Should the Mandatory Life sentence for Murder be abolished? Murder carries a mandatory life sentence‚ under the Murder (Abolition of death penalty) Act 1965. This can but rarely does‚ mean that the offender will spend the rest of his natural life in prison. An offender given a mandatory life sentence who is released from prison will remain on licence for the rest of his or her life. The incident of Michael Barton who was racially motivated to murder Anthony walker aged 20‚ with an ice axe will face
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Should high school students be required to pass a standardized test before getting their diploma? No‚ I would say I disagree with this approach. Why? Seniors in high school have already worked so hard to get where they are‚ I don’t think it would be fair to make them pass a standardized test. I understand the concept of having students do standardized testing to test their knowledge. However‚ I would not think it would be fair to make them take a test before being able to graduate. If the students
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their families. It is difficult to start out on jobs that pay little to nothing especially when supporting family members or just an individual working on their own. Minimum wage should be raised because it would boost the economy‚ help people out of poverty‚ and help college students. Many people argue that minimum wage should not be raised for many reasons. One reason is it could hurt their employment status in the workforces. However‚ in reality it would increase the help of finding a job by if people
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our country’s welfare receipts are illegals. This is including but not limited to: WIC‚ food stamps‚ Medicaid‚ and educational funding. We as a country are giving our hard earned tax dollars to people who have entered America illegally. Instead we should be helping our elderly and our veterans instead of pushing them away. There are plenty of legal American citizens
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Its value although it is very great it is also limited to many‚ which means it should be used for only positive and the bettering of one’s future. Dedicating your time and efforts to finishing college gives you farther exceptions of the next step into adulthood and being able to provide for yourself. College is a tremendous experience‚ undoubtedly‚ so it should not be taken lightly. College students tend to embrace the changes of life that they obtain‚ as opposed to those
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Death penalty‚ also called capital punishment‚ is generally known as the ultimate punishment to offenders. As death penalty involves taking one’s life‚ opposing voices have not been silenced from the worldwide‚ many protestors unite themselves to form groups or organizations such as Amnesty International and United Nations Human Rights Commission. Because of the effort exerted by these organizations ‚ the belief that capital punishment is wrong have been successfully spread to every corners on the
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Parole Release Should parole release be abolished? This is one of the most talked about topics in the criminal justice field today. Many people feel it is time to do away with parole‚ while others are fighting to keep it around. There are pros and cons to both sides of the argument‚ all of which are very convincing. One of the strongest arguments against the parole system is the overpopulation problem in most prisons. Between 1986 and 1991‚ prisons have seen a 41% increase in the population of
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Parole Commission may grant parole if (a) the inmate has substantially observed the rules of the institution; (b) release would not depreciate the seriousness of the offense or promote disrespect for the law; and (c) release would not jeopardize the public welfare. Parole has a three-fold purpose: (1) through the assistance of the United StatesProbation Officer‚ a parolee may obtain help with problems concerning employment‚ residence‚ finances‚ or other personal problems which often trouble a person
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the family of the criminal‚ and a negative atmosphere throughout the community. If it were your child on death row wouldn’t you want them to have a second chance? Once again‚ I state with utmost important‚ the death penalty should remain as a figure of the past and we should remain civilised and keep our-self and community away from this inhumane act as long as
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The cost of education is a lot more today. Not only has the price of college gone up but also the price of many private and catholic schools. A college education is essential in today’s world. Children cannot hope to better their education if their selves or their parents cannot afford to pay for it. Some children have to rely on themselves to pay for college. Most cannot achieve better education because they can’t afford it on their minimum wage job. Others take out loans which leaves them drowned
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