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- 1681: Legalization of Drugs: Against
- ... the use of illegal drugs on bodies, brains, societies and nations, some people are brave enough to come forward and campaign for the legalization of illicit drugs will reduce the number of addicts and users, crime and deaths (Hyde 29). I disagree with this theory because that is exactly what it is- a theory. Sure, we don't know what's going to happen in the future, but we can use ... by legalization. The pushers would cut prices, making more money than ever from the ever-growing mass market. They would immediately increase the potency and variety beyond anything available at any government-approved narcotics counter. Crime would increase if these drugs were legalized. Crack produces paranoid violence. More permissiveness equals more use equals more violence. Alcohol which is now legal, but was once illegal is proof that after legalizing it more ... dealers were punished more severely. Whipping posts, the death penalty, and long jail sentences might be a start. The following suggestions were made at a meeting at a meeting of the Senate Committee Drugs and Crime held on April 4, 1989, to reduce the drug problem: put more police on the streets, both to arrest drug dealers and to give people a visible sense of hope; increase the number of ...
- 1682: Is The Illegalization of Marijuana Valid?
- ... outweighs its abuse potential, and because of its importance to the paper and clothing industries. This action should be taken despite efforts made by groups which say marijuana is a harmful drug which will increase crime rates and lead users to other more dangerous substances. The actual story behind the legislature passed against marijuana is quite surprising. According to Jack Herer, author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes, the acts bringing ... money which would be saved by not trying to prevent its use could be used for more important things, such as serious drugs or the national debt. The recreational use of marijuana would not stimulate crime like some would argue. The crime rate in Amsterdam, where marijuana is legal, is lower than many major US cities. Mario Lap, a key drug policy advisor in the Netherlands national government says "We've had a realistic drug policy ...
- 1683: Psychological Stress
- ... but something happened on October 12 that will change my life forever. A couple of policeman came to my door with a complaint. Apparently, a friend of mine and I had been accused of a crime that we did not commit. The threat that we could possibly get expelled from school or even worse get put in jail for a very long time comes with a very high level of stress ... since they first came to our door. They have decided to postpone the investigation over the winter break which has caused a great deal of anxiety and ambiguity for me. If I had committed this crime than I would have no problem facing the consequences. The fact is, that I did not commit the crime and this has left me very angry and upset. This situation has caused a lot of pain and money for my parents that I caused. Having to tell them and seeing how upset they ...
- 1684: The Controversy Surrounding the Gulf War Syndrome
- ... during the Gulf War show that winds blew directly from the south toward where Allied forces were stationed (5). James Tuite III, a formal congressional investigator on GWS, notes, The Pentagon is ignoring a CIA computer mod el, weather charts, and satellite photos that show the winds were blowing from the bombed sites toward the troops (11). It is sad to see the government deny such reports that they have in ... this investigation out of the hands of the military and give it to the people who have proven they can do it, and that's the veterans (12). If the group who possibly committed the crime investigates it, are they ever going to turn themselves in? That is not even a question. The United States government is definitely not telling all there is to know about the veteran sickness known as ...
- 1685: The Results of Aging
- ... a large range of establishments where elderly people can spend the later years of their life, depending on how self-sufficient they are, and how much they are willing to spend. WORKS CITED Microsoft Encarta. Computer Software. "Alzheimer's Disease." Microsoft, 1993. ---. Computer Software. "Senile Dementia." Microsoft, 1993. Miller, Benjamin F., M.D., and Claire Brackman Keane, R.N., B.S., M.Ed.. Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine and Nursing. U.S.A.: W. B. Saunders, 1972. Riley, Matilda White. "Aging." Microsoft Encarta. Computer Software. Microsoft, 1993. Social Issues Resources Series. "Ways & Means: Options for Aging." Article #39, Vol. 3. Aging.
