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Case For Legalizing Marijuana
Number of Words: 2213 / Number of Pages: 9
... now urge that the laws be modified to mitigate the penalties relating to conviction on marijuana possession charges.
The Use: The United States stands apart from many nations in its deep respect for the individual. The strong belief in personal freedom appears early in the nation's history. The Declaration of Independence speaks of every citizen's right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." The Constitution and Bill of Rights go further, making specific guarantees. They forbid the government to make unwarranted entry into dwelling places. They forbid seizure of personal property, e ...
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Capital Punishment Deters Murder, And Is Just Retribution
Number of Words: 374 / Number of Pages: 2
... does not matter whether it will deter the
crime rate. Supporters of the death penalty are in favour of making examples
out of offenders, and that the threat of death will be enough to deter the crime
rate, but the crime rate is irrelevant.
According to Isaac Ehrlich's study, published on April 16, 1976, eight
murders are deterred for each execution that is carried out in the U.S.A. He
goes on to say, "If one execution of a guilty capital murderer deters the murder
of one innocent life, the execution is justified." To most supporters of the
death penalty, like Ehrlich, if even 1 life is saved, ...
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Computer Crimes
Number of Words: 761 / Number of Pages: 3
... worked at a Russian software company.
Vladimir Levin, head systems operator for AO Saturn, figured out how to get
around Citibankıs security system and transfer money out of their accounts.
Levin, of St. Petersburg, claims he should not be turned over to American
authorities because there is no evidence that any computers in the United States
were used in the scheme. The U. S. government says the funds were all routed
through Citibankıs wire transfer department on Wall Street. The Justice
Department wants to charge Levin with conspiracy and fraud. (Source: Delaware
County Daily Times, 8/21/95)
If ...
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Gun Control - A Firing Issue
Number of Words: 1334 / Number of Pages: 5
... be infringed.â The forefathers of our country meant for the people to own and use firearms, and any law or control on that right would be unconstitutional. Gun control activists essentially believe the Second Amendment guarantees only to its militia the right of arms, but the âGun control proponents have yet to identify even a single quote from one of the founders to support their claimâ (Silver 78). The 2nd Amendment supports gun owners, and hard evidence that it does otherwise is nonexistent.
Gun control advocates have been lobbying for 7 years for the passage of the Brady Bill, which makes ...
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Opposing The Death Penalty
Number of Words: 1094 / Number of Pages: 4
... die in the same manner that Dr. Kavorkian's patients choose.
Personally, if I was faced with the option of living the remainder of my life in
isolation, perpetually haunted by pain and images of terror, I would absolutely
chose to die by lethal injection. There is no true punishment in this method,
except the fear of going to hell, which I strongly doubt is of much concern to
most convicts on death row.
Assuming that the judicial processes which convict these individuals
are legitimate, the only common bond within this group is that they are all
mortal, and hold no respect for human life. These de ...
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Capital Punishment
Number of Words: 2101 / Number of Pages: 8
... reigns of King Canute (1016-1035) and William the Conqueror (1066-1087) was the death penalty not used, although the results of interrogation and torture were often fatal (Kronenwetter 12). Later, Britain reinstated the death penalty and brought it to its American colonies.
Although the death was widely accepted throughout the early United States, not everyone approved of it. In the late-eighteen century, opposition to the death penalty gathered enough strength to lead to important restrictions on the use of the death penalty in several northern states, while in the United States, Michigan, Wisconsi ...
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Ross Rebagliati And The Marijuana Issue
Number of Words: 601 / Number of Pages: 3
... other athletes, a ruling based on the
use of marijuana isn't necessary. In addition to this, many doctors have
stated that marijuana gives the athlete a disadvantage over others because
it could make that athlete tired, or weak.
Rebagliati's urine test showed trace amounts of marijuana. Doctors
say that it is very possible that one could inhale this small amount,
strictly from being in the same room as other people who were smoking it.
Ross Rebagliati told the press that he had not smoked marijuana since last
April, 9 months before the Olympics, and the last time he come in contact
with th ...
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Capital Punishment
Number of Words: 2116 / Number of Pages: 8
... worth more than others. When the value of life is lessened under certain circumstances such as the life of a murderer, what is stopping others from creating their own circumstances for the value of one's life such as race, class, religion, and economics. Immanual Kant, a great philosopher of ethics, came up with the Categorical Imperative, which is a universal command or rule that states that society and individuals "must act in such a way that you can will that your actions become a universal law for all to follow" (Palmer 265). There must be some set of moral and ethical standards that even ...
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The Positive And Negative Effects Of DNA Profiling
Number of Words: 2498 / Number of Pages: 10
... beneficial in paternity suits and rape
cases, where the father or the assailant could be identified. However, despite
its growing number of utilizations, DNA profiling is extremely hazardous when
results are inaccurate or used to discriminate.
The frequency of genetic testing in criminal investigations (more than
1,000 in the U.S. since 1987) has been increasing dramatically despite the
inconclusive testing by the scientific community in many aspects of forensic
identification. A correlation between DNA patterns taken from a crime scene and
taken from the suspect has often been enough to charge a ...
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Marijuana: The Legalization
Number of Words: 902 / Number of Pages: 4
... marijuana. (Proposition 215 Section 11362.5)
Of course, it goes on and breaks into fine detail into which I choose
not to venture. To summarize it all, if you're sick, or think you are, your doc
can get you some pot. Just like that.
So what's so great about this? It supposedly brings relief to those
with terminal illnesses. (Such were listed in 215) Cancer sufferers who are
inflicted with nausea due to chemotherapy have reported that a puff or two of a
marijuana cigarette relieves the pain. (Theorized after study by psychiatrist
Lester Grinspoon of Harvard Medical School) ...
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