.... out of the death penalty as cruel and unusual punishment. But the court left open the possibility that the death penalty might be imposed for certain crimes and if it was applied according to clear standards. After this decision was made, new capital punishment laws were made to satisfy the Supreme Court's requirements. These laws limit the death penalty to murder and to other specified crimes that result in a person's death. These crimes include armed robbery, hijacking, and kidnapping. Many countries, including most European and Latin-American nations, have abolished the death penalty since 1900 - including Canada, which did so in 1976. In t .....

.... and poorhouses, and improve health and hygiene in America" (Thornton 70). This was a very good idea, but America went about it the wrong way. We, instead, created even more problems such as organized crime, increased alcohol consumption, over crowded prison systems, and the uprise of the Mafia. Not only was this a step in the wrong direction, it was an action that increased the problems that America was already facing. People believed that prohibition would fail and that it was a violation of a person's privacy while other people thought that prohibition would do nothing but improve America. People who were against prohibition were called wets and peo .....

.... a cruel and unusual punishment for repairable damage against private property. Still measures must be taken to stop criminal activity. A caning for stealing or trying to kill someone would be a reasonable level to introduce corporeal punishment. Men committing such crimes would normally be sent to jail. While not being free is bad, these men really lose nothing but time. The victim should also get the relief of seeing some damage done for his pains. This would be a little bit of vengeance for the victim. As a victim this might not set it right but it would help them feel a little better. This would also make a very big impression on me. If I kne .....

.... An intention to kill - An intention to inflict grievous body harm - Reckless indifference - Intention to assault a person who was trying to make a arrest, which resulted in their death The first article “Son begged for mercy” (Herald Sun 23/2/99) is about the court hearing for the murder of 21 year old Le Anh Tuan. Tuan was kidnapped from outside his Glen Waverly home on April 29, 1996 and was later found shot dead , execution style in a drain on June 7, 1996. Tuan was taken because his mother refused to pay a drug syndicate money after refusing to help import drugs for them. Truong Hon Phuc, 39, Le Thanh Long, 40, and Truong Thi Van have been cha .....

.... the law," not even the President of the United States. What she wants most is for the truth to come out and for her story to be heard. "In no way is she looking for her fifteen minutes of fame," Jones says. The case is going before the Supreme Court to decide whether to reverse the decision of the two lower courts and delay the sexual harrassment lawsuit until President Clinton leaves office. It could be months before the verdict from the Supreme Court will be announced. I believe that the case should be held at a later date when President Clinton is no longer in office. It takes away from his job which is to run the United States of America. Fifteen yea .....

.... and they were concerned that there was a culture of drink among some sectors of the population that, with continuing immigration from Europe, was spreading.” (Cohms 1) Prohibition was seen as the work of the devil through alcohol, so it was up to the women to save us. “The extraordinary “Women’s War” broke out across the nation in 1873. Thousands of women marched from church meetings to saloons, where with prayer and song they demanded—with transitory results—that saloonkeepers give up their businesses. By 1900, millions of men and women were beginning to share this hostility toward the saloon and to regard it as the most dangerous social institution then .....

.... office. As any CEO of a successful corporation will tell, his successor, much less the successor of any managerial post in the company should be well indoctrinated into his new position by his predecessor prior to completely assuming his responsibilities. You might, then say that the multifaceted task of running a country is not unlike the complex task of running a corporation with its many divisions and subdivisions. Still, the fact remains that when a newly-elected president assumes office, he indeed has no ‘presidential’ experience. Granted, he may be a Washington insider (like Bob Dole), who has spent a great deal of his life in Congress working with (or .....

.... and Wisconsin (younger than 19). In New York the BAC defined as illegal Per Se: all drivers is 0.10; there are special provisions for young divers: the BAC level is 0.02 (eff. 11/1/96). Suspension of your license in New York lasts until prosecution is complete. New York is the first municipality in the nation to seize the vehicles of motorists arrested for driving while intoxicated. Under New York City's new drunken driving policy: motorists with a blood alcohol level of .10 percent -- the legal limit -- or higher will have their vehicles seized on the spot; while the motorist faces prosecution in criminal court, the vehicle seizure will be part of a se .....