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Trigger Locks Medical Expenses
330 words
A. Its is very obvious that our gun controll laws
are not sufficient. 1. explain a few reasons why
these laws are not working 2. tell you a few
solutions i might have to make things better. A.
guns dont kill people, people kill people b.
Trigger locks and responsible parenting are an
easy fix. c. In one year, firearms killed no
children in Japan, 19 in Great Britain, 57 in
Germany, 109 in France, 153 in Canada, and 5, 285
in the United States. (web) a. Trigger locks and
warning labels are not go...
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Evidence That Marijuana Life In Prison
1,824 words
A total of 3, 470, 545 Americans have been
arrested for marijuana offenses. In 1997 state and
local law enforcement arrested 695, 200 people for
marijuana violations. That number is the highest
ever recorded by the FBI. Of the 682, 885 arrests
made in 1998, approximately 88 % were for simple
possession. The remaining 12 % were for sale and
manufacture. Every 52 seconds, a marijuana smoker
is arrested in America. This is truly a waste of
law enforcement and a waste of our tax money.
These people ...
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14 Th Amendment Interstate Commerce
3,919 words
... between two states, the sup. ct. gives the
case to a special master in a trial with original
jurisdiction. Can congress take away all appellate
jurisdiction? The ct. will say it would be
unconstitutional. Congress can seek help from the
Pres. to take away a judges salary. -Sup. ct.
first met in N. Y. in 1719. -In 1920 Certioriari
was created. Gave sup. ct. the right to choose
whether they wanted to hear. Exception, they had
to hear all appellate cases. - 1988, now they
decide what they want ...
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Life In Prison Death Penalty
1,603 words
The practice of putting certain convicted felons
to death is a precedent that dates far back to
early civilization. Unfortunately, it has become a
very controversial issue in the United States over
the last century. The death penalty was put into
place for a number of reasons, but the biggest
being the deterrent effect of capital punishment.
Some would say that the death penalty does not
deter murder. In 1985, economist Stephen K. Lesson
at the University of North Carolina published a
study that...
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Problem Solving How Do We Combat Child Abuse
2,023 words
Imagine being a young child. Picture that someone
is mistreating you, and you are completely unable
to retaliate in any way. Imagine what would be
running through your mind, all of the fear and
hatred that you can do nothing with except hold it
all inside. The United States government defines
child abuse specifically as [a]ny recent act or
failure to act on the part of a parent or
caretaker which results in death, serious physical
or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation to
any individual...
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Abuse Or Neglect Child Abuse
1,075 words
Many children suffer at the hands of adults -
often their own parents. They are beaten, kicked,
thrown into walls, and / or burned with
cigarettes. They have their heads held under the
water of toilet bowls, are scalded by hot water or
they are forced to stand in freezing showers until
they pass out. A child could be stuffed into
running washing machines or sexually molested,
suffer from neglect in the forms of starvation and
lack of medical attention, and still go unnoticed
by outsiders. In fac...
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Snuff Films Law Enforcement
1,315 words
Also known as "white heat" films and "the real
thing, " the snuff film myth lives on like
Bigfoot, despite the fact that no law enforcement
agency in America has publicly admitted to ever
locating one. Alan Sears, former executive
director of the Attorney General's commission on
pornography during 1985 - 86, agrees with the more
than two dozen law enforcement agencies I
interviewed. "Our experience was that we could not
find any such thing as a commercially produced
snuff film, " says Sears. "Ou...
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Wall Street Journal Trigger Locks
1,686 words
... ences. We need strict gun control laws to help
prevent some of these teens from making the
biggest mistake of their life. Unqualified
citizens and kids have easy access to firearms. I
can log on to Internet right now and purchase a
gun without being asked any questions. The Brady
Law was created to prevent some criminals from
purchasing deadly weapons. The Brady Law gives a
background check. It asks for your residence,
prior criminal convictions, age and employment.
There is also a ten-day w...
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Aggressive Driving Road Rage
1,432 words
Asthma Research Paper Asthma is a chronic illness
that affects many people. Asthma affects
approximately 155 million people around the world.
The pharmaceutical industry approximates $ 5. 5
billion in sales for asthma medication per year
for a condition that is incurable. Asthma is an
inflammatory disease of the airways. The narrowing
of airways occurs due to inflammation and
excessive mucous secretion. The constriction of
the airway gives rise to common asthmatic symptoms
of wheezing, coughing,...
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On The Profound Effects Of Child Sexual Abuse
1,324 words
... ild cannot always avoid sexual abuse, children
who are well prepared will be more likely to tell
you if any abuse has occurred (child Abuse. html).
Prevention activities should include concepts of
body ownership, the right to control and access of
your own body. Touch continuum, which includes
discussion of okay vs. not okay touches, confusing
touches, ect. Secrets, intuition, and telling are
others that are important (Conte, 35). Children
should be taught to feel good about themselves,
know...
