Favorite Blog Post

My favorite blog post from this quarter was the one about the episode of 30 Days that we watched in class. I thought it was an interesting post because it related to what we were talking about in class, addressed our society as a whole, and it touched on the first blog post I did this year. I think my blogging has improved over the year. Unfortunately, I was not as consistent this quarter perhaps due to junior theme and the fact that we were in the middle of a very busy soccer season. Overall, blogging has been a good experience and I really enjoyed this type of informal writing.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Gitmo detainees in Illinois?

The people of Thomson, Illinois (a town of about 600 that lies about 150 miles west of Chicago) are happy that the prisoners may be moving to the Thomson Correctional Facility. Mostly, people are motivated by the fact that it could provide jobs or, at least, stimulate the economy of this small town where the unemployment rate is close to 11%. All of the citizens of the town interviewed in an article by CNN were up for the move and did not seem the least bit concerned by the fact that the detainees could soon be living practically right next door. Nor, did it seem to bother them that these men were people the government considers terrorists. However, people like Republican Mark Kirk are worried that the new location will make Illinois a prime target for terrorists. He claims that if the US government spent so much money to keep terrorists off US soil then it should stay that way, especially if it puts American citizens at risk.



What do you think? Should the detainees be moved to Illinois or should they stay in Guantanamo Bay? Are the citizens' opinions influenced by the economic recession?
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  1. AJBDecember 16, 2009 at 1:27 PM

    I think that the prisoners should be moved to Illinois. Personally I have no problem and even am happy that they are finally being held on U.S soil and that the torture and abuse they have endured will be over. The citizens have no objections to it and it is a good place to hold these prisoners, with out losing alot of jobs that they would be if the prison is closed instead. Their is also alot of disputed evidence of whether or not some of the detainees are guilty or not and I would like to see them receive a fair trial on U.S soil.

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