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    When responding to what would generally be considered a “code 3” call in effect‚ an emergency requiring excess speed and the use of sirens and lights‚ the first thing the responding officers need to do is keep their emotions under control‚ as failure to do so can result in a bad shoot out‚ use of excessive force in subduing suspects‚ or sloppy investigative work at the crime scene. In this particular case‚ the first officers on the scene would physically separate the three witnesses‚ take

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    Felons Right to Vote The lines are long‚ it’s raining‚ it’s hot‚ or it may be cold‚ but exercising your right to vote is as important as all of your other civil rights. As Americans we have came a very long way when it comes to protecting our civil rights‚ and choosing the right candidate to protect our country. In 1964‚ three civil right activist set out to set up a voter’s registry for African Americans‚ but it was short lived because they were brutally murder by members of the Klu Klux Klan

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    DNA Evidence Free Wrongly Convicted People DNA testing can be used to free wrongly convicted people like Kennedy Brewer and Herman Atkins. Too many people get charged for crimes they did not commit. Kennedy Brewer and Herman Atkins are both examples of wrongly convicted people. On April 8th 1986‚ in Lake Elsinore‚ a female clerk was working at a shoe store when sometime between 11:30 AM and 12:00 PM‚ she was raped and robbed at gunpoint. The women was working her shift when this happened. “She

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    Should the police be armed? There have been quite a lot of controversies over the issue whether the police should be armed or not. Nowadays‚ police officers in most of the countries are armed when they are patrolling. However‚ police officers in New Zealand‚ the United Kingdom‚ Iceland‚ Falkland Island and Norway are literally unarmed‚ except for those who are committed in airport security and anti-terrorism work. In countries such as China‚ the United States and Russia‚ the media often adduce

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    Bank Robbery

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    I sat down on a row of chairs. There were not many people in the bank on the Tuesday afternoon. So I figured that I would not have to wait long for my turn. Suddenly I heard someone shout behind me. instinctively I looked around and was shocked to see two gunmen brandishing handguns and telling everyone in the bank to get down on the floor. I obeyed quickly. I was too stunned to feel any fear. I just lay down on the floor like the other customers. I could not see anything except the floor tiles

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    Niccolo Ortega English 12/02/12 Armed Forces Any of you like partying? Having the time of your life using drugs and alcohol? If so then the military is not for you. On a serious note‚ do you ever wonder what you would do after college? Even with a college degree? We are all aware of the shortage of jobs and now-a-days college degree aren’t enough. Well in the military‚ entering with a college degree gives you a higher rank. Being in the military also gives you good pay‚ good benefits and a

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    Intro to American Cinema The Great Train Robbery The main characters in the film The Great Train Robbery(1999) were slick‚ good-looking criminals. They were very good at what they did and were well-known in the underworld. The main characters involved were Bryan Field‚ Fred Forman‚ Gordon Goody‚ Master Edwards‚ Charlie Wilson‚ Roy Jones‚ Bruce Reynolds‚ and Ronnie Biggs. This included Bruce Reynolds being chief planner‚ who worked among the trains‚ while the mastermind of the plan was Bryan field

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    It is important for U.S. citizens to use their right to vote. It is important to vote to vote in order for a political leader be fairly elected. A citizen’s vote ensures equality among all races and economic statuses. It also helps with race and religious beliefs. Voting represents a citizen’s moral values. A citizen’s vote makes certain that a political leader would be fairly elected. This is important because you wanna make sure if someone you like in an election

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    When facing the problem of dealing with business projects that should be terminated early‚ a leader should consider a number of important action steps described below. First‚ among these steps is submitting the idea of what is to be achieved. An example of a project could be on mobile-phone-based money transfer. It means that the presentation of all the relevant information of the project is to be carried out‚ and all the necessary materials for its materialization (that is from development of

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    Allowed To Vote

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    Allowed to Vote The United States has had a history of disenfranchising criminals. (Nunn‚ 2005) This disenfranchisement can be seen in state laws that prohibit criminals from exercising their right to vote. However‚ this is not a new concept because denying criminals to vote can be traced to as early as ancient Rome. In Renaissance Europe‚ the justice system there has even a term they used as “civil death”. This means putting an end to a criminal’s capacity to exercise his right to vote. (Nunn‚ 2005)

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