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- 4331: The Death Penalty for Justice and Safety
- ... him show a freckle-faced, eager scamp, maybe getting new sneakers for Christmas, rushing to grow up, hungry for life, hungry to get on with things. I imagine he was the kind of kid whod pull a prank and then run for it, or skateboard until he was breathless. I bet he wished he were bigger and stronger, more of an athlete. He probably played hooky a lot and got ... faces life without parole. Jonathan was denied his life because a killer was turned loose rather than executed. If Murray had faced justice after his first slaughter, Jonathan would still be a boy with another day inside him, another jest, and another chance at making his mother proud. All he is now is a tragic memory. No system of justice in recorded history has ever equated the life of a murdered ...
- 4332: The Increasing Use Of Street Drugs
- ... just with a friend, drugs can be found. Trying drugs to be cool is just how this addiction begins. Once, twice and before one realizes it, they're depending on these narcotics to complete a day. Addiction keeps drugs on a supply and demand basis. Thirty percent out of a hundred people that consume drugs into their body will not become addicted. Charles Ksir, a professor of Department of Psychology, from ... on the hand allows drug users to keep their operation moving. It amazes me that when someone is pulled over and drugs are found in their possession they go to jail and get out a day or two later. Sure the drugs are confinsated by law enforcement officials and the "criminal" now has a note on his record, but what prohibits him from doing the same crime? Nothing! Dating a member ... team, I hear quite often how a member of "our" society can be released from jail for drugs and within a month later will be arrested again for the same thing. Many criminals get their day in court only to pay a fine or serve time in community services. Unemployment is a large concern of mine for drug users. In my occupation I have observed that people being unemployed tend ...
- 4333: The Seat Belt Law
- ... head injuries and many broken bones. Many reconstructive surgeries later, he seems back to his old self. The scariest part of the story is he was wearing a seatbelt and he still does to this day. The seatbelt did not prove to be helpful in this case. Having a few friends who are police officers in the city of West Bloomfield, I am often interested in their daily lives and what ... not disagree with it. It would allow for them to feel much more comfortable when their not as experienced children are out and about driving late at night, or in fact any time of the day. Its terrible to learn the hard way, but the goal of most people would be to keep children and adults alike safe. The three levels of drivers education courses are for those applicants ... the secretary of State and their guardian. To obtain a level 2 license a driver must be at least sixteen. They must complete level 1 and have no convictions or civil infractions during the 90-day period prior. The driver must have 50 hours of practice driving, including 10 at night, with a legal guardian. Then, they can practice driving on their own between the hours of 5 a.m. ...
- 4334: Asian Organized Crime
- ... The only visible woman in the group is the bosses wife, referred to as the ane-san (older sister). However, despite attaining the same respect as the boss, she does not get involved in the day-to-day happenings of the group. Some of the reasons for the banning of women include that there is a strong belief that woman are weak in that they were not born to fight. To a Yakuza ... out, it may spell the demise of the particular group. The origin of the term Yakuza comes from a Japanese card game, similar to blackjack, called oicho-kabu. There are four origins to the modern-day Yakuza; the Tekiya , the Bakuto , the Uyoku, and the Gurentai. The Tekiya began to control sales at various fairs and markets and eventually began protection rackets, a trend which continues even today. The Bakuto ...
- 4335: Pros and Cons of Capital Punishment
- ... was that 24-year-old Jeremy T Charron; an Epsom New Hampshire police officer was gunned down in cold blood just hours before Miller's sermon on forgiving murderers. That Sunday marked Charron's 44th day as a full time police officer, the job he dreamed of since he was 6 years old. Jeremy Charron leaves behind his parents, two sets of grandparents, two sisters, two brothers, a wide circle of ... overhead. The following chart shows statistics of the number of executions per state for the 1997 year. Currently there are only 12 states without the death penalty. Those states are Hawaii, Alaska, West Virginia, Washington D.C., Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and North Dakota. The U.S. has over 1.5 million incarcerated in prisons, by far the largest system in the world, and that does ...
- 4336: Illegal Drugs
- ... the crime. *More than 40% of youth in prison used drugs befor the age of 12. Armed patrols Search and destroy missions and helicopter surveillance. Sounds like americans at war, well this goes on every day on our own home soil and the battle fields are our national parks and forests and the enemy is marijuana. Marijuana is the most common used illegal drug in the U.S. * Over 65 million ... to stop the drug trade. It will take money to help pay for cops and the military operations, for medical and treatment centers, and new ways to teach people about drugs and their laws like D.A.R.E. It will take more than just money too. It will take more than prisons, cops, treatment centers and lesrning programs. The people are the main problem. And it will take the people ...
- 4337: Capital Punishment
- ... time in the most exemplary family life with spouses and children. Ecstatic love is an occasional, fabulous, wonderful overflowing of spectacular affection that adds immeasurably to the joy of life, but it cannot be the day to day standard for ordinary life even in the family or the church. Can Christian love in the ethical sense be an appropriate norm for a large, secular, pluralistic, civil society? Can unconditional love for the other ... a matter of practical discernment and social wisdom in a particular situation.Christians should insist that if capital punishment is to be practiced, it must be administered in a just way. On this count, present-day society fails miserably. My prediction is that a society that becomes sensitive enough to make sure that the death penalty is administered in a just way will then do away with it altogether in ...
- 4338: Something Happened! - The Sexual Harassment Suit of the Nancy Hart and the Police of City of Peabody
- ... Officer. Only after a charge of sexual harassment was filed against the Chief by the other female Police Officer friendly with our Union President. Because of this charge, the Union President was given a 5 day suspension by the Chief without any proper investigation by the City. At know time was the Union President ever asked for a statement concerning the charges. Only after an independent Judge heard the whole story ... total of $650,000. This money will come from the citizens of Peabody not from a Insurance Company. The irony of this is that the Police Chief and the Officers that purged themselves to this day have not been suspended, reprimanded of held accountable for their actions. Patrolmen Nancy Hart continues to work to this day with a smile on her face and love her job as being a Police Officer.
- 4339: Should Handguns Be Legal to All
- ... for a toy and has injured themself or others. Also there have been occasions where careless gun owners have left their guns loaded and someone was shoot accidentally. Studies show that four people die each day because of accidental gun fire. Anti-gun users have pointed out the fact that states who have relaxed their gun laws have had an increase in homicides. Also the fact that more people have died ... common citizen would be helpless against them. Pro-gunners are aware of the many accidental deaths caused by the misuse of guns, however the fact remains that a numerous amount of people are killed each day by careless drivers. They are aware that accidental deaths can be caused by a variety of different things, so should they give up there right to own a gun to protect them if the need ... can be required and inforced. This could cut down on the fact that in some states anyone can walk into a gun shop and give a fake name and walk out with a gun that day. Another way to compromise would be to completely limit guns to shooting ranges and hunting grounds. That way those who feel the compulsion to use guns can be restrained to a location where less ...
- 4340: Illegal Drugs
- ... the crime. *More than 40% of youth in prison used drugs befor the age of 12. Armed patrols Search and destroy missions and helicopter surveillance. Sounds like americans at war, well this goes on every day on our own home soil and the battle fields are our national parks and forests and the enemy is marijuana. Marijuana is the most common used illegal drug in the U.S. * Over 65 million ... to stop the drug trade. It will take money to help pay for cops and the military operations, for medical and treatment centers, and new ways to teach people about drugs and their laws like D.A.R.E. It will take more than just money too. It will take more than prisons, cops, treatment centers and lesrning programs. The people are the main problem. And it will take the people ...
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