Argument against mandatory minimum drug sentencing There are many different argument both for and against mandatory minimum drug sentencing. However there are more arguments against mandatory minimum drug sentencing then there are for the support of the mandatory sentencing. One of the biggest arguments against mandatory minimum drug sentencing is that it was originally intended to target the higher level drug dealers but the majority of the cases have only been low level drug dealers. One
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out of prison to safety. To Crito’s despair Socrates seems quite willing to accept his execution‚ and so Crito presents as many arguments as he can to persuade Socrates to escape. Socrates manages through a logical thinking process to demount all of Crito’s arguments for escaping the prison. Crito presents three arguments for why Socrates should escape. The first argument suggest
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problem with abortion has been about figuring out the rights that a fetus has and if the fetus is considered a person. Usually the most common argument against abortion is that the fetus is a human being and it is wrong to kill a human being. However‚ there are a few things to consider that allows abortion to be permissible. Before we get into the argument it is important to establish when a fetus is considered a person. These are the issues that Judith Jarvis Thomson’s “A Defense to Abortion” discusses
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Williams’ first argument states his belief in which every human has the will to live. The will to live is a psychological force to fight for survival which is an important process of conscious and unconscious reasoning which is why the first argument is The Argument from Nature. Williams says‚ “Our bodies are similarly structured for survival right down to the molecular level” (2). However‚ euthanasia goes against this belief. He starts by making an appeal to religion by saying‚ “It is possible‚
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Though there is a growing case against animal testing‚ there are those who fully stand behind it. Their arguments defending the concept are most often centered around ethics of testing. For starters‚ the FDA mandates that all drugs go through a series of tests‚ most often on animals‚ before they are allowed to be released to the public for consumption (Ericson‚ 2014‚ a). With these laws in place‚ people claim that animal testing must continue to be accepted so that new drug developments can continue
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11/26/12 Final Paper: Argument Against Gun Control The argument on firearm regulation has been a heated discussion for many years. On one side of the debate‚ we have people in favor placing restrictions on guns‚ while‚ on the opposite end of the spectrum‚ we have people fighting the regulation of guns. People in favor gun restrictions believe gun control can reduce crime ‚while‚ the people against gun control believe having the right
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offenders‚ and that different people give feedback very differently to punishment. Prison officials usually like indeterminate sentencing because the prospect of earlier release gives prisoners the motivation to behave while locked behind bars. The argument with intermediate is according to many people‚ is that it puts too much influence into the hands of the parole board‚ leading to irrational and unjust results.for those who may not know parole means that the offender is allowed to serve the rest
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When first presented with emergency powers‚ my mind goes straight to a martial law type of event. It’s hard to imagine a situation dire enough that would constitute emergency powers being evoked on an entire population in that manner‚ but I suppose anything is possible in this day and age. Of course anytime we are talking of robbing people of their life‚ liberty‚ or property‚ you can be certain it will be challenged in the supreme courts. In fact; throughout our history we have seen this exact
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The question of mandatory service has been asked by many americans time and again. While many see it as a patriotic duty to your country others see it as contridictory to the very idea of patriotism and freedom. One frequentley expressed opinion on the side for mandatory service is that it builds a sense of national pride and being apart of something greater than ones self‚ however those who oppose this idea would argue quite the oppisite‚ that someone does not gain a sense of national pride
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deter murder. Swift and efficient punishment methods such as the death penalty are the most likely to lead to deterrence. Death penalty does not only deter potential murderers but it also deters prisoners form committing crime (Siegel 512). Arguments against the deterrent effects of the death penalty are that the studies which have been conducted are not conclusive. Studies that have been conducted reveal that the death penalty has the same deterrent effects as life imprisonment. William Bowers who
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