Critiquing my classmates blog post Blog 5: I agree with about 85% of your argument. This is not the the way democrats/liberals should be portrayed; and in the eyes of conservatives they see us as stooping down to a uneducated child-like level; reacting with violence and destruction. This is not good representation of our generation. In no way am I condoning this but I don't think you should be putting down the people who are trying to stand up for a cause that matters to millions- especially one that affects millions of PoC. Will these WHITE kids ever know the struggle of an African American or Hispanic or ANY minority? Undoubtedly no. Even in a country where the white percentage is ever-so slowly declining, these conservative political figures will always have room for them in their agenda. This election seems like a step backwards in our progressive age; but like the old saying goes- it always gets worse before it gets better.

On Friday, November 4, Chuck Lindell who covers legal issues, politics and states agencies for Austin American statesman released some compelling information on Federal inmates. President Obama cut short another 72 sentences for federal drug crimes on Friday (as of now totaling 944 federal inmates- 324 who were serving life sentences!-WOW, how did I not know about this…hmm maybe we’re all too fixated elsewhere...)  Counting seven Texans; including two inmates that are from Austin Texas.  One of the inmates from Austin is Darryl Dewayne Frazier who was sentenced in 1997 to almost 22 years in prison, mainly for possession of crack cocaine—He’s spent about 19 years in prison, but he is scheduled to be released on March 4th.
Obama believes that some of these sentences are too harsh of a punishment for non-violent drug related crimes- and quite frankly I AGREE. People who are sentenced for drug crimes are usually uncontrollably addicted to such drugs and are usually of lower income; these are people who need rehabilitation and psychiatric help. Not at all am I condoning their drug use but personally I feel that these people deserve a second chance in society. Federal prisons should be reserved for murderers, rapists, child molesters and terrorists. Don't you think we have bigger fish to fry than someone who is struggling with drug addiction?