Shacoya Williams Mr. Peyton English 4 Argumentative Essay Drunk Drivers Should be charged on the First Offense In most states the penalty for a traffic fatality committed by a drunk driver are temporary suspension of their driver’s license as long as one year‚ and to only pay associated fines accessed by the court. In 2010 alcohol related deaths made up 31% of the overall traffic fatalities. In the state of Pennsylvania alone 459 people died in alcohol related crashes. There are more than
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Drunk Drivers Should Be Imprisoned On The First Offense Drunk Drivers accounted for 32% of all traffic fatalities last year‚ which amounts to someone being killed every 45 minutes by a drunk driver. The penalties for most states is just temporary suspension of driver’s licenses for up to 1 year‚ and to only pay associated fines accessed by the court. Usually‚ drunken driving offenders are back on the road driving within a year‚ and with the assistance of a good attorney with weeks. Although
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Cydnee Pascoe Period 4 Diane Lee March 07‚ 2013 Every 53 Minutes a Drunk Driver Kills Someone Drunk drivers should be imprisoned on the first offense because people get killed/injured daily. Drinking and driving is against the law in the state of Hawaii. It is horrible to see a family lose a loved one in an alcohol related automobile accident. If you refuse to take the chemical test on the first offense the police will take your license away for one year. If the police catches you drinking
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We all know that criminals are very dangerous persons. They defy the law system we should all obey to. Criminals have to be punished for their acts of violence. That is why they are imprisoned. The Prison System is the weapon of the Law against the citizens that do not respect the others and the State’s Institutional system. A prison is the place where a criminal spend his punishment. In jail‚ criminals deal with programs of re-education in order to prevent their future crimes. This is an advantage
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Inchoate Offenses I believe criminal liability and punishment for inchoate offenses is indeed fair. An inchoate offense is “a criminal act that goes beyond mere thought‚ but occurs before the substantive criminal act is completed” (Wallace & Roberson 2008 p.63). Also called preparatory or incomplete crimes‚ the acts involve the impulse to commit‚ or indirect participation in‚ a criminal offense. It is in society’s best interest to punish crimes that have not been fully carried out. This is so “injuries
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Several years ago energy drinks barley existed. Not all people were familiar of it. People who consumed it did not understand the bad health effects behind it. This is because they were not as popular as it is today. Nowadays‚ energy beverages markets grew rapidly in recent years. There are many different brands of this drink in the world today. These beverages have caused many health problems to those who consume them. One group affected by the high consumption of energy drinks are children. The increase
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Spartan Basketball When it comes to basketball‚ first I was a fan‚ then a dreamer‚ now a player‚ and soon to be a coach. Throughout this process‚ I have gained an abundance of knowledge about this game that I love most. A combination of how I was raised‚ my personality‚ and my skill on the court have molded and favored a way that I prefer to watch this sport be played. One coach I connect to the most is Tom Izzo. I love how he orchestrates his offense‚ and the high expectations he has of his players
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J Value Inquiry (2011) 45:67–84 DOI 10.1007/s10790-011-9261-5 The Offenses of Blasphemy: Messages in and through Art Elizabeth Burns Coleman Published online: 3 March 2011 Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 In 2007‚ Bill Donohue‚ president of the United States of America Catholic League‚ objected to a plan to exhibit My Sweet Lord‚ a sculpture of a crucified Christ figure depicted naked and made from chocolate by the Canadian artist Cosimo Cavallaro‚ at a New York art gallery in
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health hazard! There is no nutritional value in soft drinks‚ only detrimental ingredients. They are full of sugar‚ most contain caffeine and they fill the stomach and take the place of good nutrients. Americans consume too many soft drinks and don’t drink enough of what our bodies need...Water! Not to mention the fact that they cause obesity. Soft drinks contain many unwanted particles and impurities. It also causes cancer. Soft drinks contain chemicals from Ajinomoto which are very harmful
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Why You Should Not Drink and Drive Drinking and driving is a continuous problem here in the United States. No matter what state you live in‚ there is a law against it. Although each state has its own laws‚ they are generally similar in nature and in severity. Driving under the influence is dangerous due to the fact that it affects a person’s ability to think and react‚ both clearly and in a timely manner. Without clear thought and immediate control of motor skills‚ a person poses a high danger
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