TASK DEFINITION: Given a document and an entity the task is to select the author's sentiment towards the entity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the article expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the document expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the article expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Carolyn Goodman ? Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman  did not mince any words when discussing Las Vegas massacre gunman Stephen Paddockâs actions  branding him a âmadman â a âscumbag â and more.
What did  she  say?
 Goodman   speaking with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Monday night  hurled insults at Paddock  who âso selfishlyâ took nearly 60 lives in the Las Vegas deadly mass shooting.
 She  added that âitâs been a very  very difficult time.â
 Goodman  lauded the efforts of local law enforcement  first responders  and health care providers for their brave actions in the aftermath of the incident.
âThey have done their utmost to save as many lives as possible  but the tragedy remains for all the people who donât know where their loved ones are â  Goodman  said.
 Goodman  later praised the Las Vegas community for donating blood  money  free rooms and more to the devastated community.
âThis has just been a tremendous bonding for us all as we come together â  Goodman  said. âAnd we just know that the sadness is that there probably a beautiful number of 59 new stars in the heavens and we are just tragically stricken by this.â

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity J. Christopher Giancarlo ? Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo  has announced that  he  will take a âdo no harmâ approach to cryptocurrency regulation.
In a written testimony that was published ahead of  a Tuesday hearing Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Christopher Giancarlo  explained  his  regulatory plans for the cryptocurrency space.
Speaking about blockchain systems broadly   Chairman Giancarlo  argued that the emerging technology will have a lasting impact on global financial markets.
During Tuesdayâs hearing   Giancarlo  expanded upon the prepared testimony. âWe owe it to this new generation to respect their interest in this new technology with a thoughtful regulatory approach â  he  said.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Stephen Gayle ? Stephen Gayle died Thursday night after Temple police officers who responded to a disturbance call tried to put him in handcuffs. A Temple Police Department spokeswoman said Friday that the Texas Department of Public Safety will investigate the death and that there's no indication the officers "acted outside the scope of their duties."
Temple officers responded to a disturbance complaint around 7:30 p.m. Thursday near an apartment complex. They encountered  Gayle   believing he was responsible for the disturbance  and said he was uncooperative and appeared intoxicated  according to a police release. During a struggle  the officers tried to handcuff  Gayle  and put  him  inside a police car  police said.
The Temple Daily Telegram reports that  Gayle 's family and people who witnessed the incident are questioning the account police have given. Witnesses who spoke to the newspaper said the officers  who were white  used excessive force to arrest  Gayle   who was black.
Wanda Nichols  a church pastor who lives in the neighborhood  said she saw  Gayle  walking down the street and yelling before police arrived. She said she thought  he  was trying to get the attention of a child who was practicing football nearby.

SOLUTION:
Positive