“I’m immunocompromised. My partner has asthma. Getting sick is not an option. Getting sick is a death sentence. Our government needs to protect us, but there’s only so much they can do. We need to step up and not put the other people in our communities in jeopardy. Show empathy and wear your damn mas…”
- OLIVIA B
“It is the governments job to protect it’s people. To represent the majority if not all of its people. While pharmaceutical companies jack up prices on treatment costs, it’s the majority of our citizens who suffer. The pharmaceuticals and their owners and leadership get fat. While I don’t believe in …”
- OLIVIA B
“I don’t believe we should have any private or charter school in America. We should exclusively have public schools. However, I believe that if a child earns a scholarship, they should be allowed to use it an the school they see fit. Also, why are the winning a scholarship if they’re going to a publi…”
- OLIVIA B
“I work in informal education settings such as museums and libraries and after school programs. As long as the virus is running rampant in our country, the need for my job is very low. It’s hard to apply or plan for work in the future. I’m also high risk for complications, so it’s scary to risk worki…”
- OLIVIA B
“The JUSTICE act is a weak attempt at reform. By passing this act, we’ll mute any real progress towards police reform.
We need bigger change: larger punishments for not using body cameras, not creating better learning and educating opportunities for their officers, and not holding misconduct account…”
- OLIVIA B
“Vandalism, if it’s classified as a Class D felony, is punishable of up to 4 years. Class B, which is vandalism through means of explosives, is the only reason we should make it a 10 year sentence. That’s just the facts.
However, I don’t consider taking down statues that promote racism, Jim Crowe la…”
- OLIVIA B
“I don’t think that it’s good enough. The federal government should not be dangling rewards like federal grants for the use of body cameras or de-escalation training. Instead they should be offering grants for education and mental health programs for states that commit to using their police funding t…”
- OLIVIA B