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- 10961: Death Penalty in the United States
- ... government studies, according to an NCADP fact sheet, have stated that a single death penalty case costs taxpayers between 1 and 3 million dollars. The cost of life imprisonment costs taxpayers $500,000 ("Millions"). The high cost of the death penalty is another one of the concerns expressed by death penalty critics because the $1,000,000,000 that has been spent on the death penalty over the last 18 years ...
- 10962: Serial Killing: Is It An Addiction?
- ... has also been linked to a greatly increased risk of alcoholism (Edwards and Tarter, 1988). The list of traits does not end here, however. Further research uncovered more marks of susceptibility, and these include: poor school performance, perceived use of drugs of adults, conflict with parents, low religious involvement, absence of sense of purpose, reduced social responsibility and psychological disorders such as depression, sociopathy, and low self-esteem (Edwards and Tarter ...
- 10963: Legalization of Marijuana
- ... of Marijuana There are several reasons to legalize marijuana. Marijuana is a drug that comes from the plant Cannabis sativa. When you smoke marijuana, the chemical tetrahydrocannabinol goes into your brain and makes you feel high. That is why it is classified as a minor psychedelic. It does not produce a trip, or full psychedelic experience, like other drugs such as mushrooms, acid or other such hallucinogens. Marijuana was first used ...
- 10964: Gun Control
- ... gun bans. The weapon quickly became a favorite weapon of thieves and one which created many a drive-by-shooting victim. In one such case, an AK-47 was used in the massacre of many school children. The rifle had been attained legally. One can begin to wonder just how many of these violent crimes could have been prevented by a self-defense weapon. The attacks by the automatic assault weapon ...
- 10965: The Drinking Age: Legal Age Should Be 18
- ... will be to rational drinking. (Richard Karp, Prohibition Redux?, July/August 1992, p. 5) In addition to this, studies show that 44% of families that allow their children to drink transcend in several areas: driving, school performance, responsibility as an adult, and knowledge of the consequences of their behavior. Louisiana's experiments with lowering the drinking age to eighteen show no changes. In the opinion of many legislators, other states that ...
- 10966: Drug Abuse
- ... a violent temper and often, alcoholics abuse, physically and mentally, their friends and family. Drinking makes the drinker feel he is more con fident. The drinker thinks he is in control, even if a little high, and he might get behind the wheel of his car and go for a drive. Drunk driving is deadly. Hundreds of thousands of people get killed every year due to drunk driving. Other physical effects ...
- 10967: Capital Punishment Should be Abolished
- ... of philosophy at Tufts University says, "The death penalty guarantees that the person on whom it is inflicted will commit no more crimes. He is prevented, not deterred, from so doing. But death, is too high a price to pay when studies show that convicted murderers rarely commit another violent crime. To prevent the occasional repeat murder, everyone convicted of criminal homicide would have to be executed- a policy too brutal ...
- 10968: Teen Violence and Its Causes
- ... sympathy for others. They become a closed and bitter person. They know not of the warmness of love, but of the coldness of neglectence. Parents need to be there when their kids get awards in school or have a game. The child needs to feel support from both his/her's parents. To be there for your kids is a responsibility in parenting. A child must be happy and content, and ...
- 10969: Illegal Drugs
- ... ruin the body and mind so badly and quickly that no one should try them. We have law aginst drug is so that the people who use dangerous drugs are putting themselves at a very high risk. They risk their health and their lives. Since they are breaking laws they also but themselves at the risk of getting arrested. They risk their freedom and their future all for drugs. Each year ...
- 10970: The Communication Decency Act: The Fight For Freedom of Speech on the Internet
- ... have turned their web pages backgrounds black to show they are protesting. Some display blue ribbons to show an Internet users' displeasure with the CDA. Another way to show you care is to e-mail high political officers. I have e-mailed the current president (9:23 PM, 11-5-96) Bill Clinton and the vice-president Al Gore. I have also mailed Bob Dole and Jack Kemp. On the more ...
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