The Nuremberg trials were trials that were supposed to bring Nazi’s to justice. The Nuremberg trials occurred during the years of 1945 and 1946. During this time World War II had just ended with the Allies’ victory and many cities in Europe were rebuilding themselves thanks to the war. The Nazi war criminals were under the jurisdiction of the Allied Powers (England‚ United States‚ Soviet Union‚ and France). The trial was consisted of “twenty-two major Nazi criminals”‚ however only twelve were sentenced
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The Case of Bowe Bergdahl He has been called honorable and a traitor. He has been called a hero and a villain. Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl left his platoon one night and ended up getting himself captured by the Taliban. The United States sent troops to search for him but was unsatisfied with their results. In 2014‚ former President Barrack Obama negotiated a deal with the Taliban to release Bergdahl in exchange for five deadly Taliban killers. The question that remained is should Bergdahl be executed
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Capital Punishment is defined as the legal authorization of killing a person as a punishment of a serious crime. This act has been around since the beginning of civilization‚ and even though the methods of punishment have changed throughout time‚ the idea is still the same. It is a way of punishing someone for a heavy offended crime. In this essay‚ I will discuss both sides of this ethical issue using the consequentialist theory. The C1 theory states that punishment as a response to crime is morally
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The Three Strike Law is a law that was passed in 1994. The purpose of this law is to require the defendant extra time for their new felony because of a crime that was committed in the past. This law have been active for several years and it came with a lot of pros and cons. In this paper I will give my view on what I think the good and the bad is for this law. I understand why the government started The Three Strike Law‚ but I disagree with this law because there are consequences that come
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Committing a crime always comes with a consequence‚ especially when it’s murder. There are many different classifications to justify just how unlawful the case is. First-degree murder is defined as an unlawful killing that is both willful and premeditated‚ meaning that it was committed after planning or "lying in wait" for the victim. Second-degree murder is ordinarily defined as: an intentional killing that is not premeditated or planned‚ nor committed in a reasonable "heat of passion"; or a killing
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I captured the sight of the sun rising through my blurred safety glass window‚ must be morning. Awakening in the same claustrophobic battle scarred room has been my life for 3 years now. Getting to my feet I peer through the withered cast iron bars of my cell to see the guards carrying out the routine cell checks. This time something was different. I see a guard broadcasting to a fellow officer for assistance a small number of cells down from me. I feel a cold shiver ran down my back. This occurs
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The Prison Industrial Complex in America The main goal of private prisons is to make profit disregarding the necessities of the inmates. Privatization provides bad health services to the inmates‚ lack of opportunities to get an education‚ undertrained staff‚ insecurity‚ and a high recidivism rate. The United States has the largest incarceration rate in the entire world‚ and this is due to the prison-industrial complex (PIC). The more defendants are sent to private prison‚ the more profit they and
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The Eighth Amendment was passed by Congress on September 25‚ 1789 and became part of the Bill of Rights on December 15‚ 1791 ‚ it was voted for by 9 out of 12 states . James Madison was the one to introduce the 8th amendment into the Bill of Rights ‚ Madison is also known as the “Father of the Constitution ’’ because he wrote all of the other ten amendments in the Bill of Rights. I guess you could say that Madison “borrowed’’ the 8th amendment form the 1681 English Bill of Rights which also said
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Sanger Rainsford‚ a millionaire hunter on trial for the alleged murder of General Zaroff‚ has stated that he‚ along with many Spanish sailors‚ were “held captive in this island‚ kept in constant fear‚ worrying about being found‚ and most likely dying. The general kept on telling me [Rainsford] these stories about how no sailor survived his game. It was like I was just the next person in line to be killed by some superior being‚ like an animal at a slaughterhouse.” So far‚ the general public have
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William Henry Furman was was attempting a burglary in a home when he was discovered by the residents. He attempted to flee‚ and in doing so‚ he tripped and fell. His firearm discharged and killed a resident of the household. In the police report‚ he had said that he had turned and blindly fired while fleeing. Regardless of which of the two are true‚ Furman was found guilty of murder and was eligible for the death penalty under the-extant state law. The Furman v. Georgia case took place on January
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