30 days in Prison

Watching 30 days in class on thursday really opened up my eyes to see what Jail is all about! I could not believe that the guy actually spent 30 days in jail for not even committing a crime. I could not name one other person that I know who would do that. Watching how people spend their time in jail is very sad. From the second they get there, they basically loose their freedom. They cannot do anything on their own without being watched, and they have absolutely privacy. It is also very shocking that there are more people in jail who are mentally ill than people kept in mental institutions. There was also data that showed that jail really doesn't even help people become a better person. The percent of people getting let out of jail come back within 10 years is ridiculous. Yes prison is still a place where no one wants to go, but then why are the same people coming back within 10 years? Obviously something right is not happening where it is not making them stay out of prison. When i was watching the part where he was put into isolation for 72 i could not even imagine! The phycologist were saying that within the first 15 minutes they already start to see them basically go crazy. For me, I would probably start to loose it within the first 5-10 minutes. What really got to me was the stories of each individual. Obviously they broke the law and shouldn't be out on the streets, but they should be able to get help, rather then being in prison where they have no one to talk to about there problems which is why nothing is working.

being a teen

This week was a very very short week for me, but the day that I was actually in class we went over the article Teen Mystique. I could just not believe that someone would actually kill there baby like that, and could continue on dancing! It just amazes me! The main point was overall on teens behavior, but like Sal was saying that the media only talks about teens doing something crazy like this, and not adults! There can be just as many as adults who are crazy out there that do these kinds of actions that we will never hear about, and i think that it is not fair because they bash teens behaviors being so chaotic, and out of control that they forget about the adults also!

Enough is Never Enough

This week in sociology we mostly talked about violence, and what america describes as the overall "Male Figure" I never realized how impacted we are by such an early age that we automatically are told that males are supposed to be strong or what some boys called "jacked", big, tall, confident, independent, and never show fear. This is why boys are commuting violent acts, because look what they have to look up too! It is ridiculous that if boys show fear, or even show emotion at some part in their life, they are not the normal male figure. We need to start treating everyone equal. Those boys out there that are afraid to show emotion, or even afraid to cry shouldn't be afraid! Girls cry all the time, so why can't boys? Their shouldn't be this fence between boys and girls anymore! Boys have the right to like the color pink just as much as girls are. They shouldn't be worried so much on the fact that they need to be working out everyday to get as big as they can get. We have bigger problems in this world that we should be worrying about rather then worrying about our weight. Both boys and girls are severely impacted because at such a young age we are automatically told what makes up girls and what makes up boys. I know when I have kids some day, I am going to be more cautious of what I say to them, and more cautious of what I am showing them to use as there role models. Maybe Barbie or cinderella may not be so hott anymore!