How can the American legal system‚ which is so devoted to protecting individual rights‚ justify itself morally if it jeopardizes‚ through its own rules‚ the right of law-abiding citizens to personal peace and security? Although this is a very tough subject and every one in the United States will disagree with this question but I will start out by asking it anyway “ Is there any case in which the American law should put the law above the protection of its citizens
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Osborne ENGCMP 0010 Professor Hitt January 23‚ 2013 Law Abiding Citizen How strong is our correctional system? Does it really do what it was created to do? In Law Abiding Citizen‚ the cracks of the justice system are revealed and put to the test. Gerard Butler (Clyde Shelton)‚ who is one of the lead roles‚ is the character that defies all odds and tests the correctional system. In the beginning of the movie‚ Clyde was invaded in his own home by Clarence Darby and Rupert Ames. His wife and daughter
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LAW-ABIDING CITIZEN Starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler The film‚ Law-abiding Citizen‚ is a prime example of the problems in the justice system in our society. The movie is about a loving husband and father who witnessed the torture and murder of his wife and daughter after two vicious criminals broke into his home. He takes the law into his own hands and systematically avenges his family’s death by taking down the criminals and the people involved in setting one of the killers free‚ one
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The movie‚ Law Abiding Citizen‚ begins with a man and his daughter at a table working on individual products. A woman‚ presumably his wife‚ is in the kitchen preparing dinner when there is a knock at the door. The man answers the door and is immediately assaulted with a baseball bat. He is then tied up and stabbed with a knife. Bound on the floor‚ he watches one of the two assailants beat and rape his wife. His daughter who is watching from the other room is carried off by one of the assailants.
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It’s Not What You Know When one man loses everything‚ he is capable of anything. Determined to seek revenge for the loss of his family and for the lack of support from the justice system‚ Clyde Shelton will not let anyone stand in his way. Law Abiding Citizen is a good thriller film because it is full of suspense‚ has a strong plot throughout with no “plot holes”‚ and contains a strong set of complex characters. Clyde Alexander Shelton had his whole world ripped apart one dark night when two
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Law Abiding Citizen is a 2009 American thriller film directed by F. Gary Gray from a screenplay written by Kurt Wimmer and stars Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. The film takes place in Philadelphia and tells the story of a man driven to commit multiple murders while targeting not only his family ’s killer but also a corrupt criminal justice system. Law Abiding Citizen was released theatrically in North America on October 16‚ 2009.[3] The film was nominated for a Saturn Award as the Best Action/Adventure/Thriller
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States government has a right to increase the power of the federal power to combat terrorism through the U.S. Patriot Act after the 9/11 attacks and this also applies to any terrorist threats‚ but I more strongly believe that each U.S. citizen has the right to his/her own privacy. There will be always an opportunity cost between personal privacy and security‚ but both of these must be used in moderation. For example‚ I don’t believe that the Bush administration had the right to allow the NSA to eavesdrop
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1. INTRODUCTION The movie “Law Abiding Citizen” changes our perception of the legal process and that process eventually changes to conform to our expectations. The scenario of the blockbuster movie‚ Law Abiding Citizen‚ can be explained by these simple questions. What would you do if a ruthless killer broke into your home and killed your family right before your eyes‚ then bargained with the prosecutor to receive only three years punishment in exchange for testifying against his innocent accomplice
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their revolution. The “Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen” was the result of the assembly’s efforts‚ along with some guidance from Thomas Jefferson and Lafayette. It boldly stated to the king and nobility of France that the people would actively take their rightful freedom and equality. Mainly to inform and justify the revolution‚ the Declaration united their supports with the overarching belief that all men were given inalienable right by the Supreme Being‚ followed by tenets that
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don’t want to end up in jail‚ or simply because the law says so? These could be reasons for someone to think it is alright to break the law‚ but whether or not it is the morally right decision depends on the individual‚ their personal experiences‚ their capability to decide between right and wrong and possibly their belief in ethical codes of conduct. A general obligation would leave you with the possibility of justifying specific breaches of the law‚ such as driving above the speed limit to get a sick
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