Blog #13

This article describes a student from New Hanover that was arrested Monday night during a basketball game. The arrest came after deputies were called at 9:18 about a stolen cell phone. When the deputies approached the student, they could smell an odor of marijuana on him. During a search of the 15 year old, a deputy found heroin. When asked if the boy had anything else on him, he admitted that he also had a .22 caliber handgun. The stolen cell phone was also recovered, but the victim is not pressing charges. The teen was taken to juvenile detention where he was booked on charges of possession of heroin and possession of a weapon on school grounds. I don't know why anyone would have a gun or drugs on them, especially at a school! That is just ridiculous! I think that there needs to be more control on who can have guns because obviously there is not enough control on that.

This article relates to United States Government and Politics because it deals with crime and punishment. It talked about this teenager being charged with possession of heroin and a weapon on school grounds and that he was take to juvenile detention.

http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20140225/ARTICLES/140229793/1037/news?Title=New-Hanover-High-student-facing-drug-weapon-charges

Blog #12

This article is about Marshall Doran, who killed two men Thursday night. A truck driver had hit a patch of ice and had spun out of control. Two other cars stopped to help him: Nathaniel Williams and Larry Kepley. Doran hit both men while driving around the right side of the truck, and drove away. Authorities later found him hiding in a wooded area before he emerged and was arrested. The UNCW student was charged with two counts of felony death by motor vehicle, felony hit-and-run causing death, reckless driving with wanton disregard for others, driving while impaired, possession of a Schedule 2 drug, and resisting arrest. His bail has been set at $500,000. I think it is just ridiculous that two innocent men trying to help out someone in need were murdered. Marshall Doran should not have been driving because he was drunk. And he had drugs in his car!
This relates to United States Government and Politics because it deals with the court system. It deals with charging people for their crimes and setting bails.

http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20140214/ARTICLES/140219825/1037/news?p=1&tc=pg