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- 901: The Code of Hammurabi
- ... a mina of silver,” indicate a primal grasp of the nature of human rights. It is from ancient Athenian society, and the imperialism of positivist belief, that the United States has shaped our own legal philosophy of ontological liberalism. Socrates, an Athenian scholar, philosopher, and retrospectively one of the greatest thinkers in history, became a willing martyr for the cause of positivism, never knowing that his death served an opposite purpose ...
- 902: Illinois vs. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb
- ... involved the physical harm of another person. Loeb simply wanted to commit the perfect crime just to prove it could be done. Loeb’s nineteen year old partner in crime, Nathan Leopold, interested in ornithology, philosophy, and especially, Richard Loeb. Leopold, like Loeb, was a child of wealth and opportunity. Leopold’s father, Jack, was a millionaire box manufacturer. Leopold was a law student at the University of Chicago and was ...
- 903: Whistleblowing
- ... will he change? If you immediately go above your boss’s head you violate his right to explain himself 3) Is this behavior unethical or illegal ? According to Richard T. Degeorge, a University of Kansas philosophy professor who has written widely on the issue, says that unless there is danger to others or illegality”whistle-blowing is morally permitted but not morally required” 4) If a gross and repeated practice continuities ...
- 904: How Should The United States Treat Todays Criminals?
- ... Model” the “Justice Model” holds a person accountable for his/her actions, does not force rehabilitation, and provides fair and just sentencing guidelines. In life a person has to chose between right and wrong. The philosophy of the “Justice Model” is that when a person makes the decision to violate a person’s rights he/she made this decision of his/her own free will and is held accountable for that ...
- 905: The Two Different Cases Regarding Capital Punishment
- ... to the best of ability. What would a community based on this kind of love do with those who committed brutal acts of terror, violence, and murder? Put negatively, it would not live by the philosophy of "an eye for an eye,a tooth for a tooth, and a life for a life." It would act to safeguard the members of the community from further destruction. Those whe had shown no ...
- 906: Capital Punishment Should be Abolished
- ... rich people. Murder cannot be cured by murder. The death penalty is cruel, inhumane and above all irreversible. It does not deter and isn't as effective as life imprisonment. Hugo A. Bedau, professor 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 ...
- 907: Capital Punishment
- ... legitimate claims to available resources. What would a community based on this kind of love do with those who committed brutal acts of terror, violence, and murder? Put negatively, it would not live by the philosophy of "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and a life for a life." It would act to safeguard the members of the community from further destruction. Those who had shown no ...
- 908: Capital Punishment Should be Abolished
- ... rich people. Murder cannot be cured by murder. The death penalty is cruel, inhumane and above all irreversible. It does not deter and isn't as effective as life imprisonment. Hugo A. Bedau, professor 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 ...
- 909: The Two Different Cases Regarding Capital Punishment
- ... to the best of ability. What would a community based on this kind of love do with those who committed brutal acts of terror, violence, and murder? Put negatively, it would not live by the philosophy of "an eye for an eye,a tooth for a tooth, and a life for a life." It would act to safeguard the members of the community from further destruction. Those whe had shown no ...
- 910: Analysis of Police Corruption
- ... badges, but it was next to impossible,'' he recalls. (Carter, 1989: pp. 78-79) The Mollen Commission testimony could also lead to second thoughts on the growth of community policing, the back-to-the-beat philosophy that in recent years has been returning officers to neighborhood patrol in cities around the country, including New York. Getting to know the neighborhood can mean finding more occasions for bribe taking, which is one ...
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