Thursday, June 18, 2009

The Dissent

Dissent

If it wasn’t for Mayor Brown really seeing the case for what it was who knows how long the case would have been going. In the year 2000 it was stated that Ahmed Ali had post traumatic disorder and that he needed the systems help. (ailv.achim) what more proof did they need a man trying to take his life or another man taking his life in prison or the detention center. I’m glad to see that they granted him protection and he is now a free man. The board of immigration appeals found that Ahmed Ali conviction was a particularly a serious crime.(ailv.achim) This was not a serious crime the man suffered from a disorder and should of not been punished because of the immigrations stupidity. I’m very pleased to see how the case ended up however not pleased about the process it had to go through.

My arguement

My own argument

I feel that this case took way too long to go through the courts it should have been dismissed years ago. When I look at this case I see racism and politics the two words that run this country into the ground. There’s no such thing as being fair anymore when it comes to the government. This country needs more people on the courts that look at things in both perspectives not just from one standpoint. They should look at the big picture and everything that surrounds it not just the culture that someone comes from. I don’t agree with the way that Ahmed Ali was treated in the detention center if all the courts know his condition of post traumatic disorder could of gotten more bad. The thing that makes me angry is why did it take so long to solve this case? What does that tell you about our government, and who we have working for us. When I think of the Declaration of independence I think of what it took for our country as a whole to go through to get our independence. Just because someone is not American doesn’t mean they don’t struggle to be one. I feel that our country is always letting our pride get in the way and we’re on each other’s team and nobody else’s. The other countries will always be in alliance with us do to our cockiness because we can’t admit we need help.

Rule of law

Rule of law

Just because you have a sickness doesn’t mean that people care such as the courts. The courts found him guilty and wanted Ahmed Ali locked up and with no protection from torture. They had no remorse what so ever for him and wanted the key thrown away. They finally came to their senses and looked at the case more clearly. This case was finalized and dismissed in 2007 it shouldn’t of taken so long for Ahmed Ali to be free. Mayor Brown is the one that looked at the case one more time and reached an agreement with the U.S. solicitor general. (ailv.achim)

The reasoning of the court

Reasoning of the court

The courts denied Ahmed ali protection and wanted to keep him detained. (ailv.achim) This all started because a man had a fight and received a state battery charge which led him to an 11 month sentence. (ailv.achim) Ahmed Ali was diagnosed with post traumatic disorder and the government was still denying his requests to have the terms of the detention reviewed. (ailv.achim) personally I don’t understand the process that this case had to go through. He obviously was suffering from a sickness and could not help that he went through a tough time growing up. If it was an American that got in a fight and had an 11 month sentence it probably would have been different. The proceedings that took place was ludicrous when the homeland security took custody and put Ahmed Ali in an immigration detention and initiated deportation. (ailv.achim) they should have looked at the case thoroughly instead of wanting to convict him.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

The decison of court

The decision of the court

The court decision was that Ahmed Ali suffered from post traumatic disorder and his case was dismissed and he’s to have protection from the government. (Immigrant justice.org.com) Courts around the United States have interpreted the meaning of “particularly serious crime” different in ways, resulting in inconsistent and often unfair treatment of immigrants. (Immigrant justice.org.com). The serious crime was that they weren’t offering refuge protection for him. Ahmed Ali was trying to overcome the images of the murders that he seen when he was in Somalia living with his family. Ahmed was dealing with enough of ethnic conflicts in Somalia, so when he came to the Unites States, he just wanted a new start into his future. He started attending classes at Madison area technical college, and started to get on the right track, and then he got into a fight and that’s what started it all. This case went through several courts before it was heard clearly. Finally in 2007 it was dismissed and the settlements were granting Mr. Ali protection and once again his new start. If the system was fair and looked at all the facts of the case this could have been solved years ago. I think that the government forgets about what other countries experience, and the living conditions that they live each day. If they would take a minute and not be so judgmental, and really look at the picture, than justice can be served fairly. The poverty in Somalia is shocking and the thing that happen there are unspeakable. This state is failing and can’t provide the basic needs to the people. (www.icrc.org) the courts treated Amed Ali like a terrorists which he was afraid of and killed his family. We all are humans foreign are not we all serve a purpose on this earth and we don’t need to be constantly judged on a daily basis. Which we could use from other countries, but our pride always gets in the way.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

ilicit trading

The illicit trade

Before the film I didn’t see the big deal with knockoffs but now I feel different. The pharmaceutical process is very disturbing. The country is buying fake drugs I really had no idea. I knew that the counterfeiting was bad but watching this film really put it into perspective. It’s crazy how much knockoffs are transported through the United States. It’s a constant operation that is run by the crooks of our every day society. Who would think the average person that you see on the streets could be involved a counterfeit operation. I had no idea that it happen in so many countries this was an eye opener for me. It was disturbing to see the president of a country and also the minister that were’ leaders ended up being involved in a drug operation. We have these leaders that we look up to and even vote for them in some cases and then find out that they are just as guilty as the crooks that are involved in the deal. To think that I attended a purse party where knockoffs were sold. That’s crazy to think that even those are bad for our society all to a quick buck. I really enjoyed this film because it had the realization of our world today. I knew they had smart business men but not stupid. They were smart to not have the merchandise out and for them to have it in a ware house. Not a good idea though to have the consumer follow them to the spot. Why wouldn’t think that a cop could be tracking them. I will not participate in such as a thing as downloading a movie off the internet or buying a knockoff purse. This film was shocking and useful to me loved it.

Issue of case

The issue of the case (The Brief)

The issue of the case was that a refuge from Somalia was locked up several times for confrontations with other cell mates. I believe that this case got very segregated, and racial against Ahmed Ali and his ethnicity. When individuals come from other countries they’re automatically separated from the citizens of the United States. This is how judgmental our country can be by not giving individuals outside our country a chance. If the courts would have investigated this case more closely,and seen that this Refuge from Somalia suffered from post traumatic stress disorder, this case could have been already dismissed.

The National immigrant justice center should be held responsible for this case lasting as long as it did. They put him through some real bad times which didn’t need to happen. In June 7, 2002 Ahmed Ali was placed in an immigration detention, even though in June 2000 he was diagnosed with post traumatic post disorder. (Google Ailv v.Achim) I believe the issue of this case is immigration, and racism which is clearly pointed out in this case. The refuge protection would not protect him as they should of. The immigration detention center thought that Ahmed Ali was harm to the other cell mates. In my opinion the immigration should have been locked up in their own cell.

What they did to this poor man was horrible. The immigration was in the wrong for so much including how long this case took to be dismissed. If they would have looked at all the facts before making judgment Ahmed Ali could have been starting a brand new life for himself. Not to mention Ahmed Ali was detained for over three years and the government kept on rejecting requests to have his terms of detention reviewed.(Google Ali V. Achim). It makes me appreciate so much, and it also makes me wonder about our system and how it really works.