- 1686: Needle Exchange Programs
- Needle Exchange Programs More than a million people in the United States inject drugs, at a cost to society (in health care, lost productivity, accidents, and crime) of more than fifty billion dollars a year. (Holland n.p.). According to the Department of Health and Human Services, there were 216,000 heroin addicts nationwide in 1996, the latest year for which statistics ... drug users is not likely to prevent them from sharing needles, thus not likely to have much effect on rates of HIV infection. (Godlaski 1). Most US states have paraphernalia laws that make it a crime to posses or distribute drug paraphernalia not for a "legitimate medical purpose" (Schwartz A3), which subjects drug injectors to prosecution. In addition ten states and the District of Columbia have laws that require a prescription ... time the needles are in circulation has been shortened, which means needles are being shared less, thus reducing the chances of HIV contamination and transmission. (Knox A1) According to statistics from the New Haven police, crime has dropped 20 %. A reason for decrease is that in three years, more than 500 addicts who came to New Haven's van for clean needles have taken volunteers' advice and entered drug-treatment ...
- 1687: Multiple Personalities: Do They Really Exist?
- ... However, others claim else wise. They say that since he knew about her disorder he was taking advantage of her. I cannot agree, for as long as she consented, he didn't intentionally commit any crime and cannot be prosecuted for it, even if it wasn't her main personality, it was still "her." The other type of case involving multiple personalities is even more involved, that is where one personality commits the crime, to the others' horror and surprise. In this case, is that person liable for the damage another personality caused? In the example of Juanita Maxwell she had a violent personality named Wanda who robbed two ... she was acquitted for murder, apparently the legal system thinks they should be allowed to be treated. I agree with this. However, many people disagree vehemently over this subject. Many feel they have committed a crime and should be punished the same as anyone else, and sometimes this happens. However, it happens more often with men than women, who are usually steered towards the psychiatric treatment route and are prosecuted ...
- 1688: Legalization of Abortion
- ... has the right to take away anther's life. With many people considering the cases of unwanted pregnancy due to rape or incest to be acceptable, they must realize that the child is not the crime. Society's reason behind this is, why should the woman suffer from the pain and remembrance that the pregnancy brings. Even though cases of abortion due to rape and incest only make up one percent of the total number abortion performed, there is no reason why 15,000 unborn babies should be murdered annually. Why should the baby be condemned to death because of a crime that was committed by another person. If innocent people should be condemned to death because they are the result of the crime, then instead of imprisoning or putting death a convicted murder we should kill one of that prisoner's family members. If the woman does not want to have the baby they could either carry ...
- 1689: The Morality of Abortion
- ... the child up for adoption. It is a parent's moral responsibility to make sure that the environments which the child will be brought into will be healthy and supportive. It is a far greater crime to treat a child poorly for eighteen years then it is to terminate a fetus that cannot think, feel or is aware of its existence. On the second point of making the way that conception ... normally be the parents of the fetus. The action in the case of rape is defiantly immoral, but the fetus is not. To say that the abortion is moral because the pregnancy arose from a crime is to place a value judgement on a child before it is born. A fetus is just the product of sperm and an egg, an accidental meeting that resulted in a pregnancy. If the fetus ... and got pregnant made that initial decision to have sex, while the rape or incest victims did not. A second reason is that we as a society should not force a mother to relive her crime every day for nine months and possibly longer if she kept the baby. These two statements do not even come close to undermining my position. My primary problem with the above argument is that ...
- 1690: Supporting The Prohibition
- ... of anything more than 0.5 percent, omitting alcohol used for medicinal and sacramental purposes. This act also set up guidelines for enforcement. Prohibition was meant to reduce the consumption of alcohol, and thereby reduce crime, poverty, death rates, and improve the economy and the quality of life. "National prohibition of alcohol (the noble experiment) was undertaken to reduce crime and corruption, solve social problems, reduce the tax burden created by prisons and poorhouses, and improve health and hygiene in America". If prohibition was not put into effect alcohol abuse and problems would have gotten ... long it had an effect on today. It prevented abuse and a depression that could have happened due to the use of alcoholic beverages. It also prevented a lot of families to break up, and crime rates went down. I think we would have been better off leaving the prohibition in effect beacause our society would be much better with it.
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