Editorials I found:
1. Texas Women and Abortion Rights
2. The shame of American Health Care
3. Sentenced to a Slow Death
4. Abrir rutas a la autosuficiencia
The editorial that I liked the most was "Sentenced to a Slow Death" from The New York Times. I liked this one because I'm really interested in the topic, I have always had a very strong opinion on it and this editorial gives facts, statistics and makes you reflect on the situation towards the end. Also, the person who wrote this editorial has my same opinion on the topic, which was a bonus and very nice to read.
"Sentenced to a Slow Death" basically talks about the punitive approach the United States has implemented in the Justice Department, a punitive approach that's very excessive, impulsing a growth in the inmate population. Prisoners serving sentences of life without parole for selling as little as $10 of marihuana to a police officer, taking LSD at a rave, shoplifting or trying to cash a stolen check. Basically a judge has no power to give a more appropriate sentence because of a mandatory-minimun statute. The author is critiquing this approach as its "ridiculous" and gives additional information of what it is being done to try and work with the problem and some solutions.
I believe the author is well informed as he signaled the problem, gave facts, statistics and solutions, he even quoted Burl Cain, warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary. My favorite parts were, and I quote:
"If this person can go back and be a productive citizen and not commit crimes again,” he asked, why spend the money to keep him in prison? “I need to keep predators in these big old prisons, not dying old men.” and "Just one-fifth of all countries allow a sentence of life without parole, and most of those reserve it for murder or repeated violent crimes. If the United States is to call itself a civilized nation, it must end this cruel and ineffective practice."
The type of language that's being used is informative and persuasive. I believe the author is very passionate or at least he has strong opinions towards it, I know I do.
1. Texas Women and Abortion Rights
2. The shame of American Health Care
3. Sentenced to a Slow Death
4. Abrir rutas a la autosuficiencia
The editorial that I liked the most was "Sentenced to a Slow Death" from The New York Times. I liked this one because I'm really interested in the topic, I have always had a very strong opinion on it and this editorial gives facts, statistics and makes you reflect on the situation towards the end. Also, the person who wrote this editorial has my same opinion on the topic, which was a bonus and very nice to read.
"Sentenced to a Slow Death" basically talks about the punitive approach the United States has implemented in the Justice Department, a punitive approach that's very excessive, impulsing a growth in the inmate population. Prisoners serving sentences of life without parole for selling as little as $10 of marihuana to a police officer, taking LSD at a rave, shoplifting or trying to cash a stolen check. Basically a judge has no power to give a more appropriate sentence because of a mandatory-minimun statute. The author is critiquing this approach as its "ridiculous" and gives additional information of what it is being done to try and work with the problem and some solutions.
I believe the author is well informed as he signaled the problem, gave facts, statistics and solutions, he even quoted Burl Cain, warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary. My favorite parts were, and I quote:
"If this person can go back and be a productive citizen and not commit crimes again,” he asked, why spend the money to keep him in prison? “I need to keep predators in these big old prisons, not dying old men.” and "Just one-fifth of all countries allow a sentence of life without parole, and most of those reserve it for murder or repeated violent crimes. If the United States is to call itself a civilized nation, it must end this cruel and ineffective practice."
The type of language that's being used is informative and persuasive. I believe the author is very passionate or at least he has strong opinions towards it, I know I do.
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