Crimes against women Dear Noopur‚ I have read your latest article in Newslaundry. I appreciate your sentiments‚ and with respect I share them. Rape and other crimes against women are a disgrace to a society and deserve harsh punishment. In my judgment in the Supreme Court in Satya Narain Tiwari vs. State of UP (which can be seen online) I said: “The hallmark of a healthy society is the respect it shows to women. Indian society has become a sick society”. In that case‚ I had said that death penalty
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apart’ (Kennedy‚ cited in Jones and Wardle‚ 2008: 58) as they are thought to be more threatening to the social structure that is centred on the production and reinforcement of the narrow boundaries surrounding gender. They are continually judged against the ideology of the ‘ideal woman’ which regards nurturing and maternal characteristics as symbiotic of femininity. As children are held to be in need of nurturing and protection (Jewkes‚ 2004: 58)‚ the assigned gender roles of women place them in
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Against abortion * Every child is a precious and unique gift from God. We have no right to destroy this * Defenceless baby needs special protection since it cannot stand up for its own rights * The embryo is human from conception with its own DNA. Left alone‚ it will develop into a person * Children with physical or learning disabilities can lead full and rewarding lives. Aborting people because of disability is like telling disabled people that they are worthless * Abortion is
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production. The Commonwealth Games and the Adarsh society scam are all various examples of the widespread corruption in India at all levels of government: from the Panchayati Raj to the Central Government‚ although preventive measures have been taken against corruption. One of the major problems is the criminalization of politics. Nearly one fourth of the Indian parliament members have previous criminal charges‚ some even as serious as murder. In the lower levels of the Government it is even worse. As
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The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) is a United States federal law (Title IV‚ sec. 40001-40703 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994‚ H.R. 3355) signed as Pub.L. 103–322 by President Bill Clinton on September 13‚ 1994 (codified in part at 42 U.S.C. sections 13701 through 14040). The Act provides $1.6 billion toward investigation and prosecution of violent crimes against women‚ imposes automatic and mandatory restitution on those convicted‚ and allows civil redress
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stereotyping and discriminating against people based on their age (Ageism‚ n.d.). The term was first coined by Robert Neil Butler in 1969 to describe discrimination against seniors‚ and is similar to racism and sexist (Ageism‚ n.d.). Ageism consists of three elements‚ including prejudicial attitudes towards others‚ old age‚ and the aging process; institutional practices and policies that perpetuate stereotypes about older people; and discriminatory practices against the elderly. Ageism is also used
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A STAND AGAINST WIKIPEDIA As Wikipedia has become more and more popular with students‚ some professors have become increasingly concerned about the online‚ reader-produced encyclopedia. While plenty of professors have complained about the lack of accuracy or completeness of entries‚ and some have discouraged or tried to bar students from using it. “As educators‚ we are in the business of reducing the dissemination of misinformation‚” said Don Wyatt‚ chair of the department. “Even though Wikipedia
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The argument against abortion is subject to personal interpretation and it should not be legislated against. Illegal abortion is also rife with discrimination. The fourteenth amendment prohibits states from violating an individual’s rights of due process and equal protection.. The first‚ fourth‚ ninth‚ and fourteenth amendments explain that each citizen has an individual right to privacy against state laws (Kelly par. 4). Abortion should not be prohibited in the United States because the
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Anna Prising Accusations against Socrates Even though the conception that Socrates corrupted the youth and posed a threat to society was a factor‚ the most direct reason why Socrates was executed was his method to question wise Athenians. The Socratic method iniciated the corruption of youth by young men who tried to imitate Socrates and as a result‚ posed a threat to society since the next generation may not follow traditional Athenian rules. Early on‚ Socrates had clearly established
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tobacco smoke (ETS)‚ the numbers exceed 430‚000 people every year. Is this the considerable price you are prepared to pay for allowing yourself to yield to this deleterious addiction? It is notable that some people in the US zealously argue against making tobacco smoking illegal. Their main argument is that it is a personal choice that everyone should be allowed to make. In a democratic society‚ doesn’t everyone have a right to make their own conscious decisions‚ and even if it harms their
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