Blog # 2

I feel the shooting in Tucson was a very tragic event that people will never forget, especially all of the innocent bystanders at the mall that fatal day. A good citizen is somebody that isn't afraid to help another, or hold the door for an elderly person. These are just a few simple things that might pop into your find when describing what a good citizen. Overall, Jared Lee Loughner was not one to be known as a, "good citizen". As a 22 year old college drop out, Loughner clearly wasn't right in the head. His initial target was Gifford, but in the end he ended up wounding dozens of people. One major thing that will linger on for a while is the whole thing on gun control. There have been times where people are truly against guns, and then there are the ones that feel it’s important to have one so you can protect yourself and your family. However, this will be a constant fight on whether or not to ban the rights of guns.

As being a governor of Maine, LePage is under a microscope from not only himself or his family, but everybody else in the state. Everybody has their own opinion, but what was said offended a lot of people. People feel what was said was racist. He decided to say, "Kiss my butt" to the NAACP. As a role model to our citizens I feel that it was totally unnecessary and inappropriate. He is higher then that and needs to watch what he says.