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- 2711: Whistleblowing
- ... people devoted to their work, they believe in the system, and they are traditional and patriotic. The employees report feeling an “extended sense of responsibility” when they are confronted with moral or ethical dilemmas. In short, they take their responsibilities very seriously. Whistleblowers act on attitudes akin to the public service ethic in another way, for it is well known that whistle blowing involves self-sacrifice. Since employees who report wrongdoing ... rings on the Challenger shuttle were faulty and urged that the mission be scrubbed--the night before it took off and blew up. Had they won that battle the benefit surely would have outweighed the short-term inconvenience. 7) Am I prepared to suffer the consequences? They are less severe in companies that have clear ethics codes and anonymous reporting mechanisms. Elsewhere, several surveys show that many whistle blowers are ostracized ...
- 2712: Capital Punishment
- ... person is insane enough to kill another human being in the first place, they aren’t going to care what happens to them. They realize that their execution, in most cases, is going to be short and painless. This isn’ t a just punishment for someone who has inflicted severe pain upon another life. Our court system, after initiating a life sentence without parole, should not offer these killers the comforts they have in jail. They should be treated more or less like animals. In short, let the ones who institute a crime unwillingly live, but do not let the punishment be as severe as it would for a voluntary criminal. There are a vast number of people who believe that ...
- 2713: Juvenile Justice
- ... As part of Villareal's gang initiation, the boys spent the evening in a open field drinking and fighting among themselves. However shortly before midnight two girls one sixteen and the other fourteen took a short cut through this same open field. The gang members raped and killed the two girls. Perez, Villarreal, and the three nineteen-year-olds await death by lethal injection. The sixth killer, only fifteen years old ... death penalty for juvenile convicted murderers (77 percent, according to a 1995 CNN/USA TODAY/Gallup Poll), people want capitol punishment to be effectively and fairly dispensed, and ultimately to reduce future violent crime. In short, they want it to work(49). The most basic justification for capitol punishment is what is known as the incapacitation argument: The only way to make sure that murderers don't murder again is to ...
- 2714: Crime and Punishment: Crimes, Who Solved Them, and Different Punishments
- ... money was taken off for the cost of there uniform. There uniform was a blue tail coat with there number and letter of their division on the collar and hat. There only weapon was a short wooden baton. The government had a hard time finding recruits. Most of there men were old soldiers, and many of them were dismissed from the force for drunkenness. Later on the force started to become ... who needed cheap workers. The prisons lacked sewage and heat which made for horrible working conditions sometimes deadly working conditions. The prisoners life was a horrible one. They worked fourteen hours a day taking only short breaks for lunch and dinner. You only got lunch and dinner if you had money to pay for it or unless someone gave you some of their food or a visitor gave you some food ...
- 2715: International Law
- ... When aggression occurs, the members of the Council may decide politically - but are not obliged legally - to undertake collective action that will have sanctioning result. In instances of threats to or breaches of the peace short of war, they may decide politically to take anticipatory action short of force. Moreover, it is for the members of the Security Council to determine when a threat to peace, a breach of peace, or an act of aggression has occured. Even thi determination is made ...
- 2716: Jury Nullification and Its Effects on Black America
- ... to assume that crime is dictated by social or psychological purposes is to ignore that fact that in most cases commission of criminal acts is governed by the proximity, ease, and convenience of reward. "In short, crime is an ill- conceived mechanism for the redistribution of wealth or for the extraction of revenge on one's oppressors, and no racial or ethnic group believes otherwise."15 Once again, the merits of ... jury nullification gained much momentum, it would be doubtful if prosecutors would take the chance that Black jurors had not heard of the plan. There might also be a great deal of white nullification. In short, there would probably be many negative ramifications to the implementation of such a potentially unpopular plan. The question, then, is how can progress be made? One significant omission on Butler's part is a set ...
- 2717: Issue of Gun Control and Violence
- ... by Sproule and Kennett the rate of violent crimes was five times greater in the U.S than Canada, and "almost double the rate of firearm use in American than Canadian homicides" (32- 33). In short, the use of firearms "in Canadian homicides has declined since the legislative changes in gun control in 1977". As mentioned in lectures, Canadian cities have been traditionally safer, and less vulnerable to 'Crime Waves' than ... by the general public. Presently, Canada does have the advantage of gun control unlike the U.S. situation. We are now living in an environment that has seen dramatic increase in violent crime, over a short period of time. Whether the United States adopts a gun control policy similar to Canada's, remains to be seen. As for Canadians, we must maintain confidence in the police and justice system to protect ...
- 2718: Gun Control And Violence in Canada and the US
- ... by Sproule and Kennett the rate of violent crimes was five times greater in the U.S than Canada, and "almost double the rate of firearm use in American than Canadian homicides" (32-33). In short, the use of firearms "in Canadian homicides has declined since the legislative changes in gun control in 1977". As mentioned in lectures, Canadian cities have been traditionally safer, and less vulnerable to 'Crime Waves' than ... by the general public. Presently, Canada does have the advantage of gun control unlike the U.S. situation. We are now living in an environment that has seen dramatic increase in violent crime, over a short period of time. Whether the United States adopts a gun control policy similar to Canada's, remains to be seen. As for Canadians, we must maintain confidence in the police and justice system to protect ...
- 2719: Cannabis Hemp. . .Marijuana!
- ... cellulose plants. In most places, hemp can be harvested twice a year and, in warmer areas such as southern California, Texas, Florida and the like, it could be a "year round" crop. Hemp has a short growing season and can be planted after food crops have been harvested. An independent, semi-rural network of efficient and automomous farmers will become the key economic player in the production of energy in this ... that the huge (but surpressed) home growing and smoking accessories industries, as well as the necessary farm equipment for production, looms, etc, and hemp could erase the national debt in a matter of a few short years. Land values will rise in depressed rural areas, helping rescue farmers, developers and speculators who might otherwise have to default on loans and further worsen the savings and loan crisis. LAND & SOIL RECLAMATION Land ...
- 2720: U.S. Scourge Spreads South of The Border
- ... month before killing himself. The most widely know cases are that Rohypnol is blamed in numerous date- rape cases. Men allegedly have slipped it into their companions' drinks, rendering them unconscious. Since the drug causes short-term memory loss, women have awakened confused and dishelved, only to learn that they have been assaulted. The Drug Enforcement Agency says it has logged more than 2,400 criminal cases involving Rohypnol. As it ... United States as a schedule four drug, defined as substances with low potential for abuse and acceptable for medical use in the United States. When the drug is legally administered, it is used for the short-term treatment of insomnia and as a mild sedative. Rohypnol is marketed in one milligram and two milligrams varieties, with two milligrams being considered a “heavy dose.” During my research, I found that most of ...
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