will be better off". This quote was released after a 15- year-old boy shot and killed two classmates and injured 13 at a high school near San Diego‚ California. He will be charged as an adult under state law. I firmly believe that in cases of felonies such as murder or arson committed by juveniles over the age of reason‚ those juveniles should be tried as adults. The ability to know the difference between right and wrong is defined by as the age of reason. In some states‚ they overlook the
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Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana in America There have been numerous studies done on the benefits of the legalization of marijuana in America. Many benefits have been discovered from this research. Legalizing marijuana in America could improve the economy in many ways. It would put an end to the trafficking of this drug and the money law enforcement spends trying to control it. If the government cultivated its own marijuana farms it would improve the quality and safety of the drug itself‚ increasing
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Heroin 1.The correct chemical name for heroin is‚ Diacetylmorphine or Diamorphine. Heroin falls into the depressants category. Depressants slow down the messages between the brain and the body by slowing down the central nervous system. According to National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)‚ heroin is a schedule I substance. Since it is a schedule I substance‚ it means that it is more likely to be abused. 2. Heroin has a lot of slang terms. Some nicknames are‚ H
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Stricter Animal Cruelty Laws Needed The abuse of innocent animals is a serious offense that can be avoided by the enforcement of policy changes and harsher punishment. The current laws regarding animal cruelty and mistreatment are in dire need of being strengthened. Animals are living creatures that deserve basic rights. They are unable to take the witness stand to defend themselves; therefore it is our responsibility as caring people to do something about it. According The Legal Dictionary animal
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trafficking is not only slavery but also another form of forced sex and prostitution. Women are “sold” as property to men and are forced to have sex and the profits are collected by the slave owners. It is known as the second fastest growing committed felony in the Universe. Slavery began before time could tell. As early as the 1500s‚ slavery was taking place but had a different definition. In those day‚ slavery meant that a person was owned by law by another person known as the “owner”. The slave
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Williamsburg. Court happened on the first floor of the west building and was active when there was a crime‚ like today. The punishment was rather different from today. Sometimes they would brand criminals‚ or tar and feather you‚ or if criminals did a felony‚ the court would hang them‚ but they would not jail you. They thought that jailing was cruel and unusual punishment. First‚ if criminals committed a misdemeanor the court would brand them. Branding is when the judge authorizes the blacksmith to heat
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Kenard Dansbury Social Justice is the fair and proper administration of laws conforming to the natural law that all persons‚ irrespective of ethnic origin‚ gender‚ possessions‚ race‚ religion‚ etc.‚ are to be treated equally and without prejudice. An example of social justice with African American’s is the black lives matter movement. In the summer of 2013‚ three community organizers Alicia Garza‚ a domestic worker rights organizer in Oakland‚ California; Patrisse Cullors‚ an anti-police violence
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which provides for harsher sentencing for repeat offenders. While this sounds logical‚ the system used to determine these harsher sentences is deeply flawed and unconstitutional. 3 Strikes laws demand double the standard prison term for a second felony conviction‚ and mandatory sentences of 25 years to life for a 3rd conviction. For an example of this law in action‚ lets look at a few hypothetical criminals. Our first villain‚ lets call him Jerry‚ is an 18 year old caucasian male from Olympia. He
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Abuse can appear unexpectedly in anyone’s life. One of many reasons people detect abuse or signs of abuse in time is because they don’t know what exactly abuse is. Animal abuse is cruelty to animals or intentional infliction by humans upon any non-human animal. Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior‚ used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control. It can be physical‚ sexual‚ or emotional. Another way to know if abuse is present in your relationship is if one partner uses physiological
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Robel Tsegay ENGWR 101 Anna Joy Essay # 3 04/02/2013 Effects of Stereotyping “Stereotypes are a kind of gossip about the world‚ a gossip that makes us prejudge people before we ever lay eyes on them” (Heilbroner 373). People stereotype because they are unable to obtain all the information they need to make reasonable conclusions about other individuals. Stereotypes make their victims struggle with other people’s negative assumptions‚ and can have very harmful consequences. Stereotypes
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