Kidnapping Law

Today, march 06, appeared in the newspaper a note called: "Urgent to aprove a law against kidnapping".

When I saw this title, the first thing that came to my mind was Brianda, a friend of mine who was kidnapped for a month in the city Cananea a few years ago when we were in fifth grade of elementary school.



Brianda told me her experience. She was kidnapped while she was in the supermarket with her mom. She just went for a box of cereal, and suddenly, two guys came and took her away. They took her -eye closed- to an empty room inside a house. She didn't knew any of those men. They started with questions such as, what id your name, where do you live, where does your dad works, where does your mom works, in what school are you, do you have brothers or sisters, how many cars do you have, and others. She was quite afraid, so she answered all of the questions she could. A week passed. They did not talked to her so frequently, they gave her bread, chips, soda, and sometimes a muffin. She felt really desperate, afraid, and sad. The room was very dark that she could not even notice when was morning and when was night. By week two she had all ready lost the sense of time. Time continued passing, and by that time, Brianda already thought she was going to die there, and she would never see her family again. However, one day, she started to hear shots; she got really scared. Lots of things came to her mind, and suddenly, the door of the room she was inside opened, and she the persons she could less imagine, her mom and dad.



Brianda, my friend, was rescued, but there are lots of kidnapped persons who are not rescued, who are being killed, or worst, who are sexually violated. When a person is kidnapped, she/he is never the same again; she/he is affected physically and socially, but in the most mentally and emotionally.



This is why I think it should exist a law against kidnapping. A established statement in our constitution that is able to prevent and combat kidnaps, a law that establishes the right that a victim has, as well as the punishment for kidnappers.



We are living in times of crimes, with people with neither values nor compassion. If there are people who does not care about others, we must care and fight agains crimes, fight against suffering and pain!

El imparcial: http://www.elimparcial.com/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Nacional/06032010/434030.aspx

Big B is watching

Big Brother is watching!!!, even thought we are not in this famous show in this particular case Big B refers to the goverment and some companies around the world. Goverment and Companies declare its for our good and security, it is suppose to make our lives easier which its not a bad idea at all but here is the thing- Big Brother is watching, this means that they will have acces to your personal information when ever they wanted and look at everything, from e-mails to phone calls and even using your laptop camera to watch you.This way it would be easier to recognize everyone and frauds would be less commun.They will be able to find someone no matter where they are, throught phone calls, e-mails or by identifying you through: your pupil, voice or face scaning.

The Goverment possition is " if you don´t commite crimes, if you are not a drug dealer, then what do you have to hide?; but until what point is it acceptable?; Wouldn´t it be attempting to your privacy and freedom?.

Maybe it would be a good idea if they were only aloud to do this with certain people, like people that have commited a crime, or are under investigations.But even then we wouldn´t be sure that this information couldn´t end in the wrong hands, and if this happens the security system would have failed and our privacy wouldn´t be a private thing any more.

Kidnapping Law

Today, march 06, appeared in the newspaper a note: "Urgent to aprove a law against kidnapping".

When I saw this title, the first thing that came to my mind was Brianda, a friend of mine who was kidnapped for a month in the city Cananea a few years ago when we were in fifth grade of elementary school.



Brianda told me her experience. She was kidnapped while she was in the supermarket with her mom. She just went for a box of cereal, and suddenly, two guys came and took her away. They took her -eye closed- to an empty room inside a house. She didn't knew any of those men. They started with questions such as, what id your name, where do you live, where does your dad works, where does your mom works, in what school are you, do you have brothers or sisters, how many cars do you have, and others. She was quite afraid, so she answered all of the questions she could. A week passed. They did not talked to her so frequently, they gave her bread, chips, soda, and sometimes a muffin. She felt really desperate, afraid, and sad. The room was very dark that she could not even notice when was morning and when was night. By week two she had all ready lost the sense of time. Time continued passing, and by that time, Brianda already thought she was going to die there, and she would never see her family again. However, one day, she started to hear shots; she got really scared. Lots of things came to her mind, and suddenly, the door of the room she was inside opened, and she the persons she could less imagine, her mom and dad.



