A rare collection of arts and crafts made by Japanese Americans who forced into internment camps were supposed to be auctioned off on Friday. Many Japanese Americans found out about and began protesting about it. Those who were interned in the past and some of their families were outraged by this and threatened a lawsuit if the items were auctioned off. There were 450 items that got taken out of the auction and they ranged from handmade crafts to water color paintings. They don't believe their history should be sold. I don't believe their history should be sold either.
Japanese Americans
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Pepper-Spray Drones
In Lucknow, Northern India the police have decided to use pepper-spray drones to deal with huge crowds during protests. These drones are equipped with the pepper-spray agent as well as cameras. Many citizens believe that their freedom of speech is being denied and blocked with these new drones. These drones cost between $9,500 to at least $20,000 and the city of Lucknow has already purchased four of them and are planning on buying at least one more. I think that this idea is crazy and that these police don't understand the severity of the situation that is going to come up because of these drones.
Drones
Drones
Sneaking the "The Interview" into North Korea
"The Interview" is a fictional film that is basically about the CIA trying to assassinate the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong- Un. The film sparked a lot of drama and hostility between North Korea and the United States. There were threats sent to the US saying that they would attack any of the movie theater's that showed the movie. A South Korean activist decided to take things in his own hands and send the DVD and leaflets over the border with balloons. He has already sent over 1,000 copies of the movie to the people of North Korea so they can see the truth and to criticize Kim Jong-Un's rule.
The Interview plan
The Interview plan
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Church Bombings
In Lahore, Pakistan two bombs were set off outside of two different churches. The bombings killed 14 people and injured almost 80 of the other citizens in attendance at the church. The churches were both of a Christian denomination, but one was Catholic and the other was Protestant. The first blast was considered a suicide blast, but the other was undetermined. The people also lynched two people who they thought was responsible for the blasts. The Taliban then claimed that they were responsible for the bombings.
Lahore Church Bombings
Lahore Church Bombings
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