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Drinking And Driving Offenses
Number of Words: 1236 / Number of Pages: 5
... penalty for
second offences.
For the first offence here is the penalty and the defences you can make. Driving
a vehicle while your ability to drive is impaired by alcohol or drugs is one of
the offences. Evidence of your condition can be used to convict you. This can
include evidence of your general conduct , speech, ability to walk a straight
line or pick up objects. The penalty o f the first offences is a fine of $50.00
to $2000.00 and/or imprisonment of up to six months, and automatic suspension of
licence for 3 months. The second offence penalty is imprisonment for 14 days to
1 year and aut ...
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THe Use Of Marijuana
Number of Words: 589 / Number of Pages: 3
... and many other health problems; however, it is legal. Marijuana doesn't cause more harmful affects to an individual than alcohol or tobacco does. Even so, marijuana's recreational use is still illegal in America.
No Limit rapper Snoop Dogg says in a recent interview with "High Times," If the government was to legalize marijuana, the crime rate would go down. People would just wanna chill." Snoop goes on to say, "Alcohol does more to harm society than weed could ever do. If that is legal, then marijuana should be too. It would balance out that aggression." Doctors say that marijuana doesn't hei ...
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Marijuana
Number of Words: 735 / Number of Pages: 3
... that comes from Cannabis sativa, the scientific name for hemp.
Effects
Marijuana contains more than 400 chemicals. When smoked, it
produces over 2,000 chemical that enter the body through the lungs. These
chemicals have a variety of immediate, short-term effects. In addition,
the repeated use of marijuana has been linked to a number of long-term
effects short- Term Effects of marijuana include both psychological and
physical reactions, known a s a high, consists of changes in the user's
feelings and thoughts. Such changes are caused mainly by THC, a chemical
in marijuana that impairs brain ...
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Contracts
Number of Words: 1094 / Number of Pages: 4
... a counteroffer, the original offer is terminated. Then
the counteroffer may be accepted by the party making the original offer.
REQUIREMENTS OF A VALID CONTRACT
For a contract to be valid, both parties must give their assent. They must act
in such a way that the other people involved believe their intention is to make
a contract. Thus a person who is clearly not sincere in saying that he or she
accepts an offer usually is not held to a contract by the courts. On the other
hand, a person who secretly has no intention of making a contract but who acts
in a manner that leads people to believe he or sh ...
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Gun Control
Number of Words: 1230 / Number of Pages: 5
... came on November 30, 1993
when President Clinton signed Brady Bill I. The law required that there be a
five day waiting period on all hand gun purchases. The Brady Bill also banned
semi-automatic rifles and other military type weapons. ( Moore 1994 p.434) The
five day waiting period is suppose to stop felons from buying guns. But,
Waiting periods do not stop felons from getting guns. Since 1968 it has been
illegal for a felon to possess any firearm. ( Moore 1994 p 440) Most of the
criminals do not get their guns from stores, most get them by theft or on the
black market. " While legitimate ...
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Sexual Offenders
Number of Words: 511 / Number of Pages: 2
... groups and victims of the crimes. Offender may have doctors on their side saying that the reasons for the crimes are a mental disorder.
The outcome to be reached is the need for stricter sanctions and clearly defined laws on sexual abuse. The sanctions should be clearer in the span of one year. The target is too start convicting all newer offenders under the new laws. The result is tougher penalties for the offenders under the new laws. More than fifty percent of the new offenders will be hit under this law. The new laws will be influenced greatly by the people who deal with the the most. Many ...
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“Smoke” The Prohibition!
Number of Words: 5052 / Number of Pages: 19
... Advil at the store. Prohibition is the legal ban on the manufacture and sale of intoxicating or harmful drugs, i.e. Alcohol Prohibition. Cartel is a formal or informal agreement among business firms designed to reduce or suppress competition in a particular market; for example, controlling the distribution and production of a drug. Imperialism is a practice by which powerful nations or people seek to extend and/or maintain control or influence over nations or people; for example, the United States over Cuban immigrants.
First, among the costs of the "War on Drugs," the most obvious is monetary cost. ...
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The Controversy Of Capital Punishment
Number of Words: 1042 / Number of Pages: 4
... offender’s life is a more severe punishment. They also argue that no adequate deterrent in life imprisonment is effective for those already serving a life term who commits murder while incarcerated, those who have not yet been caught but who would be liable to a life term if arrested, revolutionaries, terrorists, traitors, and spies.
The classic moral arguments in favor of the death penalty have been scriptural and retributive. For example, the statement from the Bible that “whosoever sheds man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed” (Genesis 9:6) has usually been interpreted as a divine warrant f ...
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Random Drug Testing
Number of Words: 426 / Number of Pages: 2
... probable cause. . .” The idea of random drug testing is randomly choosing people at random times to check for traces of illegal substances in their system. The fourth amendment states that searches should not be performed unless there is a probable cause to do so. Clearly, the concept of random drug testing is in violation of this amendment.
In school, pop quizzes are given to ensure that students are doing their homework, putting adequate study time in, and paying attention in class. It is the job of the school to monitor the study habits of a student and make sure that they are staying on tas ...
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The Penalties Of Drunk Driving
Number of Words: 1172 / Number of Pages: 5
... legal limit -- or higher will have their
vehicles seized on the spot; while the motorist faces prosecution in
criminal court, the vehicle seizure will be part of a separate proceeding
in civil court under state forfeiture laws; because civil proceedings
require only a preponderance of evidence for guilt -- rather than guilt
beyond a reasonable doubt -- motorists acquitted of drunken driving in
criminal court may still lose their cars in civil court; vehicles
belonging to banks or car rental agencies can be returned but the
businesses will be responsible for paying storage fees; the vehicles of
motor ...
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