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Capital Punishment Deters Murder, And Is Just Retribution
1316 Words - 5 Pages.... penalty deters murder by putting the fear of death into would
be killers. A person is less likely to do something, if he or she thinks that
harm will come to him. Another way the death penalty deters murder, is the fact
that if the killer is dead, he will not be able to kill again.
Most supporters of the death penalty feel that offenders should be
punished for their crimes, and that it does not matter whether it will deter the
crime rate. Supporters of the death penalty are in favour of making examples
out of offenders, and that the threat of death will be enough to deter the crime
rate, but the crime rate is irrelevant.
According to Isaac Ehrlich's study, ....
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Marijuana Legalization
734 Words - 3 Pages.... uses. Marijuana will have lost its “bad name.” However, there is no scientific evidence or independent research which supports the proposition that marijuana is a curative drug. Yet, James Incardi who wrote The Drug Legalization Debate states that by legalizing marijuana that the quality of urban life would rise significantly, that the government would concentrate on other harsh crimes, and that public treasuries would have an increase of ten billion dollars a year.
The importance of the issue for the legalization of marijuana is gaining importance as the use of marijuana increases. In the 1970’s, America faced a significant drug problem. Through education, la ....
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Capital Punishment: The Only Defense
614 Words - 3 Pages.... punishment is often confused with objections to its alleged discriminatory distribution among the guilty. Wrongly so. Maldistribution inheres no more in capital cases than in any other punishment. Because of the finality of the death penalty, the most grievous maldistribution occurs when it is imposed upon the innocent. However, the frequent allegations of discrimination refer to maldistribution among the guilty and not to the punishment of the innocent. Maldistribution of any punishment among those who deserves it is irrelevant to its justice or morality. Punishments are imposed on a person, not a race or economic group. Guilt is personal. The only question that need ....
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Law Of Nations: An Overview
979 Words - 4 Pages.... This essay
will reflect his plea to return to the norms that international law provides;
it will also discuss and identify the moral dilemmas that are present with
international law and its relationship with states.
The term "laisser aller" or "letting go" is used by Friedrich Nietzsche
to describe this state of nature, in which man resides absently of law. His
use of the term represents the struggle morality wages against nature and
reason. He equates morality in any form, with "tyranny and unreason."
Nietzsche proposes that man's natural existence be, in essence, nihilistic.
Logically, the political entity known as the state, created by man will inherit
these traits. ....
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Serial Killers In The U.S
3988 Words - 15 Pages.... in a bid to get even with
whomever or whatever they feel wronged them. Whatever their reason, they are
usually cooperative and quite often docile if they survive the episode. It
seems that this one-time outburst of violence, once enacted, puts an end to any
future events of this type for that individual. While the mass killer may kill
many people in one attack, when the attack is over, their mission is complete.
The mass killer's victims may not be chosen for any other reason than being in
the wrong place at the wrong time.
Serial killers are a totally different and more dangerous threat to society.
They may not kill many people at one time, but they may kill for many ....
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Drugs: Hurt Players And Sports
1035 Words - 4 Pages.... 1972 (Corelli 28).
Through Favre's painkillers, Strawberry's and Maradona's cocaine, one can see
that drugs hurt the athletes as well as the sport.
First Brett Favre, who was the Most Valuable Player in the National
Football League last season, entered a drug abuse center for his addiction to
Vicodin, a very strong painkiller (Plummer 129 ). Favre had problems because
of Vicodin. Favre suffered a seizure in February while in surgery to repair a
broken bone. The seizure resulted from the abuse of the painkiller (Howard 1).
Favre states, “I went to Topeka, because the pills had gotten the best of me”
( qtd. in Plummer 129). Favre's daughter Brittany asked his wif ....
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Jerry Falwell Vs. Hustler Magazine
335 Words - 2 Pages.... damages. The Court of Appeals agreed
by rejecting Hustler Magazine, Inc.'s argument that the “actual malice”
standard of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan had to be met before Falwell
could sue for emotional distress. However, because the jury decided that
the ad didn't describe actual events, it was considered an opinion
protected by the First Amendment. The court ruled that the issue was
whether or not that opinion was outrageous enough to be considered an
intentional infliction of emotional distress and awarded Falwell money.
This case then went to the U.S. Supreme Court where they decided that
because Falwell is a public figure for the purposes of the First Amend ....
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Death Penalty In The United States
2700 Words - 10 Pages.... in favor of the death penalty feel that even if it
doesn't deter others from committing crimes, it will eliminate repeat
offenders. Death penalty opponents feel that the death penalty actually
leads to an increase in crime because the death penalty desensitizes people
to violence, and it sends the message that violence is a suitable way to
resolve conflicts. Death penalty opponents also condemn the death penalty
because of the possibility of an innocent person being put to death, and
because it can be unfairly applied.
Death penalty opponents feel that the death penalty must be
abolished because it cheapens the value of human life. The death penalty
desensitizes people to mu ....
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