Fredricks West Coas Experiance

Quinn: Summer Lovin'

An Establishing Shot of Quinn (Moogie) getting off her scooter.

An Action Shot of when the hose sprinkler turned on and began splashing her.

This is a Detail Shot of Quinn and her bathing suit.

The Importance of Jon Stewart

Recently Jon Stewart, the former host of the satirical Comedy Central news show "The Daily Show," gave a testimony to Congress about it's handling of benefits government benefits for 9/11 first responders and victims.

Stewart has been advocating for the first responders for awhile, and in a 2010 episode Jon devoted an entire episode to push for a bill to help victims of 9/11.

Jon Stewart has been an important voice for America. After taking over the host position for The Daily Show from Craig Kilborn 1999. 

Two years later Jon Stewart would be faced with the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Giving a heartfelt monologue about the attacks 9 days after.

For me one of my first memories at the age of 5 was of 9/11, and my parents watching Jon Stewart after.

So I as I grew up Jon was always on the television, giving me insight to what was going on in the world. 

I remember his commentary on the Iraq Invasion, the Bush administration and just making me laugh, even if I didn't fully understand it at a young age.

 Jon Stewart was always there for me to understand whats going on, and him leaving television after my high school graduation was strange.

Jon has been someone for me to look up to. It's hard to put into writing, let alone 500 words, what Jon Stewart means to me.

 He helped shape my world view, the man got me to read and keep up with what is important in the news and politics, and to find the humor in them (which is sorely needed right now).

Jon is someone I will always look up to a person I strive to be, these words in school blog post cant convey what Jon Stewart means to me.

  

Jon Stewart got his start as a stand-up comedian in 1986, than branched off into television with a couple shows on MTV in 1992. From 1999-2015 Jon Stewart given his commentary on our politics, through his show, books and movie Rosewater.

 He was a consistent voice calling out hypocrisy from where ever it may be in our politics. Him and "The Colbert Report,"Comedy Central's other news satire at the time, gave commentary to post 9/11 America, using humor to inform people of politics, and to lampoon news media outlets for their bias and poor reporting.

 From tragedies, to advocating for bills, and calling out bullshit in politics, hypocrisy of politicians. Growing up in the 2000's Jon Stewart was a voice of reason for me and for many and still is.

 The recent testimony to congress is a reflection of what he means to many Americans.

  

Seattle Is Dying

Eric Johnson of KOMO news, documents the current Homelessness crisis in Seattle parallel to that of Portland, San Francisco, and other western cites. In this documentary Johnson talks with the police of Seattle and their experiences with this "epidemic" of homelessness, and the homeless people of Seattle and their stories, comparing both of them together giving a clear picture to what is the problem, and ways we might be able to fix it.

Johnson references that city officials are saying this is a housing problem, in fact it is a drug and mental health problem, and both police and the homeless confirm this. Showing police video of police officers trying to deal with unruly homeless people, and showing the many drug addicts on the sidewalks.

After going into the database of offenders shows how many of them are arrested and then immediately released, thus giving the perpetrators no reason not to do it again. Due to new laws passed of what one can be arrested for and how long, the database shows how many are repeat offenders, much to the public and police's disdain.

Johnson than goes on to talk to a former popular Sheriff, who was well regarded member of the community, known to stop and help the people in need.
He quit the force after many years, and he states how he left due to his inability to do his job due to laws passed that have restricted the Seattle Police from being able to do there job.

Johnson shows that this is one of the causes in the crime spike we see in Seattle and other west coast cities. He even interviews one of their top repeated offenders on the streets, and he confirms it adding that he loves it. And when residents confront city officials about these problems of robbery and assault, and that the Police need to be allowed to do their jobs and arrest these people, city officials are dismissive, and don't listen to the criticism presented to them of their policies to the dismay of Seattle's residents.

Johnson then compares the crime and police patrolling in the areas where city officials live in, against the policing in the rest of Seattle, showing the favoritism and unequal representation to other parts of Seattle's districts, where crime and public drug use is prevalent.

Eric Johnson's investigative journalism should be commended, he points out a major problem in west coast cities pointing out the underlying problems, and brings faces to a problem not many want to talk about. We need to change how we deal with homelessness and address what it really is, a drug problem. We need to find ways to help these "lost souls," instead of walking past the, ignoring them as they suffer at our feet.

Johnson points out that we need to give them means to be able to come back, instead of living in torment on our streets, showing how other cities have dealt with this problem, and succeeded on reducing the crime and homelessness.