As i woke up this morning i looked at my computer and saw a gruesome story on the news. This stated that a young boy had forty-two needles inside his body. This accrued in Brazil. the step father of this child said that he put the needles into the him. He claimed that a woman was under a holy trance apparently told the step father to put the needles into the boy. Some needles can be removed, but the ones it his vital organs will remain. The fate of the little boy is unknown at the moment.

I am confused and disgusted at this. I am a believer of God, and i know he works in odd ways, but what can anyone gain by putting needles into a little boy. I have heared of many strange excuses, but using God's name like this is disrespectful and sinful. I think this may be an excuse to punish a child in an obscure way. I am disgusted by thinking of the pain the boy must be in because he may know what actually happened, but cant talk due to the fear that it will happen again. Different countries tolerate different things, but the way i was raised, i cant tolerate this act of causing pain to an individual. I don't think God will ever wish pain to a human being.

Over the past few days, i have read about a murderer who was going to be killed with a single drug instead of multiple drugs. This is the first time this has happened in the entire country. This mans name is Kenneth Boris. his victims name was Tami Engstrom. the drug was injected into Boris a 11:37 on Tuesday. The drug took ten minutes to kill him. Prison director Terry Collins stated that the process was problem free. Before his death, Boris was not pleased with the process. He said it was a method of "impermissible human experimentation". The judge in this case said that his arguments were "unimpressive".

I am neutral in this argument. I think a less painful drug is necessary. The amount of drugs they use could also reduce the cost of administering the death penalty. But the fact that we can feel the person's pain is what i believe to be a very inhumane action. To treat a human as a test subject is to see them as an object. The report said that his muscles tensed and his head twirled before Boris died. This sounds frightful and painful. So even though there are good intentions, the reality of the matter holds many flaws.

I have recently read an article about a 90 year old World War II veteran named Van T. Barfoot. this man has been awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for actions such as standing up to three German tanks with a bazooka and stopping them. But now this trusty veteran is being told to remove the flag pole in his own front yard. The Sussex Square homeowners' association has guideline that forbid the flag from being hung on a flag pole that isn't connected to the front of the house. "This is about the American flag. This is about a pole." said the association. If Van doesn't take the pole down by Friday, he will face a lawsuit.

I think it isn't fair that they are suing him if he doesn't remove the pole. He has a Medal of Honor and he's also very old. He should be allowed to have it in his yard if he wants. Also, if it violated any rules, then why are they suddenly noticing it now and not later. Mark R. Warner also supports the man to have a flagpole as do many people on Facebook. The flagpole is a way that Van expresses his love for America, and he should be allowed to express it in any way that he wants.

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