... some have failed and the situation has become worse. There are many organizations and volunteer community groups as well as law enforcement, which are continuously trying to make our communities safe. This struggle is known globally as the "War on Drugs". The war on drug and alcohol abuse is a very big part ... of our society. We face difficult decisions everyday dealing with drugs and alcohol and how they affect our cities. We must teach our children at a young age about the issues on drugs and alcohol and make sure they are aware ... Say No" movement was coupled with rigorous law enfo...

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... . Whereas people in governmental power are no doubt educated they are not without bias, carried from life, personal and professional experiences. Diversity of culture can bring to the table many views from sympathy to prejudice. Money plays a huge factor in being treated with fairness; you can be guilty of ... is innocent in a cell stripped of rights and freedoms", leaving behind only the presumption of guilty instead of innocence. According to Lois G. Forer, our justice system, "is divided into two separate and unequal systems of justice: one for the rich, in which the courts ... take ...

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It is my belief that defendants should never face a jury of their exact peers. The effect of allowing the defendant to go to court of there peers would destroy the whole system of what this country was built on. In our country's history blacks have fought to break threw racism and women, the right to vote. There have been so many battles won in our country with juries far from having anything in common with the defendant. If defendants where allowed to have juries of there exact pears the justice to the victim would be detrimental. A Jury of exact peers would have a limited view of the subject...

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... proof that Atticus" children have a special love for him, and that he is a great father. One characteristic of a fine father is his ability to tell the truth to his children, something that Atticus always does, even in an awkward situation. Atticus" truthfulness stands out when Scout asks him what rape is. Instead of ... The statement that Atticus is a failure as a Lawyer is also wrong because a good lawyer will never give up on a case, even if it is impossible to win. This is a feature, which is common throughout all of Atticus" cases. Atticus" first case was a murder trial in which the...

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... 1999, a jury found him guilty of the death of one of his "patients". Dr. Kevorkian pushed the legal point last September by videotaping himself administering a lethal injection of potassium chloride to Thomas Youk, a fifty two year old suffering form amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The troubling video was broadcast during a segment on "60 Minutes" in November, 1998. Kevorkian used the media in ... his favor so as to challenge prosecutors to charge him with murder, a rap he had beaten four times before. Three days later, they complied. The legal case against Kevorkian was of course,...

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... anyone could apply. The Romans were fierce soldiers and wonderful builders. We would have built roads all over the empire, and all roads led to Rome. In ancient Rome, Rome was the heart of the empire. Rome was a busy place; it was crowded, noisy, smoky, and ... My family had slightly different customs and rules, because my dad had the power to decide what the rules were for the family. Dad owned the property, and had total authority, the power of life and death, over every member of the household. Even when we become adults, he ... and physical training, and to prepare for war. Reveren...

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... reported that approximately 50% were caused by drivers that were distracted while driving [Nat15]. They say approximately because it is nearly impossible to gather 100% of the evidence needed to collectively agree that distracted driving was the cause or played a huge factor in the fatality. Issues such as drivers dying or being ... Nation Safety Council, in 2011 Florida was ranked 4th in number of fatal car crashes caused by distracted driving [Nat15]. In response to this growing challenge to keep our roads safe, as of Oct. 1, 2013, Florida put into law (Senate Bill 52/ Florida Statute...

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... you are eighteen or older is another right we have. This allows us to express our opinion as far as who we want our leaders to be. We are also given the right to privacy. This means that no one has the right to search us or anything we may own without proper legal authority, such as ... if you are disobeying the law in anyway. If we are charged with a crime, American citizens are allowed a fair trial with a jury of our peers to judge whether or not we are guilty. Whereas, in other countries if you are accused of a crime, you don't get a fair trial with a ... their salary income, race o...

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... not considered adequate consideration. Certain promises that are not considered contracts may, in limited circumstances, be enforced if one party has relied to his detriment on the assurances of the other party. Contracts are mainly governed by state statutory, common law and private law. Private ... time, maintaining vehicle insurance for public liability and physical damage, and returning the car when the contract has ended. The contract also assures to send me a monthly statement containing all my financial information about the current and past month lease. The anatomy of the monthl...

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... written from inside a cell in Birmingham Jail. King was arrested for one of his protests in that city and thrown in jail. The letter is to King's fellow Clergymen who wrongly called his recent activities "unwise and untimely". If it were not for people like Martin Luther King Jr., society would ... impact on many people. These types of sacrifices were the most powerful tools in the fight for civil rights. King writes "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" (King, 143). This statement is very bold and reflective of the times. In the Deep South, if there was racism anywhere...

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... for protection because of the police forces that protect our communities. Burger declares that, "The same First Congress that approved the right to keep and bear arms also limited the national army to 840 men". When there is a limited amount of protection for your citizens, you must leave them the option of defending themselves ... . In today's society, there is protection available everywhere you turn. This alone tells one that it is not necessary to own a gun for survival. Not only do you have the security of your own home with locked doors, you have a public task force ready ... use of...

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... Plato disputes this question by using a method dialectic - the asking and answering of questions which lead the listener from one point to another, supposedly with irrefutable logic by obtaining agreement to each point before going onto the next, and so building an argument. Justice is looked at as an excellence of character. ... these days. The issues of abortion, gay marriages, and even stem cell replacement have all been controversial issues that have plagued us with picketing, letters to the government, and is even being argued about on TV and on the radio. We"ll never agree as a wh...

