US History

The murderer   The Dallas Daily Herald was sent out everyday to the citizens of Dallas. Majority of the document focuses on local issues rather than national news. Apparently, it was a very dramatic town. In one issue their was a gun fight between a barkeeper and a porter because one called the other one a liar. On the same day a young man named Pat shot himself in the head and "blew his brains out" because of conflict with his brother. The largest story of the paper was about a man named, Herald Offick (sketch shown above) who was sentenced to death for allegedly murdering his step-mother. In the issue the newspaper printed a statement he had written to be published so the world could hear what he had to say. Until death he proclaimed he was innocent. When he was sentenced he said, "You may hang me, but you will hang the wrong man." After this extravagant news the newspaper continued saying that the weather was spring like and farmers should continue working

What problem did you learn about? what are the factors causing this problem? - 25000 Southeastern europeans are victims to trafficking - in violent rural areas where alcoholism and high unemployment where people are more vulnerable to trafficking -offered "jobs" (boutique) then sold -promises escaping their poverty stricken country to work as waitresses, receptionist, etc. -domestic violence(cause) -some sold by families for as little as 600 euros. Consequences: -physochological consquences to victims (don't talk) -Girl who disappear overnight are sometimes promised chance to earn decent and honest living and when they return years later are shunned by the community and sometimes family (think prostitute but the girls weren't given a choice) -Gov. of moldova doesn't fully comply with minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (corruption of judicial sector, no security, victims and witenesses sometimes threatened, hearings are delayed and pros