November 5‚ 2012 Constitutional Law Prisoner Rights Of all forms of punishment‚ the death penalty is by far the most controversial and also the most rarely used. Capital punishment was once almost the only penalty applied to convicted felons. By the time of the American Revolution‚ the English courts had defined more than 200 felonies‚ all of which were “capital offenses”. However‚ many death penalties were not carried out; instead‚ offenders were pardoned or banished to penal colonies
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just because of the color of their skin. The 13th amendment not only allowed prisons to make the black prisoners slaves‚ but it also gave the racist people in the prisons the advantage to treat the black prisoners however they feel because they are convicted of crimes and people are scared of the black prisoners. Also with Bill Clinton’s three strike policy many black criminals had to be in jail for the rest of their life for convicting such a small crime because it was the third time they committed
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In 2016‚ handguns alone killed 48 people in Japan‚ 8 in Great Britain‚ 34 in Switzerland‚ 58 in Israel‚ 21 in Sweden and 10‚228 in the United States. By looking at these numbers it is clear that this country would be benefited if gun control was increased. Gun control being increased would benefit in many ways but some of the most important include drastically reducing death rates‚ armed civilians are more likely to cause a crime than to stop one‚ and the government could save a lot of tax payer
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lethal weapons out of the hands of convicted felons‚ but it would also reduce the crimes committed in the heat of the moment by providing a cooling off period. Senators whose States had already adopted waiting periods demonstrated with data that the waiting period had already been proven to work in stopping a significant number of handgun purchases by convicted felons. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) showed that her State’s 15-day waiting period stopped 8‚060 convicted felons‚ 1859 drug users‚ 827 people with
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Gun Control Opinion Paper 48% of convicted convicts felons surveyed admitted that they avoided committing crimes when they knew the victim armed with a gun. Gun control generally refers to laws or policies that regulate the manufacture‚ sale‚ transfer‚ possession‚ modification or use of firearms. In the U.S the argument for more gun control has increased over the past decade from mass shootings like the Colorado Movie Theater Shooting in July of 2012 and the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in December
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Gun Control Gun control has been a debatable issue for all times. I stand for gun control‚ knowing that all that stands between you and death is the pull of a trigger‚ truly scares me. The united states needs stricter gun laws for many reasons. To prevent school shootings as well as mass shootings‚ reduce suicides and crime rates‚ and to prevent most untrained civilians from owning guns that can potentially harm them and everyone around them. James Holmes and the Aurora theater. Twelve people
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Not only are they unable to receive help with government but finding jobs are also harder since the economy is unable to work in the economy legally. This could produce a bad outcome and could be related with the US felony voting laws‚ once a felon is convicted and charged in the US they are stripped off their voting right and lose one of their basic rights as an American. This issue in this is how
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Allowing Guns on Campus Will Prevent Shootings‚ Rape Tyler Ohmann A graduate student leaving an evening class walks along the poorly lit sidewalk to the parking lot—it is a long‚ cold walk in the pitch-black night‚ and the student grows wary as shadows begin lurking in the distance. Suddenly‚ someone jumps out in front of the student‚ immediately threatening her with force. Before the student can react‚ she is raped and robbed. This is a very scary scenario‚ and one that happens on the SCSU campus
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Whoa‚ wait! Arguing is effective? Life’s choices tend to be complicated sometimes. Everyone is entitled to their own personal opinions; however‚ they do not always share a common perspective. As a result‚ arguing has become a common act to resolving problems over the years‚ and no one knows arguing better than today’s younger generations. The problem with most people is that they refuse to acknowledge when arguing is appropriate and in which situations it is most effective. That is how people find
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are within their rights during these periods. The second amendment‚ which has been a hot-topic in the United States lately‚ is perhaps one of the more alarming and difficult for officers to work with. This amendment gives citizen‚ who are not convicted felons and who have been issued the legal licenses‚ to carry and bear arms. This can make an arrest situation difficult and dangerous for police officers as he or she may not know upon initial contact with a citizen‚ who indeed is carrying gun protection
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