surrounding the American colonies. For many people piracy adds an exciting thrill to maritime history with its adventure‚ romanticism‚ mysteriousness‚ and its alluring nature. However‚ piracy is just the practice of a pirate: these pirates conducted robbery or illegal violence at sea; violence and crimes that killed‚ hurt‚ and affected the lives of others.1 Legally‚ crime is broken into three different parts: mens rea‚ the mental state of mind the criminal had during the crime; actus reus‚ the acts
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the country on the pretext of looking for jobs. Wayside robberies‚ extortions‚ gang-rapes‚ drug smuggling and human trafficking are common due to the presence of foreigners. Counterfeit currency has affected the image of Malaysia. Illegals form the African sub-continent are responsible for forgery and counterfeiting. Immigrants from neighboring countries who enter Malaysia illegal are involved in vehicle thefts‚ violent bank robberies and burglaries. These criminals do not fear the police because
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false. Thirty one states in the United States that have laws allowing private citizens to carry concealed weapons have‚ on average‚ a twenty four percent lower violent crime rate‚ a nineteen percent lower murder rate‚ and a thirty nine percent lower robbery rate than states that forbid concealed weapons‚ according to Cato
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AN ACT TO IMPOSE THE DEATH PENALTY ON CERTAIN HEINOUS CRIMES‚ AMENDING FOR THAT PURPOSE THE REVISED PENAL LAWS‚ AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS‚ the Constitution‚ specifically Article III‚ Section 19 paragraph (1) thereof‚ states "Excessive fines shall not be imposed nor cruel‚ degrading or inhuman punishment inflicted. Neither shall death penalty be imposed‚ unless‚ for compelling reasons involving heinous crimes‚ the Congress hereafter provides for it"; WHEREAS‚ the crimes punishable by
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skill-leveled jobs to different people of the United States. Just as convenience stores have become very popular‚ there are also several problems affecting them. Some people argue that convenience stores contribute to more crimes and accidents; for example‚ robberies and pedestrians and children being run over while walking to a convenience store. Some also argue that they promote tobacco usage in minors. Besides these problems‚ convenience store owners also have to be very careful as to how they plan to operate
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year following the war is when the trouble began (Hibben 585). “As we were riding toward the town of Liberty‚ Missouri‚ my thoughts were mixed. Although I didn’t know it at the time‚ we were about to create history by committing the first bank robbery (Ross 1).” In the year of 1866‚ Coleman Younger gang
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The Elements of Criminal Liability ACTUS REUS & MENS REA "Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea"‚ or "an act does not make a man guilty unless his mind be also guilty (Burgess‚ 2004‚ p.8)." In criminal law‚ for an individual to commit a crime‚ there must be present two elements. They are: Actus Reus (meaning guilty act or omission); and Mens Rea (meaning guilty mind). Actus Reus is the guilty act or omission in the commissioning of a crime. In short‚ it is what the offender does
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National Bank robbery‚ where the efficiency‚ lack of violence and manner of the gang were well noted 4. Furthermore‚ Ned once stated that he considered himself an Australian rather than an Irishman‚ and his lifestyle‚ and his concern with local issues shown in his letters lend credence to this statement 5. Angus McIntyre‚ another Kelly historian‚ suggests two causes for the outbreak: vengeance for the harsh sentence given to Ned’s mother on a charge of aiding and abetting an attempted murder‚ and
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Kronment …Served eight and one half years in the US Army and was honorably discharged at the rank of SSG/E-6. During my service‚ I was stationed in Korea and was selected and trained as a Korean Linguist. I was responsible for leading teams of soldiers to secret high ground communications outposts and in charge of monitoring‚ interpreting‚ and reporting South Korean communications and intelligence activity. The work our team conducted was highly classified and was an essential component to intelligence
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Persuasive Paper Part 1: A Problem Exists Children on Trial Michelle Swearingen Strayer University Professor Laura Howard English 215: Research & Writing February 2‚ 2014 A common theory among many people is that if a crime is committed‚ punishment is deserved and that the punishment should fit the crime. What are the influencing factors when punishment is determined? Today‚ minors who commit violent crimes can be tried as adults or as a juvenile. The juvenile justice system provides
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