prompt #4

Cassandra Rymas

Prompt 4

Week 4

                For this prompt, I had to find two sources, one being a newspaper article and one being a scholarly article. The newspaper article I choose was ‘Jerry Sandusky’s Son Charged with Sexually Assaulting Children’ written by Mitch Smith, you can already tell this is going to be very different than a scholarly article. Which for that I choose ‘The Criminal Prosecution: Sporting Event or Quest for Truth’ written by William J. Brennan Jr.

The scholarly article is aimed at people who are already in the profession of law.  It starts off with the reason as to why he is writing this article, which has to do with the past 15 years of judges, teachers, and lawyers asking him to. This is a very informative, lengthy read. It’s quite boring if you’re not into the profession. Which most people are not. The article and author are both very trust worthy, it comes from a person of high standing in the field. Law is known for being an occupation of high trust, and honesty, there for we can assume it is safe to rely on the information gained throughout the article.

Jeffery Sandusky Mugshot.
Fox59 Center County Correctional Facility 

 However, the newspaper article is a lot more entertaining to read. It too is informative, but not in the same way. The target audience is every person living in society. People enjoy knowing what’s going on in the world around them, this article informs them of the crimes being committed, which many find interest in knowing. Whether you’re a sports fan or want to know of the crimes. You can stumble upon this article and enjoy the quick read. It’s about the former assistant Penn state football coach’s son. 

                                                                                      He was recently convicted of sexually assaulting young boys. I find it so disgusting that someone can sexually assault another human being, especially someone younger than you, you simply just take advantage of them. He didn’t only assault young boys, but also young girls. The prosecution mentioned that two of the girls were under 16.

What stands out the most, in this case, is that he doesn’t find it wrong. He says its “not weird” for him to have involuntary statutory intercourse with these kids. Which means he thinks it’s okay to rape kids under the age of consent. GROSS!! Also, his dad was convicted of sexual assault against 10 young boys. I guess it must run in the family.

These two articles are on focused on the same thing, law, and the criminal justice system. One is informing you on the ins and outs of the court, how lawyers do things, what they strive for, as well as judges. The other is informing you on someone who has committed a crime and now has entered the court system on the other side. Both articles are from sources of high standing and very trustworthy.