Have we softened up on torture? (week 15)

Back in April of 2004, US soldiers were caught torturing prisoners in Abu Gharaib. President Bush came out and said he was sorry for these actions. In 2009, Barack Obama released memos saying other violent actions the Bush administration had taken against prisoners. They say it is hard to distinguish which case was worse, because of the lack of proof in images. Now that President Obama is in office, he is trying to improve our security without torturing prisoners. They have made many changes in Guantanamo Bay, like making wake boarding illegal.

I think since Obama has come into office, torturing methods have been getting better and it has made the United States look better. The Bush administration wanted to get information out of prisoners about other terrorists. Our world should stick to non-threatening techniques to protect our nation from terror. I think that the torturing that is going on in the Bush years was worse towards the end of his presidency.

New Indiana Driving Laws (week 15).

Governor Mitch Daniels passed a new set of laws creating limits on teenage drivers. Under a new bill passed by the house, teens  have to perform at least 50 hours of supervised driving before getting their driver’s license. This bill also calls for no cell phone usage for drivers under 18. They also set older ages for beginning drivers. One must be sixteen and a half with taking drivers ed, or sixteen and nine months without drivers ed.

I think these new laws are ridiculous. I don't think you are a better driver when you just months older than sixteen. In some people, age doesn't matter, they are a bad driver and it doesn't matter what age they are. But i do think the cell phone laws are justified, many of teen accidents are because they are using their phone in some way. The less distractions we have the better. So in some ways these laws are good and bad.