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Why The Penal Laws Failed
<view this essay>.... greatly reduced the rights of those Catholics living in Ireland at the
time and in a sense created even larger barriers between the Catholics and
the Protestant's. The Penal Laws however, were destined to fail from the
very beginning, even with the complete support of both the English and the
Irish parliaments.
The Penal Laws were developed slowly over a span of one hundred and
three years as several desperate attempts to abolish the Catholics from
Ireland. The first penal law was implemented into the Irish community on
December 24, 1691 when William and Mary made an Anti Catholic declaration
for the oath of supremacy. The oath banned all Ca .....
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Gun Control
<view this essay>.... And skeptically viewed upon by many people (Lacayo 19). As
a lobbyist organization, the NRA has a current main objective of protecting
American citizens= rights, to possess and operate a firearm, form being
violated by gun control laws. One of the NRA=s main weapons in this
crusade is the second amendment of the Constitution of the United States of
America. The amendment=s translation in the eyes of the NRA and many
American citizens, clearly protects the individual rights of all citizens
to possess and operate firearms. This would easily make any and all gun
control laws unconstitutional. And therefore illegal. This translation,
however, is no .....
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Case For Legalizing Marijuana
<view this essay>.... of the major complications of marijuana use is the tendency on the part of some users to progress to more dangerous drugs. Users in economically deprived areas usually go on to heroin, whereas more affluent individuals tend to move from marijuana to more potent hallucinogens such as LSD. There is no established medical use for marijuana or any other cannabis preparation. In the United States, its use is a crime and the laws governing marijuana are similar to those regulating heroin. Many authorities now urge that the laws be modified to mitigate the penalties relating to conviction on marijuana possession charges.
The Use: The United States stands apart fro .....
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The Need For Capital Punishment
<view this essay>.... Even though this is
your bathroom, it has no shower stall or bathtub, but once a week you are
allowed to leave this room to take a shower. Your days are spent inside
this room reading, thinking and worrying. You aren't in any ordinary room,
you're in a cell on death row. A cell reserved for people who were
sentenced to death for committing a crime. Death could be by firing squad,
lethel injection, the gas chamber or electric chair. Chances are you've
been in this room for many years and will be for many more. Your lawyers
have began the lenghthly appeal process. Once all the appeals have failed,
it soon is time, and you will be moved to a holding cell. .....
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Rape
<view this essay>.... of the fastest growing violent crimes in this country? One
way we have tried to deal with this problem is through rape prevention. These
techniques are very important in decreasing the vulnerability of individuals,
but in order to eliminate the occurrence of rape from our society, we must first
examine its causes more deeply so that we can take collective action. We must
understand the sociology of rape in order to effectively work towards the
elimination of it.
Despite the necessity for rape prevention, it must focus on eliminating
the conditions in society which make women easy targets for rape. Victim
control teaches women to avoid rape, but doesn't red .....
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Capital Punishment
<view this essay>.... imposed throughout history for many crimes, ranging from blasphemy and treason to petty theft and murder. Many ancient societies accepted the idea that certain crimes deserved capital punishment. Ancient Roman and Mosaic law endorsed the notion of retaliation; they believed in the rule of "an eye for an eye." Similarly, the ancient Egyptians, Assyrians, and Greeks all executed citizens for a variety of crimes. The most famous people to be executed are Socrates and Jesus. Only in England, during the reigns of King Canute (1016-1035) and William the Conqueror (1066-1087) was the death penalty not used, although the results of interrogation and torture were oft .....
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The Rise Of Auto Thefts In Charlotte, North Carolina
<view this essay>.... type of work, I learned how reports can be made and initialized, how the reports reach Detective Clayton, his duties, levels of felonies associated in this crime and other various information.
In a case such as a victim making a report of auto theft, the victim can make the report three different ways. First, the victim can call 911 to report a stolen vehicle. When the call is received, the person can request that a patrol officer comes to the scene of where the car was stolen and make a report with the officer. In this case, the officer comes to the location, and gets information such as the victims name, address and general information about him or her, in .....
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History Of Punishment And The Code Of Hammurabi
<view this essay>.... code from the sun god, Shamash. Quality associated was god is justice. The code begins with prologue that speaks of the extensive restoration of the temples and religious cults of Babylonia and Assyria. The code appears to be a series of amendments of the common law of Babylonia, not of strict legal code. It talks of direction for legal procedure and the statement of penalties for unjust accusations, false testimony, and injustice done by the judges; the laws about property rights, loans, deposits, debts, domestic property, and family rights. A section speaking of personal injury states that penalties were imposed for injuries received during an unsuccessf .....
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