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- 1121: Watergate Scandal
- ... were Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, they discovered that one of the suspects had an address book with the name and phone number of a White House official who could have been involved in the crime. The reporters suspected that the break-in had been ordered by other White House officials. In a press conference on August in 1972, President Nixon said that nobody on the White House Staff was involved in the crime. Most of the public accepted Nixon's word and dropped the questioning. But when the burglars went to trial four months later, the story changed rapidly from a small story to a national scandal. It ... election campaign. McCord testified that people in higher office had paid people "hush money" to the burglar who were involved in Watergate. With the money they were supposed to conceal White House involvement in the crime. After they investigated for awhile, they quickly found out that the break-in was approved by the attorney General, John Mitchell. Even thought John Mitchell was one of the most trusted advisors, Nixon denied ...
- 1122: John Gotti
- John Gotti If ever there was an incubator for crime it was the Italian Harlem tenements of the South Bronx. In one of those crowded dirty apartments, a young John Gotti seeked an impoverished existence with his parents and eleven sisters and brothers. His father ... able to get the charge reduced to manslaughter. While Gotti was in jail in 1976, Carlo Gambino had a heart attack and was dying. Carlo made a decision that was to create problems for the crime family for almost a decade-he named his brother-in-law Paul Castellano as his successor. Castellano was not respected and admired like Carlo. Perhaps his insecurity caused him to keep Neil as his under ... favorites. The assassination of Paul Castellano was a brilliant coup on the part of Gotti, not just in the way the ambush was executed, but also in the preparation of the Gambino family and other crime families for the event itself. When John Gotti made his decision that he was going to eliminate Paul, he determined who he would recruit to join him in the conspiracy that was ultimately called ...
- 1123: Harrison Ainsworth Rookwood An
- ... Rookwood (1834) and Jack Sheppard (1839-40). Several of these novels were based upon famous crimes and criminal careers of the past (Eugene Aram, Dick Turpin in Rookwood, and Jack Sheppard); others derived from contemporary crime (Altick, 1970, p. 72). Although many authors chose to base their stories on criminals, William Harrison Ainsworth s Rookwood and Jack Sheppard are two of the best examples of the theme of crime and punishment in the nineteenth century. Ainsworth started his writing career as a writer of Gothic stories for various magazines. Gothic elements are included in Ainsworth s novel: the ancient hall, the family vaults, macabre ... was born in 1702 and hanged at Tyburn on November 16, 1724, at the age of 21. He became a carpenter s apprentice when he was 15. The record shows that he never committed a crime until the age of 20. One may wonder why Ainsworth chose a character with such a short career in the crime business. The answer lies in the fact that the real Jack Sheppard was ...
- 1124: Public Hangings
- ... was emotionally tense. In contrast to private hangings where they were fewer observers, less theatrical from the accuse and hanging was becoming more of an inhuman punishment to inflict on those found guilty of their crime. Both forms of hangings were though to be an effective way of preventing individuals from committing a crime. Capital punishment seemed morally acceptable, to the public and there were individuals who were willing to carry out the execution. From the books; "
Hang By the Neck
", Hanging in the Balance and The trail of ... perform the execution. But since their was no one who could be considered a back-up, it went along this way for several more years. They often got a hangman who had previously committed a crime or was serving time for a lesser crime in jail. Those individuals were commissioned to hang others, with an reprisals of their own lesser crimes. More than one of these hangman later committed crimes ...
- 1125: The Watergate Scandal
- ... were Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, they discovered that one of the suspects had an address book with the name and phone number of a White House official who could have been involved in the crime. The reporters suspected that the break-in had been ordered by other White House officials. In a press conference on August in 1972, President Nixon said that nobody on the White House Staff was involved in the crime. Most of the public accepted Nixon's word and dropped the questioning. But when the burglars went to trial four months later, the story changed rapidly from a small story to a national scandal. It ... election campaign. McCord testified that people in higher office had paid people "hush money" to the burglar who were involved in Watergate. With the money they were supposed to conceal White House involvement in the crime. After they investigated for awhile, they quickly found out that the break-in was approved by the attorney General, John Mitchell. Even thought John Mitchell was one of the most trusted advisors, Nixon denied ...
