As its title would suggest, "The Jerilderie Letter" portrays Ned Kelly as the wronged party, victimised, threatened and set up by a corrupt police force, and whose actions are completely justified. ... One cannot help but feel that Kelly has been targeted by a corrupt police force who can find no better way to pass their time than to harass the Kelly family and fabricate misdemeanours so as to arrest Ned Kelly. ... Kelly does admit to horse stealing: "no person had anything to do with the stealing and selling of the horses but me and George King" , but justifies these actions with the reasonin...

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The first accusation that Meletus charged Socrates with was the crime of corrupting the youth. Socrates swiftly defended himself by saying to Meletus, "Either I corrupt the young or, if I do it is unwillingly, and you are lying in either case" (pg.29, 26a). He then goes on to state that if he actually was corrupting the youth unintentionally, the law requires one to take you aside to tell you, not take you to court(pg.29, 26a). ... Instead of trying to bargain or lie his way out of the argument, Socrates took the problem on full force and felt that telling the truth was more important than lyi...

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Also, let's not undermine the fact that what the media portrays is accurate, and there are many instances of corrupt officials in the justice system abusing their authority that the news does not capture. ... It obviously, should not be this way, nor will it remain this way, if law enforcement is able to straighten up its agenda, so that it truly is a "Crime fighting force" and not a "People of different color fighting force"....

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One of the men who helped make this police force legendary was George Walling. Walling joined the force in 1847 with the purpose of buying time for better employment. ... In a suspicious victory, Wood was elected with the help of local gangs and corrupt policemen. ... This event led to a split in the police force. ... Teddy Roosevelt was the most famous member of the NYPD force. ...

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Gun Control The basic premise of the constitution is to allow people to the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Someone else cannot take one's right to life. However there are times when people try. When that time comes, the victim must have a way to protect himself. A handgun carried concealed is a great way to offer that protection What gun control advocates can't perceive is that gun control laws are aimed at the legal buying and selling of guns. ...

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