Brianda, my friend, was rescued, but there are lots of kidnapped persons who are not rescued, who are being killed, or worst, who are sexually violated. When a person is kidnapped, she/he is never the same again; she/he is affected physically and socially, but in the most mentally and emotionally.

This is why I think it should exist a law against kidnapping. A established statement in our constitution that is able to prevent and combat kidnaps, a law that establishes the right that a victim has, as well as the punishment for kidnappers.



We are living in times of crimes, with people with neither values nor compassion. If there are people who does not care about others, we must care and fight agains crimes, fight against suffering and pain!

Privacy vs. Security

Personal Reflection, Class Article.

In class a team read an article about privacy vs. security, and we clearly saw that we could make a debate out of it.

Whenever there have been national emergencies, the rights and civil liberties of the public have been curtailed, and in many instances revoked completely. As technology has grown in leaps and bounds over the last three decades, it has also brought with it new challenges to protecting people's privacy and curbing privacy violations. In general, the public feels an increased sense of intrusion and loss of privacy. The new proposed measures by governments impact privacy and civil liberties.

For instance, The United Kingdom is the most controlled city in the world. They most probably catch criminals quickly, but innocent people are also watch over and followed. But precisely that is what means security; the degree of protection against danger, loss, and criminals. Security must take into account the actions of people attempting to cause destruction.

In my opinion, security is more important than privacy, is preferable to take some time in a register in an airport where they make you an extensive check, instead of living a terrorist attack that might get you into a difficult situation or even death. I think there are more benefits from security than the liberties and privacy ones.

Some of the benefits I am talking about are:

ü Reduces obvious threats and risks.

ü Can prove a deterrent

ü Can increase public safety by making identification of thousands of criminals and other offenders easier

ü Could reveal plans of suspects proactively to provide advance warning

ü Better background checks before entering the country reduces chances of threat

The proposed increases in security measures may be beneficial for the common good if it implemented in an impartial way throughout the community, regardless of race, religion, or ethnic group. Accountability and transparency in law enforcement procedures, especially concerning privacy issues must still be preserved, despite recent attacks. The judicial system must be empowered to deal effectively with any abuses of proposed security measures to protect the constitutional rights and liberties of all citizens. It should also ensure that anyone accused has adequate legal representation and a fair chance to prove their innocence, even under these circumstances. Ensure that the current atmosphere of rich ethnic and cultural diversity of the country living in peace with one another is not compromised. In one approach suggested by Mr. Etzioni, an expert on privacy-related issues, an optimal balance between personal privacy and the community good must be achieved, with both being given due importance.

However, privacy could be limited when it is in the interests of the common good, especially in areas of public safety and public health. The decision-making process could involve asking the following questions:

· Is this a real, tangible problem that we are facing?

· If it is, can we handle it without impacting/violating privacy at all?

· If not, can we handle it by making it as less intrusive as possible?

Any of you has another opinion?

Technology is invading personal life

In the recent years technological advances have improved, and people are creating new devices. This can have many benefits in your life because it can help you to live better or to make a job easier. But if people create things “to keep track on you”, it can become annoying and unsecure. As in the reading from class “Big brother is watching: The technologies that keep track of you”, more cameras, chips for identification, or sensors are being placed in products.

I think that with this technologies the people’s life can be published anywhere, or the owners can know information about your personal life. For example, in the article said that the owners of a company could read or see how many mails you send. I consider this wrong, because people must respect the privacy, and it is not correct that just because they want to see the employers’ activities and have control of them, they do it. Also this is wrong because any person (bad people) can get the chips and stalk you, and make bad use of the information they gather. I think technology should only be used on the necessary things.