In the United States‚ the second amendment states that it is the right of the people to keep and bear arms. Laws are rules that regulates and maintains order in a society when enforced. Gun control laws are put in place to restrict when buyers are allowed to take lethal action. With recent incidents causing catastrophe and sorrow‚ vicious acts and carnages caused by guns‚ it raises the issue of gun control law enforcement. These blood baths causes citizens to question the leniency of the laws. There
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Is It Right to Lie? "If you continue in my word‚ then you are truly disciples of mine; and you will know the truth‚ and the truth will make you free‚” (John 8:32). When you are able to just tell the truth a huge burden will be lifted off your shoulders‚ and make your life a whole lot easier rather than a complete mess. Seen through Kant’s eyes‚ when you’re truthful‚ not a lot of situations will be difficult for you‚ but once you become that deceiving and lying type of person‚ you often will have
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are right and wrong no matter the content of the act. It should be completely wrong to not treat everyone with respect based on who they are. Race‚ religion‚ sex and even medical diagnosis shouldn’t matter. Plato was an absolutist and he thought that as well as things being right and wrong‚ he thought that goodness itself really exists even after life itself. The highest form‚ the form of goodness had brought up the question of ‘What is goodness itself?”. Plato thought that goodness itself was the
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product is will work properly or not  At point of sale consumer are protected by law concerning some aspects of their purchases despite principal of caveat emptor Consumer Rights  United Nations Guidelines on Consumer Rights- 8 basic consumer rights that as consumers we are entitled to  Rights are  SAFETY - products/services should not hidden safety hazards in natural use - Fair Trading Act NSW has safety standards for particular types of products - Unsafe products
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Right to Counsel Unit Seven Assignment LS305 Allan Valentine 09/29/2013 The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States said: In all criminal prosecutions‚ the accused shall enjoy the right . . . to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense." The earlier cases regarding Right to Counsel were fought in the state courts. In Webb v. Baird‚ 6 Ind. 13 (1853) the state court ruled that an indigent suspect had the right to be appointed a counsel at the state’s
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with Prisoner Rights As we evolved into a more civilized society many things changed. Medicine became better; schools and education improved‚ and treatment of our prisoners became more humane. The constitution of our country clearly prohibits the use of cruel and unusual punishment. No longer would captors be allowed torture that captive with iron maidens or contraptions of the like. These basic rules seem obvious to us today‚ but they represent the foundation of prisoner rights‚ the idea that
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Human rights in today’s world have become pivotal to the functioning of our society as a whole‚ largely due to the increased occurrences which in turn have led to greater awareness and repudiation of the same in the world community. In present times the human rights field encompasses a broad range of civil‚ political‚ economic and social rights which shows its all pervasive nature‚ and the accountability for the violation of these rights by state and non-state actors alike. The scope of human rights
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The Right to Die In today’s society‚ the rapid and dramatic development of medicine and technology has allowed us to save more lives than was ever possible in the past. Medicine enabled us the means to cure or to reduce the suffering of people afflicted with diseases that were once fatal or painful. At the same time‚ however‚ medical technology has given us the power to sustain the lives (or‚ some would say‚ prolong the deaths) of patients whose physical and mental capabilities cannot
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The right to vote‚ or the right to freely speak are things that we‚ as citizens‚ posses. We as citizens have rights‚ and then we have responsibilites. Citizens are expected to know and understand the rules that the government has presented to us‚ and abide by these rules for our freedom. In 1791‚ the Constitution of the United States was amended and we were given the ten amendments‚ which is also known as the Bill of Rights‚ to protect our freedoms. The Bill of Rights is a list of the rights citizens
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us and treats us. At eighteen we can vote on the nation’s president‚ be tried as an adult‚ fight for our country‚ and even win thousands of dollars by buying lottery tickets. So the questions then lie‚ why are eighteen-year olds are deprived of the right to drink alcohol? Is it politically correct of the government to generalize all teenagers and young adults into a group labeled not trustworthy? If society truly believes that the current drinking age reflects a just representation of the maturity
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