The Problem With Tasers
Editorial
Taser use has been in the news several times in the last few weeks. In one incident, a man in Canada died after being tasered. In another incident a pregnant women was tasered after refusing to sign a traffic ticket. An 82 year old women in Chicago was tasered. The common thread in each of these stories is that prior to having a taser police would have physically subdued these individuals. The only one of these individuals that was armed was the 82 year old women who was confused and swinging a hammer.
Are Cartoons Creating Animal Rights Activists
Cartoons often show animals with human attributes. Animals in cartoons talk and have social structures based on those of humans. They are nearly always shown as intelligent and gentle. By doing this does society create a false sense of empathy in children toward animals? Cartoons along with other changes in our culture are giving each generation a more skewed view of animals, nature and peoples place in nature.