... to support the plea, then the courts may commit the defendant to a secure mental health facility under the Department of Health Services, or a secure county mental evaluation and treatment facility, or another licensed mental health facility for mental health evaluation and treatment. It is important to remember that in court, the concept insanity is legal rather than psychological. This is ... ; relieving the person from the legal consequences of his or her act. If a plea of insanity is made and the court determines that a reasonable basis exists to support the plea, the courts may comm...

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... laws and the definition of freedom of expression, the answer to the question is pretty obvious now. Anti-discrimination laws are in place so that we can minimize the amount of discrimination in our society, which of course includes offensive expressions because that they are still a form of difference in treatment. And when we learn the actual definition of freedom of expression, we can see ... that the freedom of expression is in subject of restriction that this freedom is not used to offend or attack ... to restrict offensive expressions. In conclusion, anti-discrimination laws are i...

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The case of Plessy v. Ferguson involved a man named Homer Plessy. He was considered colored, though he had 1/8 "black blood" and 7/8 "white blood." He tried to sit on the "white" train in Louisiana, and got kicked out and arrested for it. According to Louisiana state law, it was illegal. He disagreed with the judge's decision that he should spend time in jail or pay a fine ... she wasn't allowed there. Her father, Oliver Brown, joined the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in a crusade to end segregation in schools. They took their case against the Board of Edu...

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Compare and Contrast One day in July of 1994, a thirty three year old man named Jesse Timmendequas, who had been convicted twice before for sexually assaulting young girls, raped and strangled seven-year-old Megan Kanka. The citizens of Hamilton Township, along with thousands of people from around New Jersey were "outraged" by what ... laws can be toughened. He also says, "juvenile offenders need early counseling and treatment." He ends this article trying to appeal to the reader's intelligence by saying, "those who have spoken for the Megan's of this world are speaking form their hearts. It...

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... and objective, however, there is a marked ideology facet to their decisions, hence when Presidents try to nominate Justices that will increase their legacy. These ideological standpoints were a major point of criticism of Realists in the early 20th century. In addition, the right to privacy is an important issue. In 1998, a Houston police officer went to investigate a "domestic disturbance," which ... violates the Fourteenth Amendment and its Equal Protection Clause. Basically, Lawrence and Garner believe the anti-sodomy law is a discriminatory standard since, according to the law, cert...

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... mutants living throughout Canada. Every mutant has rights such as freedom of speech and freedom of religion and belief. Mutants have rights to be treated equally and Mutants must respect some laws formed by governments and politicians. All mutant should have a job or career or anything ... Canada as long as he/she is a citizen or applies through agencies to vote legally. From December 10th 2003, we will have a mixed government consisting of mutants and normal people. Mutants shall be acknowledged in excellence of sports, education, and in society. Mutants shall be respected by society ...

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... others. In later codes it is specified that if it was a slave's eye then the punishment was to pay a fine. This gives an idea of how social classes influenced the judicial system. The rich and powerful were above the slaves and the working class. Modern civilizations no longer have such harsh ... be held blameless"." This law reveals that Hammurabi wanted to protect his people above everything else. The most interesting fact about all of Hammurabi's codes is the lack of religious laws. None of the codes force a specific religion or god. "If any one bring an accusation against a man, and...

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... resounding no! This is a very controversial issue that is finally being brought up all over the country. It is about time. Isn't this the land of the free? I am not asking this question to imply that anyone should be able to do anything that they want, but, if they aren't ... Sure, the government is also supposed to protect us from ourselves, but if tobacco and alcohol are legal, why isn't marijuana? Many of the most harmful ingredients of marijuana could be eliminated if refer was legalized. Since "marijuana is not regulated, there are no safeguards against contamination by pesticides,...

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... Another point is that the streets become a battleground between dealers who are all fighting and killing for each others buyers which can sum up to millions of dollars a week. Legalizing drugs would put and end to prison overcrowding which is huge problem in our society today. It makes the environment in the ... prison even more vile and dangerous. Of 31,346 people in jail around 15,000 of them were in jail for drug law violations. In 1986 state prison were 114% over their population limits. If drugs are ... which are known for selling crack, and the Medellin Cartel who are known for se...

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... youngest person that signed it was Jonathan Dayton, 26 years old and the oldest was Benjamin Franklin which was 81 years old. The first delegate to sign the Constitution out of thirty-nine was George Washington. It was signed September 17,1787. Three months after it was signed, Delaware became the first state to ratify it. The Constitution was made to ... help many people and colonies. It lists the aims of the government and the methods of accomplishing them. It also establishes the form of the national government and defines the rights and liberties. It was written to organize a strong...

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... , which would distract both the driver and other passengers. Furthermore, the distraction would cause a serious accident to occur. If San Francisco could pass a law to restrict the cellular phone usage of the public or private transportation or controlling people to wearing an "ear-piece- accessory while they are on the phone. One believes that would be reducing the rate ... and the environment. For example, many people having their conversation in a theater during a movie; having their conversation during a ceremony in the church; having their conversation in a restaurant during the mid...

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... have many medicinal benefits - including improving the appetite in chemotherapy and AIDS patients, reducing muscle spasms associated with epilepsy and multiple sclerosis, and alleviating eye pressure in glaucoma patients - there is no proof that marijuana is the most effective treatment. The main active ingredient in marijuana (THC) is already available in its legal form, Marinol; it does ... should conduct this research proving whether marijuana is the most beneficial medicine for the different groups of patients. This research will most likely prove marijuana not to be the most effect...

