Current Events Quiz 5.1
1. The investigation of the shooting of the unarmed teen, David Joseph, by Austin police is significant because of how brief it was. According to Chief Acevedo, most cases similar to this take a year to two to process, while this one only took a month. This is quite suspicious and brought up concerns. To make the investigation of the shooter public, the accused officer must be suspended for at least a day. The police's options regarding the punishments for the case are to either schedule a disciplinary hearing, request more investigation, or exonerate him of any policy violations. People are unsure what's going to happen next.
2. A trend that is occurring occurring occurring now in the Latino community is people rushing to become citizens so that they can vote against Trump in the elections. This is pretty ironic, considering Trump is suggesting that most Latinos are illegal and not making an effort to become citizens. In the past, Obama has made it less difficult for legal immigrants to become citizens by making the fee available to be paid by credit card, offering the civics test online, and making applications easier to access. He's gotten a lot of backlash for doing this in the past, with people suggesting that he's trying to force people into becoming citizens so that they can vote democratically.
3. The Texas Railroad Commission is having issues because they don't have enough money, causing leaders to warn people that the federal government might be forced to take over. Since the commission receives about 75% of their budget from drilling activities, the slump in oil prices has significantly affected their budget negatively.
4. Obama ordered that all flags be flown at half-staff in the memory of the recently deceased former first lady, Nancy Reagan. Michelle Obama will attend the funeral on Friday, and this is appropriate because Obama feels like Michelle has had a positive impact on the American people and himself, similar to the way Nancy Reagan affected the country and Ronald Reagan. Nancy dedicated the past 15 years of her life being the "guiding force" of the Reagan Library.
5. Sports journalist Erin Andrews was victim to a stalker sneaking a nude video of her without her knowledge, which he released on the internet. The jury handling the case decided that Andrews should receive a 55 million dollar settlement, half of which is paid by the stalker and the other half split by the two companies who run the hotel she was staying at. Her parents delivered a testimony in which they discussed how scary it was for them and Andrews to not know who had shot the video and not knowing if they were still watching. The companies were disappointed with the verdict and suggested that the stalker should be soley to blame. Though I think the crime that the stalker committed was a horrible invasion of privacy and a form of sexual assault, I believe that he is the person who should suffer the consequences, as the hotel didn't really have anything to do with the crime. It seems like they are putting the blame on the companies as well in order to receive a greater settlement.
6. The Supreme Court ruled that adoptions made by gay couples who move across state lines must be honored by states. The Alabama Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a lesbian woman couldn't visit her adoptive children in Georgia, but the Supreme Court reversed their desiscion.
5. Sports journalist Erin Andrews was victim to a stalker sneaking a nude video of her without her knowledge, which he released on the internet. The jury handling the case decided that Andrews should receive a 55 million dollar settlement, half of which is paid by the stalker and the other half split by the two companies who run the hotel she was staying at. Her parents delivered a testimony in which they discussed how scary it was for them and Andrews to not know who had shot the video and not knowing if they were still watching. The companies were disappointed with the verdict and suggested that the stalker should be soley to blame. Though I think the crime that the stalker committed was a horrible invasion of privacy and a form of sexual assault, I believe that he is the person who should suffer the consequences, as the hotel didn't really have anything to do with the crime. It seems like they are putting the blame on the companies as well in order to receive a greater settlement.
6. The Supreme Court ruled that adoptions made by gay couples who move across state lines must be honored by states. The Alabama Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a lesbian woman couldn't visit her adoptive children in Georgia, but the Supreme Court reversed their desiscion.
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