Arrested for a Wardrobe Malfunction?

Nikki Keisler 


North County Times 


"Retired Philly officer again protests in uniform"


http://www.nctimes.com/news/national/retired-philly-officer-again-protests-in-uniform/article_e6cb1733-1000-5711-883b-b8ae416e19a3.html


Government/ Economy 


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           This article is about a retired police man named Ray Lewis from Philadelphia that participates in the Occupy Movement... wait for it... in his full police uniform. He says he has joined the movement because he wants to stand out against greed and corruption. The current police force has asked him to not wear his outdated uniform on account that he is being disrespectful in doing so, but Lewis claims he is not breaking any laws by wearing his old uniform. Even the Fraternal Order of the Police has asked him to stop wearing is uniform. They are conducting an investigation which could end up with Lewis no having a FOP membership, no longer providing Lewis with life insurance or representation. Lewis was arrested while he was in his uniform for no obeying police order, but as long as he doesn't get arrested in the next six months he will not be charged. "I have never tried to influence anybody with any false authority," he said. Lewis also traveled to the Comcast cable company head quarters along with petitioners that were fighting for Comcast to carry a news program donated to covering a Demonstration in Al-Jazeera.




       This connects to what we are studying in class because like Washington when he was rejected from the British army, Lewis is being pushed away from the Philadelphia police. For example, Washington being rejected from the British army relates to Lewis being pushed away from the FOP because Washington was pushed away only because he was not directly for britain, just like how Lewis is being pushed away just because he wears his old uniform. Another example of how they are alike is that washington went to go lead another participant in the war( Patriots) just like Lewis who sides with the Occupy protesters. In conclusion this man connects to George Washington and and when the General joined the Continental Army. 


           This connects to my life because every other day I along with many other people see protesters on the news being reprimanded by police. A lot of the time some people are being violate and they do need to be handled, but also some people that are being perfectly peaceful are driven out of the place they are protesting. Of course the police are right to drive people off private property but not public. This also connects to me because I have seen the Occupy San Francisco and police are required to be there and people do get arrested.


            My opinion on this topic is that the current police shouldn't focus on people wearing old uniforms but the bank robbers, murders and robbers of the world. For example, in the time it will take the police to get this man to stop wearing his uniform a child could be kidnaped and long gone by the time they settled something as frivolous as a uniform ordeal. So if people have terrible things happen to them every day then then why not try and prevent them rather than waste it on something so unimportant ? Some people claim he could order people around with false authority, but as he stated he wasn't ordering people and that he was just protesting peacefully as he has the right to according to the Bill of Rights. 

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Occupy, gone a little too far.

Name: Nikki Keisler

North County Times

"Judge Rules Against Cops in Occupy Oakland case"

http://www.nctimes.com/news/national/judge-rules-against-cops-in-occupy-oakland-case/article_11ebe9d2-0a69-554e-968c-f25602b7ad85.html

Topic Article Adresses: Government 

        

        This article talks about how Oakland police officer, John Hargraves, has had a ruling issued against him in a case involving the Occupy Oakland  Protest. It is said that Officer John Hargraves delibratly covered his name plate while working the Occupy Protest. He is said to have done this because previously the name and the adress of an officer were released by a protester demanding that the officiers house be broken down. Another Officier has a ruling against him too because he failed to report this crime. The judge has not yet decided what the fate of the officiers are.

        This connects to what we are studying in class because it is like less deadly and more modern version of The Boston Massacre. For example, in the British Soldiers directly disobeyed orders and fired at the colonist in self defense because rocks and ice were being thrown at then. Like the British soldiers, John Hargraves was disobeying orders but was protecting his home, his family. Another example of the connection, is that like the colonist did, the Occupy protesters were protesting government. In summary, John Hargraves' crime was an accidental recreation of The Boston Massacre.

     
       This connects to my life as a citizen because I witnessed the Occupy Oceanside protest. I saw that the protest could get out of hand a times but not nearly as much as this one did. This also connects to my life as a citizen because two of my uncles are police officers. Now if they covered up there name plates than they would defiantly be fired.

     
       My opinion of the officers actions are that he acted wrongfully in covering up his name because if he felt his family was in danger that he should of acted more maturely. For example, he could of went to his commanding officers and told him he was concerned for his families safety. If he did this than his job might not be on the line. And also if he is a police officer then shouldn't he expect to be in danger?  For instance, when you become a police officer you are going into the line of fire. If he thought he was going to be safe in this job then he was wrong to choose this profession