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Gun Control
Number of Words: 1231 / Number of Pages: 5
... possess and operate firearms. This would easily make any and all gun
control laws unconstitutional. And therefore illegal. This translation,
however, is not accepted by all people. Including the United States
Government. They believe that the amendment guaranteed no right for
individual citizens to possess weaponry, but merely allowed for the
government to form and maintain an armed service (IE. United States Army,
US. Navy). Because of the different translations of our constitution, gun
control can be viewed by different people in different ways (Lacayo 20).
Some of the many gun contr ...
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Should Drugs Be Legalized?
Number of Words: 683 / Number of Pages: 3
... people feel that legalizing drugs would lessen crime,
drugs should remain illegal in the U.S because there would be an
increase of drug abuse and a rapid increase of diseases such as AIDS.
Many believe that legalizing drugs would lessen crime. They
point out that the legalization of drugs would deter future criminal
acts. They also emphasize and contrast Prohibition. When the public
realized that Prohibition could not be enforced the law was repealed.
From this, one may infer the same of legalizing drugs. Legalizing
alcohol ...
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Drug Prohibition
Number of Words: 4751 / Number of Pages: 18
... more on drug-related crimes and punishment. The estimated cost to the United States for the "War on Drugs" is $200 billion a year or an outstanding $770 per person per year, and that figure does not include the money spent by state and local government in this "war" (Evans and Berent, eds. xvii).
The second cost of this "war" is something economists call opportunity costs. Here, we have two limited resources: prison cells and law enforcement. When more drug crimes take up law enforcement's time and when more drug criminals take up cells, less ability to fight other crime exists. This becomes sig ...
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Should Juveniles Be Waived To Adult Court
Number of Words: 937 / Number of Pages: 4
... enacted, the number of juveniles committing violent offenses has risen dramatically.
There are two distinct schools of thought in this argument: side A believes that a persons age should not prevent that person from feeling the full effect of the adult court system, while side B feels that you simply cannot apply the same rules to juvenile offenders that you do to adults. I will first present side A’s case then B’s and finally end with my own opinion.
Many states have begun enacting new laws about the transfer of juveniles, that are more harsh on juveniles. Minnesota, for example, has a new law ...
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Capital Punishment
Number of Words: 1039 / Number of Pages: 4
... (McCuen and Baumgart 21). Rape was also a crime where the criminal was
sentenced to death.
In America, only thirty-seven states authorize the death penalty. In
most of those thirty-seven states, murder is the only capital crime. The
Supreme Court requires that two conditions must be met in order for a specific
murder to warrant the death penalty (Nardo 32). The first condition is that it
must be first degree murder, which is the deliberate and premeditated taking of
life. The second is that one or more aggravating circumstances must be present.
Aggravating Circumstances refer to those aspect ...
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Drugs Should Not Be Legalized
Number of Words: 1230 / Number of Pages: 5
... ways. The government has made several efforts to control drugs
and their users, however, to most the problem appears too out of hand.
"Others see potential profit in legalizing drugs and still others
simply believe that individual rights to take drugs should be
protected. The group also acknowledged that the legalization concept
appeals to people who are looking for simple solutions to the
devastating problem of drug abuse" (Internet). Society’s answer to
the problem is to trick the drug user by giving him what he wants.
People be ...
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Marijuana
Number of Words: 885 / Number of Pages: 4
... of dried, shredded
flowers and leaves of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). There are many slang
names for marijuana such as pot, weed, boom, gangster, and Mary Jane. This drug
causes Timing, coordination, alertness, and performance to be affected in a
negative way. Marijuana has THC in it which is absorbed by fatty tissues in
various organs. THC can be detected using urine tests and it will stay in your
system for seven to a couple of weeks.
Teens are the reason that drugs are a problem in the U.S.. About one in
six 10th graders report that they are current marijuana users. Fewer then one in
fi ...
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Marijuana: Opponent's Factual Brief
Number of Words: 1598 / Number of Pages: 6
... immune or reproductive system. In
looking at all the reports that are published there are perhaps, random studies
which may indicate greater toxicity of the drug. But in all of these cases, the
research was flawed or inaccurate since the findings cannot be duplicated by
other scientists.
Contention I: Marijuana does not damage brain cells.
A. Claim: Use of marijuana does not cause memory loss.
1. Grounds: In a recent study rhesus monkeys were exposed to the
equivalent of 4-5 joints per day for an entire year without any alteration of
hippocampal architecture.(2) Slikker, W. et al,” Behavio ...
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The Death Punishment
Number of Words: 526 / Number of Pages: 2
... the
execution of innocent individuals unjustly convicted of capital murder.
Statistically this has occurred; however, given the lengthy appeals
process, all but few ultimately die, innocent or guilty. The above
statistic applies to all crimes, from theft to kidnaping. Should no one
be punished because of shortcomings in the judicial system? Obviously,
society could not function within a system devoid of law enforcement,
because where there is no law, there is chaos.
Some argue that death is too good for capital offenders. This position
favors inhumane and unlawful disciplinary actions like ...
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The Rise Of Auto Thefts In Charlotte, North Carolina
Number of Words: 1997 / Number of Pages: 8
... with the officer. In this case, the officer comes to the location, and gets information such as the victims name, address and general information about him or her, including the place of employment. The next important piece of information required is the VIN number from the vehicle, which is the vehicle identification number and/or the tag number. Without this information, the proof of owner is hard to determine. If this VIN number is not presented, the initialization of the report is incomplete. If the owner is not verified, the report will be filed as auto theft but it will not be entered in A ...
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