Crimes committed against an individual that were wholly or in part based on the victim’s race‚ religion‚ ethnicity or sexual orientation are all classified as hate crimes. Targets of these crimes include‚ individuals‚ businesses‚ or even society as a whole.(fbi.gov) “Hate crime legislation at the federal or state level takes on four specific forms: (1) statutes defining hate crimes as substantive offenses‚ (2) sentence enhancement‚ (3) statistics collection‚ and (4) civil remedies.” (” www.ncjrs
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As globalization brings the world together‚ there is much debate on who is‚ or what is the determining source to define ethics? “Ethical beliefs are highly diverse and often deeply held‚ especially when intertwined with local cultural or religious practices.” (Tweedie et al‚ 2012‚ p. 1). After much consideration‚ six major ethical systems exist in today’s world‚ and the six systems can then be further broken into two separate categories of absolutisms vs. non-absolutisms. According to Geisler (2010)
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around the world? a. Apparel manufacturers and distributors face many unethical horizons when conducting business overseas. There primary goal in outsourcing is to reduce costs anywhere deemed possible. Although‚ companies such as Nike fall into a slippery slope when production is high‚ exposure is minute‚ and regulation nearly a pipe dream. This type of behavior leads to inhumane working conditions; such as strenuous work hours‚ minimum pay‚ and restrictions to god-given rights. The correct business
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Injuries caused by a slip on the ice are ordinary events that will certainly never make the news. But they do make up a large percentage of injuries in the trucking industry. Don’t let a simple slip cause medical bills and weeks of lost work time. Be alert and follow these eight safety tips for walking on ice and snow: Stay focused. When walking on snow and ice‚ give it your full attention. Stay off your smart phone and don’t allow other distractions to make you fall. Walk deliberately with care
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Euthanasia The word “euthanasia” comes from combining two greek words: “Eu” meaning “good”‚ and “thanatos” meaning “death”. So euthanasia actually means “good death.” The idea is that a death is good if it is painless. Now an important distinction must be made: not all painless deaths are euthanasia. Only those deaths in which an individual directly causes the death of another as a means of eliminating that other person ’s pain are euthanasia. For example‚ if a doctor lethally injects a paraplegic
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certain cases violence and sex can come across as offensive. What is observed as right by one culture can be viewed as wrong by another culture. In the United States we see violence against women as wrong. So an ad promoting violence can be a slippery slope. Another example is the advertisement of condoms. Many ads have become acceptable by some interest groups because it aligns with the interest of AIDS-prevention‚ however‚ it can be seen by some as promoting promiscuity. Ethics revolves
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"In Gun Control Debate‚ Logic Goes out the Window" by Richard J. Davis The claim of this essay is that in the debates of gun control logic has lost out in the past and is currently losing out. This article describes the difficulties and rationale of both sides of the gun control debate. The author talks about how a proposal in 1978 would have manufacturers‚ wholesalers‚ and send purchase reports to the Bureau of Alcohol‚ Tobacco‚ Firearms‚ and Explosives. The idea was that creating such a database
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“A Ghost Town With a Quad” was written by Rebecca Schuman‚ an education columnist‚ and published by Slate.com on November 26th‚ 2013. In this article‚ the author argues that it was wrong of two schools’ administration: Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM)‚ and the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) to cut from their schools what were considered vital academic departments when other things could have been cut instead. Also‚ by cutting the academics‚ they have made their universities
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Silvia Mendoza Professor Wohlstadter English 103—11:10 17 April 2014 Singer ’s Poverty: A Case of Logics‚ Emotions‚ and Values Imagine you have just picked up your paycheck from the office. As soon as you leave the office‚ all you can think of is paying your bills and spending the rest on items you fancy. Perhaps you wish to buy a new TV‚ or a new pair of shoes‚ or a watch that everyone already seems to have except you. On your way to cash it‚ you stop by a café and a little boy asks you for money
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Should the top executives of the major banks that received bail-out money be allowed to receive large bonuses? My first response to this question is “Maybe?” I personally believe that I can make a convincing argument for why bank executives should have got large bonus’s and just as equally a convincing argument as why they should not have. I must start by saying the government should not have been allowed to give out exurbanite sums of tax payer dollars to these banks to begin with. Whether
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