Blog Post: Feb 10 (L.A. posts 1 million dollar reward for Dorner)

“Los Angeles puts up $1 million reward for Dorner”

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/10/us/lapd-attacks/index.html?hpt=hp_inthenews

The continuing story of the ex-cop, Christopher Dorner, is getting more interesting. Now police are offering a 1 million dollar reward for him. For anyone who doesn’t know the story, Dorner is suspected of killing three people in a vendetta against his old department for the police. He was fired in 2009. Los Angeles mayor commented on this act, saying, “We will not tolerate anyone undermining the security, the tranquility of our neighborhoods and our communities. We will not tolerate this reign of terror that has robbed us of the peace of mind that residents of Southern California deserve. We will not tolerate this murderer remaining at large."

Obviously one million dollars isn’t placed for bounty for just any crime or on any criminal. There must be a bigger picture here, either a lot more people are vulnerable to being hurt in the near future or there is something the police haven’t let out yet. I think it is the first one, because he is a trained killer and can evade police like it’s no big deal. I just wonder why getting fired from a job back in 2009 would lead to this volatile of revenge. It doesn’t quite make sense to me. Another topic that I've seen been brought up with this event is gun control. Some say that if gun control laws had been more regulated, this situation would have been avoided. That is complete b.s. Even if gun control was regulated, this guy is a trained killer and would have gotten his hands on a gun no matter what. This seems to be a new situation for the police because they haven’t really had to deal with a trained killer with survival skills in that area before. So hopefully they can get the job done without any more fatalities. 

Blog Post: February 3 (Super Bowl Commercials)

"Super Bowl Commercials 2013: Grading the Best & Worst Ads"

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1514409-super-bowl-commercials-2013-grading-the-best-worst-ads?hpt=hp_c2

            If there’s one thing that gets people more excited on Super Bowl Sunday than the Super Bowl, it’s the highly anticipated commercials that are always critiqued very particularly. They make the game that much better. This can be seen through the price of having one thirty second being 4 million dollars, ninety percent more than a decade ago. As the rise of YouTube and social media has grown, so has the popularity of these ads, and the reputation is still growing.

Since it is Super Bowl Sunday, I thought a Super Bowl related blog post would be in order. I myself am not a big supporter of Football (unless the patriots are playing), so the commercials in this game are just as important as the game itself. In the past years, they have been ads that I still remember and watch on occasion; they are always a good source of entertainment during the breaks of the game to keep your attention. I have come to see that ads are really hit or miss, you love them or you hate them, there’s not really an in-between.  This year, the best ad that I have seen so far is the Etrade baby commercial. I don’t know what it is about that baby, but he just knows how to make people laugh. Just the idea of a baby acting like a grown man is hilarious to me. BUT when it’s all over, whether you think the ads ruin the actual game or make it better, you can’t deny they are one of the biggest components in what makes the Super Bowl, Super.