The Boy Who Cried Injustice

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An AP US History assignment, using the amendments to modify a childhood story.

Transcript of The Boy Who Cried Injustice

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One day, there was a boy named Hasten.

Hasten didn’t like Apple,

So one day Hasten called tech support to bother them and a

black man answered him.

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“Why haven’t you given me Bear Arms? The second

amendment promised me Bear Arms? Why haven’t I received new arms yet?”

Hasten asked the man.

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“Ummm, sir, this is Apple.

Not to mention, sir, you do know

that you don’t get actual Bear Arms, right? It means you can

carry a gun,” the black man said.

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“What do you mean no Bear Arms? I need to worship the Bear Arms! The first amendment

states that I can worship what ever I want, and I want to worship Bear Arms! While you’re

ruining my dreams, I suppose you’re going to make me house you too. You can’t do this to me! I’m sixteen; I voted against this!” Hasten

cried.

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“Sir, do you have any idea what you’re talking about? That was voted on hundreds

of years ago! And what do you mean, quarter you? I’m no soldier, and I’m

certainly not trying to force you to shelter me! Even they couldn’t force you to shelter them according to the third amendment.

By the way, you have to be eighteen to vote, not sixteen. Don’t you know your amendments at all?” the man asked.

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“Well, you can’t vote either! You’re black! Slave! Slave!” Hasten said.

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“Sir, I’m going to have to ask you to calm down. They abolished slavery

years ago, and they also allowed black suffrage years ago. Really, man, don’t

you know this? It states this very clearly in the thirteenth and the

fifteenth amendment,” the man told Hasten.

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“Even if that were true, which I doubt it is, I can say I don’t like that law

because it ‘goes against my rights’ and not follow it! Or, I can convince the

state to change that! Ha, it tells me I can do that in the ninth and tenth

amendment!” Hasten said, happy in his apparent triumph.

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“No, this is not an ‘unstated right’ and the tenth amendment doesn’t mean that! It

means that there are things the states get to decide on their own, not that you can disregard the amendment because you

don’t like it! States can’t ignore the amendments!” the man explained to Hasten, trying to repress his irritation.

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“Don’t be silly! You obviously have no idea what

you’re talking about! You must be drunk! Alcohol is illegal you know! I’ll have them search you!” Hasten

said.

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“While alcohol may at one point have been illegal due to the eighteenth amendment,

the twenty-first amendment repealed that. Not to mention, you can’t have the police

search me when all they have is some stranger claiming I’m drunk! They need

probable cause! That is not probable cause!” the man told Hasten, trying very

hard to stay calm.

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“Yes it is! I’ll make sure you have a horrible trail, too! You won’t be allowed a lawyer or a jury,

and they will make you spill all of your dirty secrets!” Hasten

stated.

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“What is your problem? The fifth amendment says I don’t have to say anything, the sixth says you

can’t refuse me a lawyer, and the seventh says I have the right to a

jury! What aren’t you getting about this? You’re wrong!” the

man said.

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“Stop being ridiculous! You’ll be tried, found guilty, and you’ll be in jail for years

upon years! You deserve it for the lies you’ve told me!”

Hasten yelled.

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“Are you kidding me? The eighth amendment says you can’t have

excessive punishment, and if that’s not excessive for doing

absolutely nothing to you then I don’t know what is!” the man

cried.

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“Stop spewing these lies! I will make sure you

regret ever saying these things to me!” Hasten

said.

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“You know what,” the man said, “I don’t even

know why I’m putting up with this anymore! It’s

ridiculous! Goodbye sir!”

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“Wait! No, someone’s trying to get into my house! I need help…,” Hasten screamed,

actually in need of help now. But the man had already hung

up.

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For more information on the amendments to avoid ending up like Hasten, you can go to any of the following websites:

Song Form Of Bill Of Rights:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWdfHK6g_C8

Basic List: http://www.ushistory.org/documents/amendments.htm

Constitution and Amendments Explained:

http://www.usconstitution.net/constquick.html

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Works Cited

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• The Lengend of The Apple Logo. (2012, June 23). Retrieved October 17, 2012, from About.com: http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2012/06/23/the-legend-of-the-apple-logo.htm

• Hart, L. (2010, May 16). The Terminater 'Soaks The Poor'. Retrieved October 18, 2012, from The Exestential Cowboy: http://existentialistcowboy.blogspot.com/2010/05/terminator-soaks-poor.html