Gun Control
.... use of handguns. It is also argued that by making it difficult for guns to be bought and registered for the American public there is a threat to the personal safety of American families everywhere.
However controlling the sale and distribution of firearms is necessary because of the homicide rate involving guns. In 1988 there were 9000 handgun related murders in America. Metropolitan centers and some suburban communities of America are setting new records for homicides by handguns. Larger Metropolitan centers have ten times the murder rate of all Western Europe. For example in Washington,D.C. there was an estim .....
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Marijuana: The Drug That Could Help Stop The Pain
.... prescribe the drug to cancer patients. Marijuana could be the drug to help cure the pain and status of patients well being if the government would allow prescription of this drug.
"Marijuana " is defined as the dried leaves and flowering tops of the pistillate hemp plant that people smoke in cigarettes for their intoxicating affect. U.S. laws define "marihuana" as all parts of the cannabis plant; it's resin, seeds, or anything produced from them (excluding certain non-drug products) (1, pg. 2). However scientifically marijuana is noted as cannabis of a complex mixture of 426 compounds and at least 62 cannabinoids, with the a .....
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The Death Penalty
.... the execution. The Rev. Norris Williams of Cain Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church said, "Applying the death penalty without prejudice is an impossible feat in the judicial system. All of us carry a certain amount of prejudice, so who is the perfect one to make the judgement whether someone lives or dies?" Williams said, "I don't think any of us can stand and say this person deserves to die." The race of someone can be part of the decision that is made. Of the roughly 3,000 people on death row in the United States, 40 percent are black and 48 percent are white. Yet blacks make up just 13 percent of the national populati .....
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Legalizing Idustrial Hemp
.... cut deforestation.
Hemp is simply a natural for our country and it can be a terrific cash-crop for America farmers. There is only one problem with this remarkable plant: Our government outlaws it. Hemp should be legalized for economical and environmental purposes. Industrial hemp means those parts of the Cannabis sativa plant which contain less than 1.00% tetrahydrocannabinols (THC). THC is the psychoactive chemical found in Cannabis sativa. Industrial hemp is not to be confused with marijuana. Marijuana comes from the flowers of the Cannabis sativa plant and contains more than 1.00% THC (Mississippi Potency). Industria .....
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Affirmative Action
.... fact that some groups of people because of their sex, color, or origin, need special rules to advance in our society, affirmative action only increases discrimination. Those people who are denied employment or education at the school of their choice because a certain number of minorities must be admitted, are undeniably hostile towards the groups that they see as "taking their jobs." If we continue to stress the color lines of the past discrimination will never disappear. We need to start thinking of everyone in America as equal, each person having the same opportunities as the next. As long as affirmative action is required this .....
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Capital Punishment: Injustice Of Society
.... of the Montgomery based Equal Justice Initiative, has stated that “…people are increasingly realizing that the more we resort to killing as a legitimate response to our frustration and anger with violence, the more violent our society becomes…We could execute all three thousand people on death row, and most people would not feel any safer tomorrow.”(Frame 51)
In addition, with the growing humanitarianism of modern society, the number of inmates actually put to death is substantially lower than 50 years ago. This decline creates a situation in which the death penalty ceases to be a deterrent when the populace begins to thin .....
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R.I.C.O
.... of organized crime into the legitimate business world. (Miller and Jentz 1998).
G.R. Blakley (1980) who helped draft RICO, takes the position that while broad usage may or may not have been Congress’ intent (he believes it was), certainly it was his. RICO was not created to apply “only to organized crime in the classic ‘mobster’ sense”. In it’s deliberations Congress recognized that it would be difficult if not constitutionally impossible to narrowly limit RICO to traditional crime such as the La Cosa Nostra (mafia). If persons or enterprises were involved in the same types of activities as traditional organized crime families, w .....
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Marijuana
.... the 1850’s, but its use there was very rare until the last few years. Marijuana has a fairly long history of use in Mexico and Latin America. It was first introduced into the United States around 1910 by Mexican laborers.
During the Vietnam War many drugs were easily available to the soldiers in the war. Many of these men turned to marijuana to subside the misery of war. When they returned home, they continued the habit. Thus, in the 1960’s, marijuana became a symbol of rebellion for the so-called counterculture (Eve 24). In the 1960’s, marijuana’s use among students and other young people began to increase. Jazz and rock mu .....
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“To Legalize Or Not To Legalize”
.... effects drugs are causing on society. In the 1960’s, the psychedelic drug movement said that drugs were used as a means of mind expansion, liberation, and ecstasy. Then in the 1980’s drugs were seen as a source of anguish, escapism, and denial of self. Neither of these assumptions are true though. Drug use varies between each individual and most of the time it all starts off with the satisfaction of enjoying the drug in the first place. Many experts argue since drugs are mainly used for enjoyment why is it such a major problem if they are legalized? (Toward a Users’ Drug Rights Policy - pages 386-387)
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Murder
.... to help import drugs for them. Truong Hon Phuc, 39, Le Thanh Long, 40, and Truong Thi Van have been chatged in relation to Tuan’s kiddnapping and murder. Truong Hon Phuc, who was extradited from London in December, faces charges including murder, kidnapping, extortion, conspiracy to import heroin and blackmail. Le Than Long, extradited from Hong Kong in May last year, faces charges including murder, kidnapping , blackmail and extortion. Truong Thi Van, of Clayton South, faces charges including conspiracy to murder and kidnap, blackmail and extortion.
The second case is about the murder of a real estate agent. Henry Port .....
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Regulating Big Companies
.... The lawsuits maintain that some companies forced pregnant women to have abortions to maintain production levels. The lawsuits also contend that the foremen of the factories often limit bathroom breaks, and the exits in the buildings are often locked, which create fire hazzards.
These discoveries were found by private investigators. There are three lawsuits that seek more than $1 billion in damages, which have been based on the private investigators evidence, and the testimony from apparel workers. One of the lawsuits, states that the factories, apparel companies, and retailers, violated the Racketeering Influence Corrupt Or .....
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What To Do When You're A Crime Victim
.... such as tools, clothing, etc. (Driver's licenses and other identification have been left behind by burglars before!)
Be prepared to provide the police with serial numbers and a complete description of all missing property. Tell the police if you have engraved any of the items with your driver's license or other personalized number.
ROBBERY
You've heard it before and now here it is again: Never resist if you are the victim of a robbery. Do exactly as you are told to do in order to minimize your chances of being injured and to speed the departure of your assailant before he gets other ideas. The assailant, in most cases, .....
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