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LSD And PCP Use
503 Words - 2 Pages.... LSD caused
panic and advansded mental illnesses. Most are curried with flashbacks that are
recurrences of hallucinations. Some people thought they could fly, and jumped
to their deaths. The popularity of the rug in the 60's started research and
laws making its use illegal. LSD is the chemical term or lysergic acid diethyl
amide. National Institute on Drug Abuse surveys indicate illicit use of LSD has
remained relatively constant. Almost 2 percent of high school seniors are
current users and 8.7 percent have taken LSD at least once. Its not creating
the problems it created in the 60's because the average street dose is al least
50 percent lower.
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Serial Killers And Society
788 Words - 3 Pages.... and in fact, he was commended by the judge for his own defense. He was
put to death.
With the combination of a very powerful media and a society
fascinated with gruesome, sadistic crimes, modern serial killers have
been put in the spotlight. We are enraptured with serial killers so
much, that we pay seven dollars to go see a movie where everyone
except the bad guys gets strangled, mutilated, or shot- and enjoy it
in some sick way. The media goes out of its way to glamorize murder
and terrify the public. We support killers like Charles Manson o ....
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Death Penalty
607 Words - 3 Pages.... punishment has become
an increasingly controversial issue over many decades. The problem lies between,
is the death penalty being accepted in murder cases or ruled out completely.
While 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
cr ....
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Capital Punishment: Why Or Why Not?
1389 Words - 6 Pages.... to fill the cabin of the car, and then ultimately
drown them. Barbaric is exactly the word I would use to describe her
actions. But yet, the jury rejected the death penalty and chose a life
sentence instead. The jury believed that justice was served by handing her
the life sentence. But was it justice that she was not put to death for
killing her two children? How could someone possibly let her off the hook
of such a crime?
"All grandeur, all power, all subordination to authority rests on
the executioner: he is the horror and the bond of human association.
Remove this incomprehensible agent from the world and at that very moment
order gives way to chaos, thrones t ....
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Effects Of Television Violence
1625 Words - 6 Pages.... viewing do go hand in hand.
The truth about television violence and children has been
shown. Some are trying to fight this problem. Others are ignoring it
and hoping it will go away. Still others don't even seem to care.
However, the facts are undeniable. The studies have been carried out
and all the results point to one conclusion: Television violence
causes children to be violent and the effects can be life-long.
The information can't be ignored. Violent television viewing
does affect children. The effects have been seen in a number of cases. In
New York, a 16-year-old boy broke into a cellar. When the police
caught him and asked him why he was wearing gloves he rep ....
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All Drugs Should Be Legal, Or How To End The Drug War
1269 Words - 5 Pages.... in turn, causes a rise in crime and violence in order to obtain these drugs." "and [it also] devotes much time to drug law enforcement at a cost of tens of billions more a year. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are imprisoned, and millions are marginalized, at [a] considerable cost and danger to others, by records of drug arrests and convictions (Neier A18)." Would in not make sense to try something different in order to get a different result? Have we not learned our lesson from Prohibition? It only took us a mere 14 years to repeal prohibition (Lewis A15). Why don’t we legalize narcotics?
I do not know what will happen if we try this; nobody does. It has nev ....
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Marijuana
730 Words - 3 Pages.... unjustified and impossible to win.
The topic of is quite broad. It encompasses history, legislation, and the benefits as well as the harms of the plant itself.
is the name of the plant known to botanists as Cannabis Sativa. Other names for the plant exist throughout the world. In Africa, is known as "dagga", in China as "ma", in Northern Europe as "hemp" and in the United States as either "pot", "buds", "reefer", "weed" or the more direct, "smoke". goes back over five thousand years. It is one of the oldest agricultural commodities not grown for food. Hemp, first cultivated in China as early as 2800 B.C., soon stretched to central Asia where it spread like m ....
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Serial Killers
4242 Words - 16 Pages.... just don't care (1994, Serial Killers, Time Life Books). You cannot
pick a sociopath out in a crowd because they look just like everybody else.
Actually, they act just like everybody else. You could have a neighbor that's a
serial killer and not even know it. Psychopaths are everyday people with
everyday lives, but they just have one problem, they have a need to kill.
What does a serial killer do? Serial killers usually have reasons for
killing, they just don't go out and kill anyone (the majority). A serial killer
will plan out where, when, why, and how before they actually kill. Ted Bundy
used to lure his victims with a phony cast on his leg. Others lured with t ....
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