Not to be a tart, but no one asked France to colonize North Africa a few centuries ago. During the whole time when French North Africa was a colony and considered part of France––and do remember that Algerian independence wasn't (posted to Understanding gendered immigration from Afghanistan to France)
This is a timely article that shows a different side: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/magazine/27out-t.html It's great that there are waves of acceptance around the country, but it only proves to make a contrast against those schools that are still very closed-minded. I was (posted to Coming Out During Middle School)
Comments people are making are VERY scary. It seems that people think the sentencing for a murder should be based off of how perceivedly good or bad the victim was. Justice is justice. I don't think anyone would say that (posted to Sara Kruzan: Life Without Parole for Killing her Pimp)
Another news bit! The Class of 2011 William and Mary elected a transgender homecoming queen for the first time. For a small southern school (though W&M is admittedly much more progressive than some schools in the south), this is a (posted to What We Missed.)
Her mind was completely traumatized during the developmental years from what this man had did to her. Do you really think she was in an emotional state warrants life? Had Elizabeth Smart killed her abuser do you think she would (posted to Sara Kruzan: Life Without Parole for Killing her Pimp)
Maybe she did. But she was a child, raped since the age of 13, and she was groomed since she was 11. She was also most likely drugged. She was traumatized beyond the point of what most of us could (posted to Sara Kruzan: Life Without Parole for Killing her Pimp)
If she killed him in a planned premeditated way instead of finding any other option. Yes. If he was threatening her and about to rape and there was a clear present danger at that very moment. No. This is one (posted to Sara Kruzan: Life Without Parole for Killing her Pimp)
I don't think any juvenile should get life in prison. That's the whole point of the "juvenile" legal designation--they're young. They don't have the best judgement, so they're not held as legally responsible as adults are for their actions. Can (posted to Sara Kruzan: Life Without Parole for Killing her Pimp)
