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How To Shoot Free Throws
887 wordsOne of my favorite things to do is to play basketball. The thing that I am best at in basketball is shooting free throws. I think you will enjoy shooting free throws because it will give you a good feeling when you make it, and if you are a good free throw shooter, you should be able to use the focus and confidence involved in shooting in other activities. But to tell you the truth, shooting a free throw is more complex than many people think. I am sure everyone has watched a game from the side ...
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Crime Scene Fair Trial
1,225 words... scene that the man who shot the officer was a third black man who ran from the scene (ia center. org). Immediately after the shooting, police brought Singletary to the station for questioning. In his report, he specifically stated that Jamal was not the shooter. At the 1995 PCRA hearing Singletary testified that the officer ripped up his statement indicating that Jamal was not the shooter and that the shooter had fled. Police then coerced Singletary, after five hours of badgering, into signi...
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Lee Harvey Oswald Killer Or Scapegoat
1,086 wordsOn November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas, "the Crime of the Century" took place. President John F. Kennedy was shot in Dealey Plaza while touring through the city in his open-roof limousine. After the shots were fired, police began looking for suspects. One hour after the shooting, Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for murdering a police officer. One hour after that he was charged with killing the President. Was Lee Harvey Oswald the real killer, or was he merely the scapegoat hired by some agency out...
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Crime Bill Game Animals
1,066 words... ded in the Crime Bill of 1994. While supporters of the ban claim the firearms banned by this bill are the Weapons of choice of gangs and drug dealers, the FBI Uniform Crime Reports show this contention is unfounded (Rusiecki 7). However, at congressional hearings held on March 31 of this year, several people testified that they had used guns, which are now banned to defend their lives and to prevent crimes (Survival). It is fortunate that these citizens had firearms to defend themselves. Soc...
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Founding Fathers Bear Arms
1,163 wordsGun control has always been a splitting issue with activists and politicians. The question that is frequently asked is, How far is too far when it comes to controlling guns? Gun control has boiled down to three essential points, which are continually being debated within the United States government. The most common point that is made is that the American people have a right to bear arms according to The Constitution. The second issue is that guns are not what kill people; People kill people. Th...
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Past Three Years Violence In Schools
734 wordsThere is definitely a problem with school violence today. The last three years have shown us that violence in our schools society is more common today then ever before. Whether the violence has to do with guns, knives, or just a simple fight, school violence is getting a little out of hand. There have been several school shootings in the last few years, and the number of school shootings seems to be growing rapidly these days. When the last figures were taken by the government educators had foun...
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Death Penalty Firing Squad
6,211 wordsThis day Capital Punishment Introduction This day in age murderers? actions are getting more and more incomprehensive. They are no longer just committing murder: they are torturing, mutilating, and engaging in grossly inappropriate acts against fellow human beings. Behaviors such as this will continue if nothing is done to stop them. The death penalty is a humane way to punish the convicted and deter these gruesome acts. Early as 1930, we can find the first recorded execution. Between the times ...
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Death Penalty Firing Squad
6,200 wordsThis day in age murderers? actions are getting more and more incomprehensive. They are no longer just committing murder: they are torturing, mutilating, and engaging in grossly inappropriate acts against fellow human beings. Behaviors such as this will continue if nothing is done to stop them. The death penalty is a humane way to punish the convicted and deter these gruesome acts. Early as 1930, we can find the first recorded execution. Between the times of 1930 to 1967 there was a recorded numb...
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Columbine High School Swat Team
1,267 wordsColumbine High School Shooting It was a normal day at Columbine High School. Students came for another day of learning. But two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, it was a different story. The rampage started at 11: 21 am, with black trench coats and masks covering their face. Shooting guns first in the cafeteria to anyone whom was an athlete or a different race or color. Then going to the hallways screaming racial slurs and planting homemade bombs to explode even after the shooting was ov...
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Assault Weapon Ban Gun Control Legislation
3,033 wordsGun Control Final Draft Gun control is not one issue, but many. To some people gun control is a crime issue; to others it is a rights issue. Gun control is a safety issue, an education issue, a racial issue, and a political issue, among others. Within each of these issues there are those who want more gun control legislation and those who want less. On both sides of this issue opinions range from moderate to extreme. Guns are not for everyone. Certain individuals cannot handle a firearm safely, ...
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Mumia Abu Jamal Faulkner
5,121 wordsWesley Cook was born in 1954. While he was protesting at a George Wallace for president rally in 1968, several white men attacked him. He claims that two men grabbed him. One kicked his face and skull, while the other kicked him in the groin. As the beating progressed, ? he looked up and saw the two-toned gold-trimmed pant leg of a Philadelphia police officer. ? He yelled for the police, who saw him on the ground being beaten to a pulp. ? A police officer marched over briskly, and kicked him in ...
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