... approach to life in the last third of the 20th Century. But who in reality is using arguments of a bygone Century? It is an incontrovertible fact of biological science - Make no Mistake - that from the moment of conception, a new human life has been created. Only those who allow their emotional passion to overide their knowledge, can deny it: only those who are irrational or ignorant of science, doubt that when a human sperm fertilizes a human ovum a new human being is created. A new human being who carries genes in its cells that make that human being uniquely different from any and other human being and yet, undeniably a member, as we all are, of the gr ...
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... some of the drugs on the streets, and the government is also putting more money into protect the boarders from all immigrants bringing illegal drugs into the United States of America. There is also a lot of money put into a huge wall/fence going across most of the whole southern boarder line. Along the coast of the east side and the west side are hundreds of check in places to help stop from letting in illegal drugs. Here is a case about 21 sailors that were arrested for smuggling cocaine and heroin to Italy. They have been doing those on a regular basis because most navy trips can go through boarders without being check for illegal drugs. The sailors were ca ...
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... some people feel that Capital Punishment will not discourage crime, Capital punishment should be legalized in all states, because it is morally just and it will deter crime. The many opponents of capital punishment who are against it feel that the death penalty is not a deterrent and that it is barbariaertic of the past. It has no place in a civilized society today. One of the biggest arguments against capital punishment is people feel that it violates the eighth amendment which forbids cruel and unusual punishment. People against Capital Punishment believe the death penalty is absurd and is in un-christian practice. Further more, they feel society should n ...
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... to destroy the organization in the 1920sand '30s--the Mafia flourished in the Sicilian countryside. When the Fascists fled Sicily during the Allied invasion of World War II, the Mafia--the only remaining governing structure--worked closely with U.S. forces. Today it dominates much of the business and industry in Sicily's cities. With the Sicilian immigrations of the late 19th century, the Mafia began to operate in several large U.S. cities. Two of the strongest mafia gangs in New York where controlled by Joe "The Boss" Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano. They were known as the "Mustache Petes". During the period of Prohibition (1920-33), it monopolized the trade ...
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... than treatment as primary sentencing objectives. With younger children now facing the wavering process, many debates are surfacing questioning whether it is morally right to subject our young to adult prisons. History shows thousands of years of serious tensions between children and parents. In the U.S., parents and children both complain that they receive no respect from each other. Yet mostly because of the spread of guns and drugs, younger and younger children are killing and being killed. Just recently there were several shootings involving children less than twelve years of age. According to children rights advocates, even in the most violent years in U.S ...
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... innocent victims continuously, does not deserve to live in a luxurious North American penitentiary or anywhere for that matter, they deserve nothing but the death penalty. When the words ‘death penalty' or ‘capital punishment' are heard, they obviously are disturbing and uncomfortable, but so are their crimes. There is no hope for criminals with this kind of behavior and mentality. I believe that capital punishment is the key necessity. If capital punishment was enforced for severe crimes, it would eliminate a fair amount of tax money going towards the judiciary system. If a prison were to maintain a deadly criminal sentenced for life starting at the age of ...
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... and violence. This country was founded on the people of the country owning guns to protect what they think is right. The constitution gives the people the right to bare arms and protect themselves. Any law against guns should be unconstitutional but the laws were made because it is what some people want. The ban on assault riffles took effect in the may of 1994. “Nineteen assault-style weapons and broad categories encompassing many more semiautomatic firearms...” were among the many weapons that were banned. The guns that were banned were only used for three percent of all gun related crimes in 1993. Most of the crimes and murders were committed with ha ...
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... wrong. When you let them get all their emotions out the chances of them having depression or any other disorder in the future, is much less then a person who doesn’t talk to anybody about it. One type of is the shaking child syndrome. This is when you shake the baby forcefully usually by the shoulders causing the blood vessels that bridge the brain and skull to tear. This could lead to seizures, lethargy, vomiting and irritability and eye injuries, extreme cases could lead to coma or even death. You don’t have to be a bad mother to do this to your child just one day you could be feed up with the child and when it won’t stop crying you can’t control your self and ...
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... of "Driving while impaired", your conviction for "Refusing" will count as a second conviction, not a first, and will receive the stiffer penalty for second offences. For the first offence here is the penalty and the defences you can make. Driving a vehicle while your ability to drive is impaired by alcohol or drugs is one of the offences. Evidence of your condition can be used to convict you. This can include evidence of your general conduct, speech, ability to walk a straight line or pick up objects. The penalty of the first offences is a fine of $50.00 to $2000.00 and/or imprisonment of up to six months, and automatic suspension of licence for 3 months. The s ...
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... more powerful and they are used more frequently." B. Number of other teen murders by other means has remained the same Montgomery, 96' (Knight-Ridder, July 8) "Noting that the number of gang murders by juviniles has tripled since 1980 while the number of teen murders by all other means has stayed the same." C. Black Market is a great sorce of gun trading Munsey, 96' (Christopher, March 31) "Firearms stolen from residents and gun stores are the number one outlet for for criminals. 'They are traded on the street in the brisk black-market whirl that includes drugs & cash.' state police said. D. Guns kill more teens than all diseases conbined. Neergaa ...
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