Current Events 6.2

1. Why did the grand jury decide not to charge deputy sheriff Randy McMillian? Page A1 "No charges in taser incident"
Nino de Rivera acted with aggressive behavior towards Deputy Timothy Stalcup, which prompted McMillan to use force.

2. Why is the European court ruling about Google searches so interesting? Page A1 "European court: Google can be forced to remove links"
It is nearly impossible to get a website to take information down, so the European Court of Justice said the search engine could be asked to delete the links.

3. Why did Michelle Obama recently have a photo taken of her holding a sigh with the words 'Bring home our girls'? Page A4 "US aircraft aid in search for missing Nigerian girls" BE SPECIFIC
300 girls were kidnapped in Nigeria and are being held as hostages. Michelle Obama along with others, are protesting by holding signs with "Bring home our girls" on them.

4. Why was the discovery of a chronometer such a big deal? Page B2 "Researchers: Chronometer was 'Big Discovery'"
The chronometer was used from the 18th century as a timepiece to determine ships longitude. The discovery of the chronometer is a reminder that the shipwrecks are time capsules in a way.

5. What will the iPad hopefully be able to do with the next software update? Page B8
It will have a split screen so it is able to run two apps at the same time so people can multitask.

REMINDER - Some of you are not writing enough here. A single sentence isn't enough. I expect you to expand upon your writing. If you think you have written enough, you haven't, write more. Be sure to answer WHY you think something.

Last week an inmate who was scheduled to be executed in Oklahoma was given the lethal injection, but there were problems with the drug mixture and it took him over 40 minutes to die. While observers and prison officials watched he writhed and struggled before finally succumbing to a heart attack. Lethal injections and the use of the death penalty have come under fire because of this event. The problems really started about a year ago because the main supplier of the drug combination went out of business and states have struggled to find replacements that are as powerful and work as well. 

If someone has been convicted in a state that has the death penalty, what should the obligations of the state be when it comes to actually executing that person? I am not asking you what you think about the death penalty, just what you think the state should have to do when they are going to execute a person.
The state should be 100% sure that the injection is capable of causing no suffering. If they are struggling with finding a replacement of some kind and are unsure of what they have created as an alternative, it should absolutely not be used. If someone is supposed to be given the injection but the state does not have the right injection, the death should be put on hold.