For instance their studies have shown that although around 20‚000 drug offenders have been sentenced to mandatory minimums in Massachusetts alone‚ rate of drug abuse and addiction has not declined. Their argument stands that if mandatory minimum sentences are repealed then that drug offenders should be sentenced like any other case in which someone breaks a law. A judge should look at the person’s criminal history‚ their involvement and severity of the crime
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whether it is possible to confirm the hypothesis that “all ravens are black” by observing positive instances of this claim or‚ in other words‚ by citing anything that is a “non-black non-raven” as support for the claim. Popper sees no logic in this argument‚ asserting that it is impossible to falsify the hypothesis that all ravens are black if one is not actively seeking non-black ravens. Merely identifying non-black non-raven objects‚ such as white shoes or green apples‚ serves only to eliminate said
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started to award a higher degree of protection to commercial speech with passing time (explain how I agree with the court’s higher protection and why). [THESIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS BUT MORE OR LESS THIS IS THE THESIS IDEA]. Introduction: To prove my argument I will be starting out with the history of how Supreme Court
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Therefore‚ the war in Vietnam is for Americans to protect their free capitalist ideology. He concludes that “For when freedom is destroyed in one country‚ it is threatened throughout the world” (RAP 29-1). This statement was one of the most notable arguments that was meant to legitimize what is happening in the Vietnam. However‚ in reality‚ it was questionable whether the United States really needed to fight in the Vietnam or not.
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Three strikes laws have been the subject of extensive debate over whether they are effective. Defendants sentenced to long prison terms under these laws have also sought to challenge these laws as unconstitutional. For instance‚ one defendant was found guilty of stealing $150 worth of video tapes from two California department stores. The defendant had prior convictions‚ and pursuant to California’s three-strike laws‚ the judge sentenced the defendant to 50 years in prison for the theft of the video
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An advantage to juveniles being handled in adult court is that many juveniles would not be arrested anymore for crimes considered against the law presently for minors. Many adolescent offenders are arrested for minor crimes now and if they are already on probation many trivial acts such as a suspension from school for “anything” can push them into a juvenile placement long term. I have seen it many times. Kids that are on probation for something they did 2 years prior such as at the age of 14
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The human race has the right to be free and to live their life as they wish. Men and women should be allowed to make personal decisions in life‚ including careers or hobbies. But no one talks about the decision of their own death. Terminally-ill patients are suffering by the minute and continue to suffer until they eventually die by a biological failure. Patients should have the right to end their life with a painless lethal drug. Some would want to prevent further suffering from their own physical
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use of marijuana for medical reasons. Most would agree but it is possible that others have a different opinion on the subject. The delegates of states should have power to conclude whether or not a law of that state should be made but a reasonable argument should be made towards the law and should
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Biracial Racism and Discrimination Around the 1960s‚ biracial children were looked down upon and discriminated against. Now in the 2000s‚ about seven million people in the U.S. identify themselves as multiracial which is 2.5 percent of the U.S. population. Growing up biracial can be very frustrating to fit in with other people. When others look at a biracial person the first thing they wonder about is what race they are. With that mindset from others‚ it makes them question who they are
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The debate over whether or not the risks and rewards of Medical Marijuana are worth it all comes down to a science. Research has shown that some strains of Medical Marijuana help cancer patients reduce the pain they receive from the tumorous cells‚ others help PTSD‚ Arthritis‚ Glaucoma‚ Alzheimer’s and many other diseases. Medical Marijuana should also be studied and treated like every other type of medicine. Therefore‚ I believe Medical Marijuana should be legal nationwide. Cancer is a prime example
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