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... and state, and for lawful hunting and recreational use." It is our right through the United States Constitution and the West Virginia State Constitution to keep and bear arms. Some people actually believe if we would make all guns illegal that criminal activities would almost be eliminated, but ... by 3%. Just imagine a female such as yourself, your wife, daughter or even a close friend being sexually assaulted by a criminal and she is able to get away because she fired a warning shot from her hand gun that scared the criminal away. Nearly 200,000 women defend themselves with fire arms a...

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... court system in England was established over many years. Initially the local government enforced the laws and enacted punishment. However, as people found this to be unfair in a number of circumstances a court system was set up. The problem was that there were many court systems for different jurisdictions ... reconciled or dispensed with. Eventually the common law, a loose collection of laws, became solidified into a written set of rules and laws to be enforced and judged upon by the Common Law court. Colonial Rights and Liberties Colonial rights and liberties began as an extension of E...

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... it is just another year for me nothing special. My father is a WWII veteran. A thought passed through my mind today. According to my father to be drafted into the war you would have to be 18 years of age. It boggles my mind to think of all the young men who fought for this country some died. Well it comes ... to my mind if one has a civic duty to fight for their country at 18 why be deprived of other privileges to other civic duties? For that matter they were not allowed to vote for politicians who might send them there. I will be turning 18 ... for what I believe in. It is not offici...

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... supporters as enemies. People who are against are usually basing only on religion beliefs without any effort to understand it thoroughly. In my opinion, euthanasia should be legalized, and people should be able to end their lives when pain and suffering left no other options. However some people say that death ... can be conducted in hospital by doctors in professional way, without giving patient additional suffering. Now, when it is illegal and those people are eager to die, they will. Perhaps they overdose drugs or pills, maybe cut their veins, give themselves lethal injection or do ...

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How to Treat Criminals? The treatment of criminals is a very big issue in today's society. Most Americans will encounter the court system in some shape or form in their lifetime. Hopefully, they care about how they are treated during the whole legal process. Many Americans have sued the federal government over how ... being imprisoned. They feel that the accused are treated unfairly while being questioned. They believe that many people who confess are basically forced to confess, whether with or without force. Many of the people who hold this view point are either defense attorneys or people...

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... life ending death penalty, and although he had a well-prepared opportunity to escape and save himself, he chose to die. From his point of view, a mature citizen must keep a contract with the state where he lives. This contract contains duties for both sides. The state has to take care for his citizen whereas the citizen has not only to ... as the dominating character of a healthy society. To secure this delicate order, infringements have to be penalized. Everyone has to be aware of the turpitude of unlawful acting. One has to be willing to follow the rules in order to lead a good and trut...

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... , people were using what they knew in an evil way. They thought since they had more rights, they could do what ever they wanted, to whom ever they wanted to. Dr. King was fighting for that, he thought there were creative injustice laws. He states in Letter from Birmingham Jail that: "There are ... majority inflicts on a minority that is not binding on itself. This is difference made legal, but a just law is a code that a majority compels on a minority to follow that is willingto follow itself. This is sameness made legal."(Pg. 113) Dr. King goes on give more examples of just and unjust l...

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... would, as some would think, betray ourselves and the very people to whom we entrusted to bring about peace in our everyday lives. But who's to say that those people are to be trusted in formulating The Law, no one can say. How are we to know that those people are capable of producing a set of laws ... accepted back in those days, but if you aided a runaway slave then you were to serve the consequences of the law. Now can you sit there and tell me that it was morally wrong to do this and to morally disobey the law? Of course not, we've been fighting against slavery for years ... can figur...

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... writes about the recent increase in proposed amendments to the United States" Constitution and how this could possibly be detrimental to our government in the future. She begins by mentioning how little the constitution has been amended in its history (only 27 times). This, she writes, is due to the level of difficulty that is attributed to this process. Using a system of checks and ... tact. Secondly, she mentions the rule of law. Basically, the Constitution was set forth to be a base on which to build a government. It was not meant to be specific. That task was to be left to individual...

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... to have counsel appointed to them, or does the Fourteenth amendment prevent this? Other questions also arise. These questions were answered by the United States Supreme Court in the case of Gideon v Wainwright. In June of 1961, a fifty year old petty thief and drifter, Clarence Earl Gideon who spent most of his life ... in and out of jail was arrested in Florida. Gideon was accused of breaking into a poolroom in an attempt to steal beer, wine, and cigarettes. The trial was held in August of 1961. Since the arrest ... counsel for his defense. He requested that the court provide him with c...

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... or wrong. However, from my point of view, abortion should be legalized in Thailand for two main reasons. Firstly, abortion can help prevent the children to have to be born in the cruel world where their family can't give them enough love and care. If a child is born in a family which is not ... . Since most of them are young and still in school, they would have to drop out of school to raise their baby. Undoubtedly, parents who are this young and don't have much education wouldn't have enough responsibility to raise up the baby to become a good adults, since they themselves are also young...

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... drinking. I do not think it is fair or makes sense that an eighteen year old adult can not drink. The legal drinking age should be lowered to 18. These people that are going into college at eighteen, are legally considered an adult but still can not legally consume or buy alcohol even though ... Alcohol is easily accessible at these places and the minimum drinking age of 19 is doing very little if not nothing to stop eighteen year olds from obtaining alcohol. These people if they want to drink will obviously be drinking anyways why make them criminals for breaking this unreasonable law. ...

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... many people think. But drugs have become more and more common in recent years, particularly among the younger students in school. In order to prevent drugs in the school, some people suggest that high school teachers should search students for the drugs in the school. But search is not ... things to be seized (U.S. Constitution: Fourth Amendment). Some people always ask why should we care about searches? After all, if you have nothing to hide why should you care, right? Wrong. The reason is that most people like to have some measure of freedom, and being free means having personal privacy...

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