Failure Of Gun Control Laws
.... freedom, reasons which persist today.
Firearms in the new world were used initially for hunting, and
occasionally for self-defense. However, when the colonists felt that
the burden of British oppression was too much for them to bear, they
picked up their personal firearms and went to war. Standing against
the British armies, these rebels found themselves opposed by the
greatest military force in the world at that time. The 18th century
witnessed the height of the British Empire, but the rough band of
colonial freedom fighters discovered the power of the Minutema .....
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Power Does Not Come From A Gun
.... was long and full of
sacrifices. It was a time when Blacks had no rights and most of
them accepted this as the way it was and no one could do anything
about it. Most of them, but not King. When the police arrested a black
woman for sitting in the front of the bus and refusing to give up her
seat to a white woman, King led a committee that organized a boycott
of buses. The results were that on April 23, 1956, the Supreme Court
ruled that "segregation in public transportation is unconstitutional"
and that South Carolina as well as 12 other states must remove .....
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Issue Of Gun Control And Violence
.... strict gun control laws? Through the analysis of the
writings and reports of academics and experts of gun control and urban
violence, it will be possible to examine the issues and theories of the
social impact of this issue.
Part II: Review of the Literature
A) Summary
In a paper which looked at gun control and firearms violence in
North America, Robert J. Mundt, of the University of North Carolina,
points out that "Crime in America is popularly perceived [in Canada] as
something to be expected in a society which has less respect for the rule
of law than does Canadian society..." . In 1977, the Canadian government
took th .....
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Reasons For Juvenile Crime
.... commit a violent crime as an adult,
then their counterparts who did not suffer such abuse. The symptoms of
child abuse are “high levels of aggression and antisocial behavior”
and these children are twice as likely to become juvenile offenders.
Also improper parental care has been linked to delinquency such as
mothers who drink alcohol or take drugs during pregnancy cause their
babies to grow up with learning disorders, a problem which leads them
to be juvenile criminals.
Another risk factor is the effect of the media on the .....
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Study On Juvenile Psychopaths
.... commit murder, rape, robbery, kidnapping, and other violent acts.
These emotionally damaged young people, often are the products of sexual or
physical abuse. They live in an aimless and violent present; have no sense
of the past and no hope for the future; they commit unspeakably brutal
crimes against other people, often to gratify whatever urges or desires
drive them at the moment and their utter lack of remorse is shocking.(9)
Studies reveal that the major cause of violent crime is not
poverty but family breakdown - specifically, the absence of a father in
the household. Today, right now, one-fourth of all the .....
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Should Drugs Be Legalized?
.... the U.S because there would be an
increase of drug abuse and a rapid increase of diseases such as AIDS.
Many believe that legalizing drugs would lessen crime. They
point out that the legalization of drugs would deter future criminal
acts. They also emphasize and contrast Prohibition. When the public
realized that Prohibition could not be enforced the law was repealed.
From this, one may infer the same of legalizing drugs. Legalizing
alcohol didn't increase alcoholism, so why would drugs increase drug
abuse? .....
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Legalization Of Drugs
.... using drugs
like alcohol or cigarettes and the consequences will be diminished.
Illicit drugs can and will be made safer than they are in the present
system. In making comparisons, the best is to look at how countries are
functioning that have less enforcement on drugs and what the statistics
were after drugs were decriminalized. Within the last thirty years many
groups have their attempts. The use of drugs is a victimless crime much
like homosexuality. Homosexuals have fought for a great deal of freedom
that is based on their basic human rights; the right to make decisions and
act freely based on what is protected under the C .....
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Legalization Of Drugs
.... face. That drug dealer
seems like the most successful person in the neighborhood. It's very easy
to want to follow in the footsteps of someone like this. Legalization
would greatly reduce the profits of drug dealers. Kids would emulate the
people they're supposed to. These role models include teachers, doctors,
law enforcement, etc.
That is not the only aspect of life in the inner city that would
change. The gangs that flourished from the profits of selling crack would
become "small-time" gangs. These gangs would have nothing better to do
than protect their "turf". Some of the more popular gangs are "The Bloods"
and "T .....
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Drugs Should Not Be Legalized
.... the problem appears too out of hand.
"Others see potential profit in legalizing drugs and still others
simply believe that individual rights to take drugs should be
protected. The group also acknowledged that the legalization concept
appeals to people who are looking for simple solutions to the
devastating problem of drug abuse" (Internet). Society’s answer to
the problem is to trick the drug user by giving him what he wants.
People believe that making drugs legal will take away the temptation
to use them. This idea is wrong and far from logical. If drugs .....
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Case For Legalizing Marijuana
.... who smoke marijuana feel no
effects; others feel relaxed and sociable, tend to laugh a great deal, and
have a profound loss of the sense of time. Characteristically, those under
the influence of marijuana show incoordination and impaired ability to
perform skilled acts. Still others experience a wide range of emotions
including feelings of perception, fear, insanity, happiness, love and
anger. Although marijuana is not addicting, it may be habituating. The
individual may become psychologically rather than physically dependent on
the drug.
Legalization Of Marijuana
Those who urge the legalization of marijuana maintain .....
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Legalization Of Marijuana
.... This subject should be seriously investigated by our government.
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If Marijuana Were To Be Legal
.... Sterile hypodermic needles
will be readily available at corner drug stores. These could be taxed
heavily because the users will be assured of "clean drugs."
Making drugs legal will reduce the great amounts of money spent on
enforcement every year. Drug dealers and users are one step ahead on the
enforcement process. If one drug lord is caught, another one will show up
somewhere else. We cannot win. "In 1987, 10 billion dollars were spent
alone just on enforcing drug laws. Drugs accounted for about 40 percent of
all felony indictments in the New York City courts in 1989. This figure is
quadruple what it was in 1985. .....
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