.... of offenses in an effort to discourage people from committing crimes. Methods of inflicting the death penalty have ranged "From stoning in biblical times, crucifixion under the Romans, beheading in France, to those used in the United States today: hanging, electrocution, gas chamber, firing squad, and lethal injection"(Bedau 124). There were drastic penalties for such serious crimes as homicide. Execution was a suitable punishment for those times. Today, though, the law is not as strict. This leads potential criminals not to fear the death penalty because government today uses more "humane" methods of execution, rather than the brutal punishment that history .....

.... God, and the entire body of creatures known as humanity. Damning capital punishment for its immoral nature would not be condoning the gruesome acts of the perpetrators, it is rather a means of identifying a morally wrong problem, which step is a prerequisite to taking steps to remedy the wrong. The purpose of this essay, therefore, is to examine the various stances of social institutions, particularly the Catholic Church, and consequently show that capital punishment is not a just punishment but rather "morally acceptable" legalized murder. The opening quote of this paper comes directly from the Holy Bible. It suggests to the reader that God did not make de .....

.... subject about the death penalty that we should look at, and should be the most important is, "are people being wrongfully accused and dieng?" The answer is yes. A poll was done in the United States and the number one concern among americans about the death penalty was the fact that, someone could be wrongly accused and get the death penalty.(The Death Penalty In America) One qoute I found that I agree with is this "No matter how careful courts are, the possibility of perjured testimony mistaken honest testimony and human error remain all too real. We have no way of judging how many innocent persons have been executed, but we can be certain the .....

.... drug abuse must be stopped; it hurts our society, hurts us, and, most of all, hurts the user. Drug users are parasites, feeding off society's money, taxes and insurance. Every type of insurance goes up because of drug abuse, including auto, health and homeowners. Worst of all, the crime rate will sky rocket if we let this behavior continue. Illegal drugs and their abusers are a plague to society for many different reasons.. Drugs have very harmful effects on the user and the people with whom the user interacts. The user is affected in many ways. The most popular drug in America, alcohol, is generally thought of as socially acceptable and rel .....

.... court, if you choose to fight the ticket rather than pay the fine. Waiting in the courtroom to see the judge can be very close to a death sentence. The wait is long, and the company can be frightening. Once you plead your case, you generally end up paying the fine. This only leads to another line, and another wait. This has to be the most unpleasant part of a speeding ticket. In addition, paying for traffic school is also a disagreeable experience. If you waited to see the judge, you may be on your way after paying the fine. If the judge is kind, and offers a traffic school option, the unpleasantness continues. Usually the traffic school is no where near to .....

.... most common risk factor is the demise of the family life and the increase in family violence. Between 1976 and 1992 the number of juveniles living in poverty grew 42% and this caused an increase in crimes by juveniles. Many of these juvenile criminals have been abused or neglected and they also grew up in a single-parent household. Research has found that 53% of these children are more likely to be arrested, and 38% more likely to commit a violent crime as an adult, then their counterparts who did not suffer such abuse. The symptoms of child abuse are “high levels of aggression and antisocial behavior” and these children are twice as likely to becom .....

.... of the minimum drinking law, alcohol is easily obtained, maintaining or raising the drinking age is not going to stop underage people from getting alcohol. That is why lowering the drinking age to 18 in not inciting young people to drink. During the Prohibition , people managed to drink and regardless of the government regulations, people will drink: "Despite a legal drinking age of 19 in Ontario, most other provinces, and both territories(Single et al., 1995), statistical reports indicate many Canadian teens drink alcohol." Furthermore, Many high school students have been to parties ( at which a large number is not of legal age drinking) which invol .....

.... monthly Washington Letter, which provides in-depth discussion of major governmental activities and legislation affecting the legal profession, as well as details of ABA involvement in the policymaking process. The GAO staff also sends out periodic memoranda on issues of special interest, provides bill status information, and assists in obtaining copies of bills, congressional reports and other government publications. The GAO serves as the focal point for association efforts to inform federal policymakers about the ABA's views on issues and to influence the outcome of federal policy decisions on these issues. This involves testimony, circulation of position .....