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... S. Mill said adults should be able to live as they wish provided they do not harm others. I would have to agree. There is no scientifically valid evidence of anyone ever dying of an overdose of marijuana. As with aspirin you can overdose and die and as we all know that is legal. ! Many people would think that everyone that smokes marijuana is a health risk ... the drug may prove effective against glaucoma and asthma, and can control such side effects like nausea in cancer treatment". This could be the plant that could save the world but we would never know it because the first thing peo...

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Legalization of Marijuana I"m here today to talk to you about a very disputed issue: legalizing Marijuana. Although it may seem like an easily decidable issue, it isn't for some people. Jim Thacker was a 49 year old man suffering from Melanoma" and receiving Chemo Therapy treatment. He was in constant pain ... day in and day out, but wouldn't accept oxy contin prescriptions, because he didn't want to get addicted. Then his doctor recommended Marijuana treatment. Completely unadicting, relaxing, and just as potent, if not more so than Oxy Contin. Two months later Mr. Thacker's doctor was arres...

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... believed it was time to guarantee the respect for human rights universally. The advancement of human rights has without doubt been impressive with the development of existing rights, the addition of new rights, and the constantly growing concern of protecting all human rights and freedoms. The growth of human rights has created new features and elements to international law by redefining the ... Nuremberg Trials set the definition of what constitutes a war crime: "Violations of the laws or customs of war which include, but are not limited to, murder, ill-treatment or deportation to slav...

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... Prohibition alcohol use was still sold and used, but people were doing it illegally. The 21st amendment repealed prohibition and alcohol taxes were increased. The same thing should happen with drugs. Marijuana should be taxed heavily to increase our revenue. Marijuana and other drugs would be made by the same people who make aspirin so the quality would be assured ... long-term benefits. This change in the law would greatly improve the quality of life for many people. Victims of glaucoma and those needing antinausea treatment, for example, would find marijuana easily available. Also, th...

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... police trick could not be excluded. The Wray and Rothman decisions valued reliability above fairness or the integrity of the judicial system. Many in the legal community were disillusioned with that state of law and advocated change. In 1975, the Law Reform Commission of Canada recommended that judges be given power to exclude evidence in exceptional cases if its use in the ... Canadian common law position taken in Wray. As Dickson C.J.C. stated in R. v. Simmons:8 ... the Charter enshrines a position with respect to evidence obtained in violation of the Charter rights that falls between...

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... people believe that suffering should not be an option and that laws should prevent this aid. However, the choice to die or suffer should be right of the patient. Assisted suicide is a good thing because people can find help from suffering. If they have a terminal illness, or other thing that ... die, and is able to make health-care decisions." (ABCNews.com "Temporary Block", William McCall) If Oregon can change their laws to recognize the rights of their citizens, why can't other states follow their lead? Oregon lawmakers have recognized that people have rights to do what they want to do...

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... for that matter, found right here in the United States. These terrorists have been carefully selected by the FBI as having met one or more of a list of criteria. The things on this list that they have are how they define terrorist, so they have all been watched, and paid very close attention ... to whether or not there is any guilt. As far as I am concerned people that commit crimes against the United States do not deserve the rights of American citizens, even if they are American citizens. They are not good, upstanding, law-abiding citizens. They are far below that. They are terrorists...

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... primary building blocks on which it is built upon. Without the law in place we would have no structure. It regulates protocol at various places of employment, ensuring that all employees are treated equally. It ensures our protection, whether it is personal or property, from injury and damages. We use ... the law to conduct business every time we make a purchase. After every one of these transactions there is a mutual agreement that money will be exchanged for the desired product. Although it is not written or verbalized, this could be considered ... a contract. Without the law, a contr...

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... three to five, requires the federal government to be responsive to the increasing ethnic diversity of society and those with limited English proficiency, and funds programs to provide education to all children with disabilities. Three important themes addressed in Section 504 are Equal Treatment, Appropriate Education, and Handicapped Persons. Equal Treatment, as in other civil rights contexts, must be addressed. However, this does not necessarily ... mean the same treatment. Educational judgments in relation to students with disabilities require a "heightened standard." Appropriate Edu...

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... Only when its completely wasted away will they realize that what they had was so important to them. Aside from its serious side effects the legalization of marijuana is also wrong because it may influence non-users into using the drug. Some may argue that they are stronger than that and that they ... would be very disappointing because the most positive role models should come from the home. Those who are able to withstand the pressure of doing the drug may still be confronted with the danger that it poses. Not only can the exposition to the drug be bad but also being exposed to the pe...

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... loves. Should this be allowed? If there was a Maslow's Triangle for society like there is for the individual, law would be at the bottom of it. Without law, society turns into anarchy, and we've seen this happen throughout history. There are exceptions to everything, even the law. Unusual ... circumstances can sometimes justify one's disobeying the law. The definition of "the law" as being used here can be expanded to include lying. In both of the stories previously mentioned, there are unusual circumstances in which the characters must go against what is right ... law, they were definit...

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... cultivate marijuana for medical purposes, "where the medical use is deemed appropriate and has been recommended by a physician who has determined the person's health would benefit from the use of marijuana in the treatment of Cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other illness for which marijuana provides relief" (Schaler 121) Nothing in the act permits ... reports. In folk medicine, people dry the leaves and then boil them to treat migraines and dizzy spells. Marijuana has survived the passing of time and still aids the sick today. The ...

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... by the objections against "outsiders". He told them that he was responsible and obliged to lead the nonviolent movement and stated, "I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham"(11). He continued to explain ... " and "Paul" did the same as King by carrying the gospel to others. He continued to support his point of view by stating, "Never again we can afford to live with the narrow, provincial outside agitor idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered...

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