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Violent Crimes Carry Concealed
1,080 wordsSpecific Purpose: To persuade my audience on the negative effects of gun control Central Idea: The effects gun control will have on the nation are leaving people unprotected against violent crimes, an infringement on states rights, and the loss of hunting and sport shooting in our country. In Cumberland, TN, a 28 -year-old Jason Mcculley broke into the home of Stanley Horn and his wife tied up the two of them at knife point, demanded to know where the couple kept their money in the house. While ...
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Men And Women Years To Life
1,338 wordsIn California there is a law known as the 3 -Strikes Law. Other states such as Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, and a few other states have also adopted this law. (2) This 3 -Strikes and Your Out Law, states that if a person has two previous violent or serious felony convictions, he or she is sentenced to a life sentence with no chance of parole. (1) It also states that if a person has one previous violent or serious felony conviction (which includes burglary of an unoccupied dwellin...
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Law Abiding Citizens Community Based Policing
1,089 wordsIn some cases, gun control may be favored even if the price is more death. Consider, for example, H. Laurence Ross's review of Gary Kleck's book Point Blank in the American Journal of Sociology. Kleck's book was awarded the Hindelang Prize, as the most significant contribution to criminology in the last three years; Ross praises Kleck's meticulous research and analysis, and Kleck's debunking of many of the myths surrounding the gun issue. And Ross does not deny Kleck's conclusion that, because h...
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The Effects Of Concealed Weapon Law On Crime
968 wordsThis research is important to complete because it could shed some light on alternative ways to deter and prevent crime. Many believe that concealed handgun laws, also referred to as shall issue laws, if enacted, would cause lawlessness similar to the days of the Wild West. I believe that reliable and valid research may be completed to prove just the opposite. States that do not have shall issue laws in place could benefit because it would enable them to analyze the effects of such a law and aid ...
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Life Or Death Capital Punishment In The Spotlight
1,368 wordsSince the execution of James Kendall in 1608, capital punishment has been an accepted form of justice in what is now the United States (Smith 2). Capital punishment can be defined as the penalty of death for the commission of a crime (Dictionary. com 1). In colonial America, both violent and non-violent crimes could merit the death penalty. Murder was not the only crime punishable by death. Criminals responsible for committing any crime against God would be executed. While our society does not e...
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Genital Mutilation Oxford Blackwell
2,928 words" Junk Drug Debate Drugs Debate " Junk yields a basic formula of " evil" virus: The Algebra of Need . The face of " evil" is always the face of total need. A dope fiend is a man in total need of dope. Beyond a certain frequency need knows absolutely no limit or control. In the words of total need: " Wouldnt you ? " Yes you would. You would lie, cheat, inform on your friends, steal, do anything to satisfy total need. Because you would be in a state of total...
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Death Penalty Cases Life Without Parole
2,862 wordsPutting to death people who have been judge to commit certain extremely heinous crimes is a practice of ancient standing. But in the United States, in the latter half of the twentieth century, it has become a very controversial issue. Changing views on this difficult issue led the Supreme Court to abolish capital punishment in 1972 but later turned to uphold it again in 1977, with certain conditions. Indeed, restoring capital punishment is the will of the people, yet many voices have been raised...
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Opposing Viewpoints Death Penalty
1,087 wordsThe death penalty is a necessary evil that has a positive effect on society today. It is an effective deterrent of crime as well as a safeguard for society. It also helps to keep order in our cities. Furthermore, I fell it is a just and effective punishment for those who have commited crimes heinous enough to deserve death. The death penalty is not a new idea in our world. Its origins date back over 3, 700 years to the Babylonian civilization, where it was prescribed for a variety of crimes. (Ca...
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Cruel And Unusual Age Of 18
1,672 wordsThe Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the land. No law, policy, or practice of the federal government or any state is legally valid if it conflicts with the Constitution. The Constitution is made up of a preamble, seven articles, and twenty-six amendments. Three of those amendments relate to the death penalty: the Fifth Amendment, the Eighth Amendment, and the Fourteenth Amendment. The Fifth Amendment states that a person who commits a capital or infamous crime shall not be...
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Genital Mutilation Oxford Blackwell
2,895 wordsJunk Drug Debate Drugs Debate Junk yields a basic formula of evil virus: The Algebra of Need . The face of evil is always the face of total need. A dope fiend is a man in total need of dope. Beyond a certain frequency need knows absolutely no limit or control. In the words of total need: Wouldnt you ? Yes you would. You would lie, cheat, inform on your friends, steal, do anything to satisfy total need. Because you would be in a state of total sickness, total possession, and not in a position to ...
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Christian Science Monitor Legalizing Prostitution
2,968 wordsOne of the oldest legal debates comes from one of the worlds oldest profession, prostitution, there is no denying that the sex industry has taken international dimensions and is recognized as an economic motor for many countries. As countries around the world debate the merits of legalizing or at least decriminalizing prostitution. The following questions should be addressed. Would legalization reduce some of the inequalities and abuse suffered by the women involved? On the other hand, by legiti...
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Unarmed Man Stands Little Chance Law Abiding Citizens
1,218 wordsAmericans are faced with an ever growing problem of violence. Our streets have become a battleground where the elderly are beaten for their social security checks, where terrified women are viciously attacked and raped, where teenage gangsters shoot it out for a patch of turf to sell their illegal drugs, and where innocent children are caught daily in the crossfire of drive by shootings. We cannot ignore the damage that these criminals are doing to our society, and we must take actions to stop t...
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