday, September 8, 2007

why i write

The piece of literature by Terry Tempest Williams seems to be an escape route or a way to freedom for the author. I say this due to the fact that every negative or unfavorable situation is solved in a positive way by writing. Such as writing himself out of nightmares and into his dreams. I also believe that he writes to express the way he feels during bad times good times and dark times. Which in my eyes is more or less the whole point of this piece. “I write to record what I love in the face of loss”, “I write out of my anger and into my passion” the previous two quotes are some of many examples of how he uses writing to resolve and soften a situation. Another discovery I made after reading the passage is that he feels writing can be used in literally or almost every situation. Also that writing has just as much or more power than speaking, and that it has all the same risks as well. This passage in my eyes explains to you that writing is one of the most meaningful forms of communicating, and that there is no situation or mood necessary simply it can always be applied. The title Why I Write is misleading due to the fact that there is no specific reason. As a reader you learn that almost every situation is concluded with writing.