Not Even Air Fresheners?!

1.) In this article it tells about the law banning things from hanging on your rear view mirror. Some say it is just an excuse for police officers to pull people over. There is no reason for them to be pulling you over for having an air freshener or small prayer beads hanging from your mirror. It would only be necessary if it really was a driving hazard and obstructed your view.
2.)  "I call it a 'gotcha' law. It's an excuse to pull someone over." I like this quote because it shows that police officer use any excuse they can to get people in trouble. I don't think this is the only 'gotcha' law either. I think that its your own car so  unless it is a major distraction, they need to back off and let you put what you want in it.
3.) I do not agree with this ban. It would be very unfair to pull somebody over when 99.9 percent of cars on the road have things dangling from their mirrors. People also put things their for real meaning sometimes. Its not always about the looks. I personally have a small rosary hanging from my mirror and it makes me feel just a little bit safer. I know i am not the only one with this theory. The ban should definitely be taken away because police officers could not possible pull everybody with something on their mirror over, and this law would never be enforced.

Is Race an Issue?

1.Mitch Albom's article is talking about LeBron James and how he chose to display what his team choice was. one author chose to as the question "Do you think there's a role that race plays in this?" and Mitch goes on to say that race really has nothing to do with it. he tells how when all the good things are happening to LeBron race is never brought up. But when anything bad happens race but be the only reason. He tells that if LeBron suddenly became "Leo" race would have never even been brought up. so basically he is saying LeBron James being African American doesn't have anything to do with his newly found bad rep. This bad publicity has everything to do with his bad character.
2.I agree with this article. I think it is stupid that racial issues is the first thing that is always brought up in these types of situations. LeBron James made one mistake. Don't we all? Is it because we are white? No. Its because we are human. He doesn't deserve to be totally embarrassed, and he is obviously still a good athlete. so I agree in his point that race is not an issue in this argument.
3.I think that Albom has many good points in this article. I think his most effective one would be "Leo. I like how he contrasts it with "white name" and everything changes. He tells what happened as if it were a normal thing. Race is never brought up. That just goes to show our nation still has some work to do.