Assignment 5A Identifying Local Opportunities

1. ACSO detention officer arrested on allegations of dating violence

• Christopher Hathcock, an Alachua County Sherif's Officer has been arrested due to allegations of dating violence.
• The problem is that a representant of the law, Christopher Hathcock, is being arrested because he has violated the law.
• The people who have this problem is Christopher Hathcock's partner and Christopher Hathcock since they are a suspect and a victim.

2. Suspected illegal gambling operation in Starke

• Winner's Café at Starke, Florida was attracting the attention of neighbors because at nights the Café attracted people that looked somewhat dangerous. This caused Major Brad Smith of the Bradford County Sheriff's Office to start an investigation on the establishment. Effectively after getting a search warrant, police confiscated gaming machines, computers, ATM's and safes. Winner's Café was doing illegal gambling nights.
• The problem is that the Café was doing illegal gambling while being under the blanket of an internet café. Of course, this disrupts neighbors and attracts unwanted visitors to the area.
• The people who run the establishment have the problem because they are the ones doing illegal activities. The neighbors have the problem because they are being directly affected by the illegal activities. Finally, Bradford County has the problem because it disrupts the community under the county and under the law.

3. Florida woman arrested after child's hair found infested with fleas

• On Sunday, August 25th, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived at Nicole Renee Jacobs' residency in Pensacola, Florida, after receiving a disturbance call. She was intoxicated and strong animal odors were coming out of her house, trash bags and dirty clothes were all over the place. Her child said that she barely showers since she has to collect rainwater to do it. As a consequence and the estate of the house, the child, dog, and cats had fleas and lice all over them. Police took the child and called animal services on the cats and dog. She was charged with child neglect.
• The problem is that Nicole Renee Jacobs has neglected her child and animals, causing physical damage to them as they were not taking care of.
• Nicole Renee Jacobs has the problem as she is the one doing it. Her child and pets have the problem because they suffered who knows how much time under the "care" of this woman. Also, the county as they are responsible for any illegal activities in the area.

4. VIDEO: Woman stuffs dog into the trunk of a hot car, charged with animal abuse

• Sara Ann Perry was charged for animal abuse after she tried to give away her dog to a shelter because she "couldn't take care of him anymore". Unfortunately, there was no room at the shelter, she left the shelter furious with the dog and stove him into the trunk of her car. As everything was caught on camera, Sherif's Department proceed to arrest her. The video is in the article.
• The problem is that Sara Ann Perry did animal abuse in public without thinking that anyone would notice or care for a dog. Even if she tried to give the dog back, there is no reason for harming an animal the way she did.
• Sara Ann Perry has the problem, she performed the abuse to the animal. The dog although not a person has the problem, he suffered the abuse. The county and the shelter since it was done under their jurisdiction and territory.

5. Gainesville residents giving back to the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian

• After Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas, numerous families were affected including UF's student Kariel Stuart. Students and local business like Swamp City have organized donations drives for the Bahamas.
• The problem is that Hurricane Dorian caused a lot of damage to the Bahamas, therefore a lot of people had to flee to another place abandoning their homes and possessions. Reconstructing the Bahamas is not an easy job, but at least the Gainesville community is giving donations. 
• In this one, I would say that it is everyone's problem. Natural disasters bring consequences for whole communities, just like Kariel Stuart, who wasn't in the storm but her family was affected. People who sympathize with the damage (which is everyone) have this problem because they want to help solve it.