- 1126: Definition of Integrity
- ... be right and just. John Proctor, Elizabeth's husband, also shows his integrity when he refuses to confess to crimes of witchcraft. Even though confessing would save his life, he won't confess to a crime he didn't commit. He knows that being dishonest isn't being loyal to his beliefs. In The Crucible, an example of not possessing integrity is also shown. Danforth, is the prime example of having ... Danforth, is the Deputy Governor who convicts the citizens of being witches. When Danforth is asked to pardon the accused, he refuses saying that he can't because twelve have already hung for the same crime, and he refuses to let asnyone off. Even though he knows what is right and that they are innocent he won't because it would ruin the integrity of the court, and his own recitude. Indictment: The McMartin Trial, also has many characters who posses a great sense of integrity. For instance the McMartin family sticks together even when they are being accused of the horrible crime of child molestation. They also will not confess to the crime because they know they are innocent and that it wouldn't be right to say that they were guilty. The McMartin's also ...
- 1127: DNA: An Invasion of Privacy?
- ... search warrant prior to obtaining a blood sample. In order to obtain a search warrant, law enforcement officials are required to show that they have probable cause to believe that the suspect has committed a crime. (347) This law is to protect the rights of the person(s) in question. Whether a person is guilty or not the fourth amendment of the Constitution was established to protect any U.S. citizen. There are also three requirements for law enforcement officials to have before they can proceed with obtaining DNA, (1) probable cause to believe the suspect has committed the crime, (2) a clear indication that relevant material evidence will be found and (3) the method used to secure it is safe and reliable. (347) These laws were put into place also to protect U.S ... a search within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment. (348) This is the answer the people get to these questions. I feel that unless there is substantial evidence that says someone did NOT commit a crime they are accused of, then a DNA sample should be obtained. If there is nothing that says that this person definitely did NOT commit a crime then I feel there should be enough doubt ...
- 1128: Drug Abuse
- ... people value several things, some of which are freedom, expanding and taking care of our families and our financial security. We, the people, take such things for granted. We also discourage some behavior, such as crime, laziness and use of illegal drugs. Drug abuse is one of the most discouraged behaviors in our country. Use of illegal drugs is harmful to the userand all those with whom the user comes in ... all, hurts the user. Drug users are parasites, feeding off society's money, taxes and insurance. Every type of insurance goes up because of drug abuse, including auto, health and homeowners. Worst of all, the crime rate will sky rocket if we let this behavior continue. Illegal drugs and their abusers are a plague to society for many different reasons.. Drugs have very harmful effects on the user and the people ... under the influence. Drug users commit property crimes, such as robbing a house or a store. Drug users also commit personal crimes, like mugging, armed robbery and even murder. Drug use, itself, can be a crime. It makes innocent citizens scared to walk out of their own homes, in their own neighborhoods. Drug abuse is a plague to society. Drug abuse drains society's resources by requiring that taxes be ...
- 1129: The Human Brain
- ... is achieved by planting sixty-four small electrodes in front of the visual cortex of the brain. The electrodes are connected to a small camera that is some where on the person's ear. A computer is attached to the camera. The computer sends the images from the camera directly to the implanted electrodes. They flash as the picture from the camera, thus enabling the person to somewhat see. Artificial hearing is much more complicated then artificial seeing. First a electrodes must be planted in the brain. Then through a microphone a computer produces electrical pulses that are then sent to the electrodes in the brain. But as of yet these procedures are not practical first because of the size of the computer, it cannot be taken ...
- 1130: Y2k Vs. Stock Market Crash
- ... they need it. In an age of information this might not be a wise idea. People are buying information on margin. They buy easy interfaces like Turbo Tax and Windows 98 that come to a computer user with almost no skill. The data is invested by these Computer Dummies . It is the assumption that the data will be safe that will hurt computer users worldwide. It will happen sooner or later which is what people in 1929 knew about the stock-market crash. Many believe the most logical date for this data crash is January 1st, 2000. ...
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