3/5 of them won’t target an armed victim. That means three out of five crimes could have been stopped if only the victim had a gun. Altering the gun laws we have now would make it so that more lives would be lost and would also be unconstitutional. That is why we must not alter the gun laws we have now. The first and foremost reason gun laws shouldn’t be altered is because if they were‚ then the
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Trade secret law provides incentives for inventors to create new‚ even though the invention would be for example too obvious to receive status of patentable invention. Without trade secret law‚ there would be a gap‚ relying only to patent law‚ which excludes the protection for invention that don’t quite fill all the requirements to be patentable. Ideas‚ such as secrets should be protected in some way‚ although not patentable. Thus‚ trade secret law enhances incentives to create. The argument for
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the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The first pro about the HIPAA law is that it protects yours or a patient’s security and privacy rights. Every patient must read and sign that hit the consent form which will allow the patient’s medical records to be released. The patient will also have access and complete control over their medical records. The second pro in the HIPAA law is that it allows Health Care providers to check the patient’s eligibility prior to receiving
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The U.S. has 35 states that practice the voter id law‚ which requires some form of official identification in order for a person to register to vote‚ receive a ballot for an election‚ or to vote. Since these laws have been passed they have been the topic of debate during election time. There are many variables to consider when deciding if the positive benefits of the laws outweigh the negative benefits. Along with the voter id law being passed in several states in 2002‚ the federal government passed
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Are law enforcement cameras an invasion of privacy? The police are an organization dedicated to enforce and protect the law. The force is sworn under oath and the members sworn in must respect and live by it. Personnel accepted to do this job are carefully chosen through many different tests to prove their good ethics. In order to perform that job the personnel must have good ethical values in accordance to their society and laws. The police forces are public servants which obligates them to behave
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a minstrel show‚ A white man was made up as a black man by make-up‚ an incorporated character called Jim Crow‚ in 1832. Soon the term Jim Crow became on euphemism for “Negro” and the term Jim Crow Laws became a euphemism for legal segregation. Jim Crow was not just a set of anti-black segregation laws though but was a way of life. It was a racial hate system that ran mainly in southern states of America in between 1877 and the middle of the 1960’s. Jim Crow portrayed the legitimization of black
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Samaritan and helping others in need. “Good Samaritan laws generally provide basic legal protection for those who assist a person who is injured or in danger. In essence‚ these laws protect the “Good Samaritan” from liability if unintended consequences result from their assistance” (Morris). The majority of people want to help others‚ however in this day and age we must first look at the situation from a legal standpoint and know what the law is in the state a person resides in‚ when contemplating
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Advocacy of Crime – Incitement and Solicitation Exceptions I. “Advocacy of the use of force or of law violation is constitutionally unprotected incitement when it is (Brandenburg) a. 1) "Directed to inciting or producing" i. Look at ALL circumstances carefully (i.e. DJ playing co-killer – wk 1) b. 2) "Imminent lawless action" ii. Prob means action w/i hours or at most several days iii. Excludes advocacy of illegal action "at some indefinite
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Voter identification laws has been a controversial issue on whether or not it should be implemented in every state in America. 34 states have passed laws that required voters who registered to show a photo identification issued by the government before voting. This leaves only 16 states that do not require voters to have photo identification. The whole purpose of voter identification was to stop people from impersonating other people and fraud‚ but some people believe that voter identification can
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ID Law Gaining Real Opposition The Miami Herald‚ Sunday‚ October 23‚ 2011 Steve Bousquet Summary Several state lawmakers have joined the fight against the requirements of the Real ID law‚ which they say are overkill. The federal Real ID law was created for prevention of identity theft and illegal immigrants and terrorists; enacted in 2010. In Florida‚ one important reason this was made because of the September 11 terrorist attacks‚ when it was revealed that some terrorists had obtained Florida
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