“UCF students wary after assault attempts - After
3 incidents, some fearing for their safety after dark” by Michael Williams of
the Orlando Sentinel
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In this article, the author talks
about the fact that UCF students, specifically females, feel unsafe as they
walk through campus at nights. Many students cite incidents of assault on
campus, specifically in the parking garages. The women that give their
testimonials feel that, although UCFPD is doing their best to counteract the
situation, adding more lights and cameras throughout campus would be beneficial
in finding the assailants.
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The
problems: Assaults on UCF’s campus,
specifically in the parking garages that have little lighting and insufficient security
cameras.
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The
people: Young women that attend UCF
“Parties settle lawsuit over TV 'fat shaming'
allegation” by Jose Lambiet of the Miami Herald
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This article summarizes the lawsuit
between the TV station CBS4 and one of their photographers, Muhamad Hassan.
Hassan claims that he was fired from the station for photographing one of the
reporters from a bad angle, making him look fat. Hassan also claims that he
suffered verbal abuse from coworkers because of his religion.
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The
problem: The problem is Hassan’s claim of
unfair treatment and abuse in the workplace.
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The
people: The photographer, Muhamad Hassan, and CBS4 employees and
higher ups.
“Crime on campus increases” by Jeanette Wright of
the Clackamas Print
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In this article, the author lists
crimes that occurred on Clackamas Community College’s campus. Some of these
crimes include car battery robberies, hate crimes, and drug trafficking. While
campus security is attempting to implement new measures, like giving radios to
all officers on campus, to solve these crimes, many of these crimes are going
unsolved.
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The
problem: Many students don’t feel safe on
campus due to the rise in the crime rate.
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The
people: There are two groups of people who have the problem. One
group of people is the students that feel unsafe on this campus. Another group
is the campus security that is doing their best to counteract these crimes.
“Videos of
Border Patrol inspecting Florida bus anger groups” by Adriana Gomez Licon and
Gisela Salomon of the Associated Press News Service
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The article tells the story of an
elderly Jamaican woman who was taken off a Greyhound bus by Border Patrol.
Passengers say they were on the bus to Miami when they were suddenly stopped.
Border Patrol agents boarded the bus and went to every passenger and demanded
to see documentation of their legal status or proof of the reason for them
being in the United States. The Jamaican woman, who was in the US visiting her
granddaughter, was removed from the bus and her granddaughter has not heard
from her since.
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The
problem: Border Patrol should not have
boarded this bus and ambushed the passengers with questions as to why they were
in the states and demands to see their US documentation as they did not have a
warrant to board and search this bus.
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The
people: The people facing the problem here are the Jamaican woman
who was removed from the bus and her family who have not heard from her since.
“Public forums continue on arming campus police
in Kingston” by Audrey O’Neil of the Chariho Times
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The University of Rhode Island is
currently debating whether or not to arm its campus police officers. Police
officers say that if a threat were to arise on campus, they would not be
equipped to defend the students and faculty. This sparked a debate, with some people
saying there should be “prevention plans” put in place to combat against campus
attacks rather than arming officers.
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The
problem: Police officers say they cannot
defend the students of the University of Rhode Island from gunman if they are
not armed themselves, however some people say they should look into a better option
than a firearm.
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The
people: There are multiple people facing a problem here. The
students are facing problems because they could potentially be unprotected if
there was ever an attack on campus, as police say they are unable to protect them.
The police have a problem because they don’t feel they are given the
appropriate equipment to do their jobs of providing safety on campus. Finally,
the people that are opposed to giving the police firearms are facing a problem
as they don’t want to have guns on campus, yet they are not proposing another
solution.
I think you did a great job explaining the problem and the people affected for each article. I found it especially interesting that the photographer, Muhamad Ali, got fired for taking a photograph of a reporter in a bad angle, or so he claims. It's crazy to think that people lose their jobs because of reasons like this. Also, I had heard about the Border Patrol bus incident but did not know the details until now. It's so sad how officers can abuse their power.
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