1 Introduction The case of a deputy sheriff shooting and consequently killing a teenager after mistaking his fake rifle for an assault rifle provokes this argument of whether it is acceptable for police to use deadly force in an attempt to arrest a potential offender or to stop a crime. The deputy sheriff’s action constitutes that of the crime and the investigation thereof thus fall under the scope of Criminal Law. In order to be found guilty of a crime‚ the five elements of a crime must be proven
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“Shooting an Elephant” is an essay written by George Orwell in 1936. “Shooting an Elephant” is written chronologically and is a 1st person narrative. The tone of the essay is discomforting. The story takes place in Burma in the 1920’s. It depicts a situation in which the main character‚ a young Englishman‚ who is serving as a police officer‚ encounters a ravaging elephant while he is on duty. The anonymous narrator is a questioning colonialist that throughout the story struggles with three
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On the 26 of February the shooting of Trayvon Martin in Sanford Florida is still a popular news case. Was it a hate crime‚ or just a total misunderstanding? February 26th‚ Trayvon Martin was shoot and killed by George Zimmerman. George Zimmerman the neighbourhood watchman‚ saw a suspicious African American man going around‚ whit his hoodie on and something in his hands. Zimmerman was holding a close lock at Trayvon. Trayvon starting running‚ and Zimmerman went anther him. We later know that
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Peace not violence. Mass shootings are one of the many acts of violence in society. I would like to talk about one in particular‚ the mass shooting in Las Vegas‚ NV. The shooting took place on October 3‚ 2017. The shooting was one of the most violent shootings in American history. The shooting left 58 people dead‚ and 546 injured. The shooting occurred at a Country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip and directly across from Mandalay Bay‚ where the shooter was shooting from. It will always be one
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11:19 a.m. The following hour resulted in one of the first major mass shootings in the U.S.‚ leaving twelve students and one teacher dead‚ as well as 21 injured. This horrifying shooting sparked the beginning of a long and grueling debate on gun control. Should civilians be able to buy automatic weapons? What about high-capacity ammunition clips? Are guns helpful at all? Such questions have arisen after every new account of a shooting‚ which seem to occur quite often based on their prevalent coverage
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The Anti-War Movement In The Late 1960’s And Early 1970’s And The May 4th Kent State Shootings During the late 1960’s the United States was raging a war on two fronts. One front in Vietnam fighting the communist North Vietnamese forces‚ the other on the campuses and streets fighting the students and protesters across America. The anti-war movement was one of the most successful moments in US history. For 11 years from 1964- 1975 Americans protested a war they believed they did not need to be
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Opinion paper police shoot My opinion on police shootings is they are just trying to do their job. Their job is to protect the people and property which if it takes shooting someone that is not following the demands of the officer then that is what they should do. The research shows that most gunfights accrue at about three-six feet apart from the officer to the inflictor. Police have a job that could get them killed‚ so when they see someone reach in their pocket or for something they will be extremely
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Shooting an Elephant Sarig T. Cohen George Orwell is the author of “Shooting an Elephant”‚ a short story that uses the small incident of the murder of an elephant to portray the horrors of British Imperialism. Due to the fact that George Orwell writes a short story in the form of an essay‚ it contains a thesis‚ which is the argument about the nature of imperialism. The great thing about George Orwell’s essay is that the theme is represented throughout the plot and can be analyzed from any
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Abstract Over the years school shootings have affected many lives all over the world. Witness of a school shooting can have emotional‚ psychological‚ and physical effects. In United States alone there have been 142 school shootings since 2013. What can we do to prevent school shootings? The first thing they need to do is strengthen gun laws. Only people who are mentally stable and have a good reason should only be allowed to own a gun. All gun owners should attend a mandatory training;
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The columbine shooting that happened April 20‚ 1999. Twelve students and one teacher were killed by the students of Dylan Klebold‚ 17‚ and Eric Harris‚ 18. Eric labeled as psycopath and knew how to control it‚ and Dylan labeled with depression and didn’t care about life anymore. Based off their motives‚ they were lead to kill all the victims because of bullying and confusion that they had in high school. Was Dylan experiencing depression before the shooting? He was living a great life before it
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