Current Event #4

Topic: ISIS Bombing kills at least 29 while at mosque

Title: Yemen mosque bombing kills at least 29 during Eid prayers

Article Source: http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/24/middleeast/yemen-mosque-attack/index.html

 

Summary: After many gathered at the local mosque in Sana’a, Yemen, a bomb exploded, breaking through a cement wall and littering the prayer floor with ashes, rubble, and plaster. The streets outside were covered with rubble, and the unclaimed shoes of the victims inside. The ISIS group posted onto Twitter that they were responsible for the bombing and said it came as “part of a series of military operations to revenge Muslims against Houthis.” With Houthi rebels posing as the government in Yemen, this has been the sixth attack within 3 months. This morning, their prayers were supposed to mark the beginning of one of two of their most important holidays, Eid al-Adha.

 

Reaction: For me, this is kind of a scary issue. It’s scary to think that these people are not safe in the one place they are supposed to be safe, in their god’s presence. Innocent people were harmed at the hands of ISIS because they don’t agree with their beliefs. It makes me think of how lucky we are to be able to believe in whatever we want. Hopefully, we can put a stop to all of the awful happenings due to ISIS soon, because it hurts me to see all of the innocent, young lives lost on a daily basis because of them.

World Impact: Obviously this has a huge world impact. Every country within the area of ISIS will be on the lookout for these mysterious bombs. The Eid praying will probably become less and less for the people in the surrounding areas will be frightened and paranoid. For us Americans, it impacts us by showing us how we could be living our everyday lives in fear, but instead we have the security to protect us from these things. I think that everybody will be worried about if and when the next bombing will, as well as where it will happen. Hopefully this has been the last, and we should have some peace soon.

Current Event #3

 

Topic: House of Horrors Discovered

Title: Cops Find 3,500 Knives, Swords, And Blades In Florida Woman’s Home

Article Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nickole-dykema-3500-knives_55faa5e2e4b0fde8b0cd052e

 

Summary: After a neighbor watches Nickole Dykema slash her window screens and air conditioner with a large blade, she calls the police who then come to investigate. When Dykema refuses to let them inside, they force entry, revealing over 3,500 machetes, knives, and blades hanging from her walls. Photos show that some of the weapons were posed towards a shrine. Along with those, police officials found Halloween masks and props such as fake body parts. Once inside, a deputy was slashed at by Dykema with a machete, barely missing his head. After the ordeal was finished, Dykema was charged for probation violation, property damage, criminal mischief, and assault on an officer, all without bond.

 

Reaction: I think that it’s the right thing to charge Dykema with all of these penalties because her actions were reckless and hazardous towards others. At the time of the accident, she was on probation for shoplifting knives back in December. She shouldn’t have even had any knives, and it shocks me that she had over 3,500 and no one knew about it. Thank goodness someone saw her with knives. It’s crazy to think that these kind of people are still out and are getting away with things they aren’t supposed to.

World Impact: I wouldn’t say this necessarily impacts the world, but it definitely impacts her city and neighbors. According to her neighbor who reported her to the police, Dorothy Clagg, “She had a habit of banging on the inside of her house all the time on the walls, and screaming and hollering.” Dykema always acted weird and apparently, didn’t want anyone to enter her house… for obvious reasons. We should be more aware of these problems, and our surroundings.

Current Event #2

 

Topic: Veterans may have died waiting for their health care.

Title: 307,000 veterans may have died awaiting Veterans Affair health care, report says

Article Source: http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/02/politics/va-inspector-general-report/index.html

 

Summary: Throughout the years that Veterans Affair (VA) has been offering health care, there have been a large number of mistakes. First of all, there are many cases of veterans who have applied for health care and have yet to receive it. Hundreds of thousands of veterans have passed due to the lack of health care. Also, there have been a number of complications with the VA’s management of health care enrollment data. These include, but are not limited to, software glitches within the records system and inconsistency in identifying veterans who have died.

 

Reaction: I think that some kind of action should be taken to make sure the veterans are getting the care they need, and in a reasonable amount of time. There have been over 307,000 deaths of veterans because they were not giving their care in a timely matter. To me, that shows that the company is irresponsible, and shouldn’t be able to offer their health care. It angers me that it takes VA years to get their health care in order for one person. Because of their inconveniences, there have been unnecessary deaths, and I can see it leading to more potential deaths. I believe that someone should look into this issue more, and do what is necessary to give not only the veterans, but everyone, the proper health care they need.

World Impact:  I believe that since the world has seen what VA is doing, people will began to use it less and less. Everyone will know that if they want health care in a timely matter, not to use VA because they will be waiting for a while for it. If people use VA less, they might have to shut down, which could be good or bad. It could impact the people who already have their health care from them for the worse, and it can also impact the veterans by pushing them to get better health care. These deaths have come as a shock to the world, and I think that it’s time they stop.