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Private Detectives And Investigators
1,054 words
Private detectives and investigators use many
means to determine the facts in a variety of
matters. To carry out investigations, they may use
various types of surveillance or searches. To
verify facts, such as an individual's place of
employment or income, they may make phone calls or
visit a subject's workplace (outlook 1). In other
cases, especially those involving missing persons
and background checks, investigators often
interview people to gather as much information as
possible about an ind...
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Lee Harvey Oswald John F Kennedy
3,169 words
4 / 1 / 01 Jfk Assassination Frank Lee 4 / 1 / 01
AP United States History- Period 6 Mr. Gelb- Room
217 President John F. Kennedy was assassinated,
and only one man was arrested in the hours
following the assassination. Was Lee Harvey Oswald
the lone assassin, or a just a decoy as he
claimed? Oswald was set up from the day the plot
was formed as he embodied the perfect scapegoat in
an elaborate plan involving the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Mafia, the Central Intelligence
Agency, the Se...
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T L O Law Enforcement Officers
1,135 words
Name of the case and year it was decided X New
Jersey v. T. L. O. (1985) The constitutional
amendment V or section thereof X which the court
is interpreting X 14 th amendment The specific
facts of the case X On March 7, 1980, a teacher at
Piscataway High School in New Jersey found two
girls smoking in a restroom. Since this was a
violation of school rules, the teacher took the
two students to the principals office. The
assistant vice principal questioned the two girls
separately. One student adm...
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Law Enforcement Officers Police Officers
3,734 words
Police Officers Overstep Their Rights When
Searching People One of the main powers law
enforcement officers carry is the authority to
make citizens involuntarily give up their rights.
Most people when confronted by police get mild to
moderate panic reaction, can become nervous or
anxious, and do as much as possible to limit the
time spent with the officer. Due to the difference
in power between a citizen and a police officer,
citizens often unknowingly, give up their
constitutional rights when a...
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Million A Year Eighteenth Amendment
906 words
In 1920 congress began what was called The Noble
Experiment. This experiment began with the signing
of the eighteenth amendment of the constitution
into law. It was titled by society as Prohibition.
Websters dictionary defines prohibition as: A
prohibiting, the forbidding by law of the
manufacture or sale of alcoholic liquors.
Prohibition can extend to mean the foreboding of
any number of substances. I define it as a social
injustice to the human race as we know it.
Prohibition was designed to r...
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Break Ins Called Quot
2,261 words
The popularity of the Internet has grown
immeasurably in the past few years. Along with it
the so-called " hacker" community has
grown and risen to a level where its less of a
black market scenario and more of " A Current
Affair" scenario. Misconceptions as to what a
hacker is and does run rampant in everyone who
thinks they understand what the Internet is after
using it a few times. In the next few pages Im
going to do my best to prove the true definition
of what a hacker is...
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Value Of Human Life Police Discretion
970 words
The Law of Self-defense CONCURRING OPINION: We
concur with Justice Whites interpretation of
Tennessee State law. However, we propose that more
restrictive standards should be used by policemen
when dealing with imminently dangerous
circumstances. The necessity standard that White
proposes for governing the use of lethal force
strikes the right balance in regulating violence.
He insists that the police act reasonably by
evaluating whether the felons interest in life
outweighs the states interest ...
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Snuff Films Charles Manson
2,605 words
Also known as white heat films and the real thing,
the snuff film myth lives on like Bigfoot, despite
the fact that no law enforcement agency in America
has publicly admitted to ever locating one. Alan
Sears, former executive director of the Attorney
Generals commission on pornography during 1985 -
86, agrees with the more than two dozen law
enforcement agencies I interviewed. Our experience
was that we could not find any such thing as a
commercially produced snuff film, says Sears. Our
commissi...
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Child Abuse Law Enforcement
554 words
Bad Choices During Pregnancy An unwritten don t
ask, don t tell policy {in regards to pregnant
women and what they put into their bodies}was once
the rule and not the exception in our society.
What this means is simple: doctors delivered
infants without questioning the behavior of the
mother. If the infant was born defective in some
way, the mother paid. The infant paid. Society
paid. After all, if the mother could not afford to
provide all the care the infant needed because of
special costs rel...
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Unwelcome Sexual Consumer Behavior
4,012 words
The most common form of evidence is statistics.
Statistics are a favorite evidence of many writers
and speakers. They provide actual numbers in
support of ideas and conclusions. If you can show
that 75 % of high schools seniors cannot find
Washington State on a map of North America, then
it is strong evidence for your contention that
high school seniors are not being taught the
geography of the United States. Such evidence is
not only difficult to refute, its often accepted
as the final word in ...
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