Have you ever imagined what our world would look like without guns? Now you don’t have to, because the Thumbs & Ammo blog went ahead and did it for us. Using special magical Internet technology, it replaced all the guns in our favorite action movies with the much more positive “thumbs-up” gesture. Any chance we…
Am I crazy in thinking this is so obviously wrong? I really struggle to think how a person at any stage of this process is OK with sending a child to prison with adults. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAJFWYFPgH0?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] Read more: http://upworthy.com/how-bad-were-these-100000-kids-that-courts-had-them-sent-to-adult-prisons-the-reason-disgusts-me
This is the tragic story of a mother continuing to pursue the truth about who murdered her child. I want her to find answers, not only to ease her mind, but to shine a light on the gross ignorance displayed by the police involved in such a horrific case and by the community in which…
Meet four incredibly tough women journalists in a town once called the “murder capital” of the world. They describe their work, and also why they keep doing it. Fair warning: The video contains very graphic footage of the aftermath of violence. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8XTdN9VTGk?rel=0&wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] The scene is set starting at 3:10, when one journalist describes what…
This is a bit longer than your average Internet video, but it’s a bit more brilliant, as well. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kye2oX-b39E?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] Read more: http://upworthy.com/british-comic-thinks-he-can-just-bash-our-country-he-can-he-does-and-hes-freaking-brilliant
No good comes from losing people to gun violence and keeping silent about it. The good comes from making the right changes in the aftermath. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2FCBEMX4KU?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] Read more: http://upworthy.com/one-of-the-most-compelling-stories-from-a-school-shooting-survivor
State Sen. LeAnna Washington experienced hellish abuse, and she is not alone; it is unacceptably common. According to the World Health Organization, “on average, 30% of women who have been in a relationship report that they have experienced some form of physical or sexual violence by their partner.” Listen as she tells the harrowing tale…
My mother always said that the most unfair things in life happen to people who don’t deserve it. Jason Jones at “The Daily Show” proves my momma right. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHJzPah-BDA?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white] Read more: http://upworthy.com/kablooey-the-daily-show-puts-another-debate-to-rest-2
Ever since I was a kid, it always felt to me like the death penalty was not right. Jeremy Irons sums it up nicely in this video. Especially with the botched executions happening lately, it feels like we need to have this conversation again and again. [vimeo 13857020 w=500 h=281] Read more: http://upworthy.com/something-that-civilized-countries-have-done-away-with-but-the-good-ol-us-of-a-nah
Satire ahead! Satire ahead! Clever satire at that. I absolutely love this comic by Keith Knight. It’s so simple, but it says so much. I won’t muck it up with my opinions, other than it’s truly a smart commentary on America today. Share this by clicking the Facebook and Twitter icons below. Or don’t. No…
The point here is not so much that one system is obviously better than the other, but that the way we run prisons in the U.S. is not the only way to do it. //www.youtube.com/embed/2g56susrNQY?start=6&wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white At this point, you might have the same reaction. To be honest, I did. But maybe the Norwegian system isn’t…
In covering terrible tragedies such as the one that happened in Ottawa on Wednesday, the news needs to stop focusing on the shooter. That’s not to say we should completely ignore the seriousness of the event, just that we need to focus on everything else surrounding it as well. Instead of delving into the “mind…