... brought up around. If the child was brought up around violence then most likely the child will react violently. The National Cable Television Association sponsored the most extensive study on television violence. They studied the amount and context of violence on cable, the effectiveness of rating systems and parental advisories, and the success of anti-violent messages. The study showed that perpetrators ... 73% of the time, the negative consequences of violence are not portrayed, One out of four violent programs contain the use of a handgun, and 83% of violence is portrayed on cable t...

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... . This is what taxpayers are getting for their hard-earned money that they have to cough up to the government every year? The prison system also offers work out facilities, cable TV, a steady meal program, what person that is living on the streets wouldn't want to get into one of these places. They may not have their freedom anymore but all ... than some regular working American folks! This is just absolutely baffling. Prisoners get a warm bed to sleep in every night, three square meals a day, free access to the gym, and cable TV. This keeps sounding more and more like some type of spa, ...

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... that imprisonment makes criminals suffer more, I bring forth the following points: (1) life imprisonment may have improved conditions (e.g. free food, free shelter, free cable television) for the individuals and (2) prison facilities give the criminal too much freedom (e.g. weight room, cable television). Is the prison facility really supposed to be a spa and resort, or is it supposed to be a housing plant for vicious animals ... ...

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... means that new techniques and skills can be shared by criminals making them more efficient and harder to catch. Mann and Sutton went on talking about how some nation's satellite cable companies have lost well over $200 million dollars from illegal satellite hacking. Satellite hacking is when someone reprograms a satellite card or uses and illegal decoder to access channels and programs ... that the subscriber didn't pay the service provider for. The demand for this illicit service is still growing in all countries that have a market for satellite TV. The decoding of cable services is no...

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... other recreational activities. The prisoners can earn their GED. They can also sometimes access books and computers. These prisoners are getting three meals a day, a roof over their heads, warm beds, cable television, recreational equipment, jobs that pay, and opportunities. This doesn't see right. There are laws in which we must follow to protect individuals from being mistreated or having cruel and ... ...

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... people believe that there has been a decline in the moral course of our society. It is now a lot easier to see nudity; kids can even see nudity now on regular cable television. Also now with a computer with internet access in almost every home, people are "just a click away" from seeing any and everything pornography has to offer. And that includes young ... ...

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... overcrowding in prisons, a lot of prisoners don't serve their full sentence.Another thing about today's prisons is that the prisoners get free meals, clothes, bed, electricity, air conditioning and heating, cable and many other luxuries that make it a comfortable place to live if you get used to the people. The death penalty should be given the day after conviction. Many people ... ...

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... Manson get the satisfaction of life imprisonment? Why should they be treated fairly or nice when they took someone's life? Why give them the satisfaction of living in a cell with cable TV and many other amenities that the general public does not receive. Why should they sit in jail and take up valuable space and waist important tax money that many ... ...

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... and made to watch as her baby was executed. The mother was then mutilated and killed. The killer should not lie in some prison with three meals a day, clean sheets, cable TV, family visits and endless appeals. For justice to prevail, some killers just need to die"(7). Is it really fair that the homeless suffer on the street while killers have ... ...

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... in my eyes then becomes less than human and even being humanely put to death doesn't fit the crime. Sitting in cell for ten years with free rent, food, and cable television, getting a meal of your choice before being sedated and put to death in a painless way doesn't seem that bad when compared to thirty-seven stab wounds to the face ... ...

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... constitution endorsed capital punishment, as did philosophers from which the constitution draws from. For murderers to go to jail or prison seems unfair because they eat three meals a day, watch cable television, clean sheets, get the chance to work out, family visits, endless appeals, and get to socialize with other inmates. This life in jail or prison may be better than ... ...

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... . This would mean taxpayers are faced with the bills of having to pay for these murderers to stay alive. As taxpayers, we must pay for their food, housing, medical expenses, cable television, cleaning of their uniforms, the guards that are paid to watch over them, and any other expenses that the inmates might have. Instead of spending our hard earned money ... ...

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... justice could be served is for the criminal to die. For the person to simply go to jail seems unfair. There they will eat three meals a day, get to watch cable t.v., and befriend other inmates. They live a pretty decent life in prison and they don't deserve it. Jessica Spinler: Despite the moral argument concerning the inhumane treatment of the criminal, we ... ...

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... Appz, Computer games are changed into image files known as ISOs, and full-length movies are known as VCDs. Software pirates usually have a high-speed connection, such as T1, T3, Cable Modem, DSL, ADSL, HDSL, or VDSL. Almost all software pirates have CD recordable drives, to make copies of their material. Many attempts have been made to stop software piracy, the ... ...

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... no redeeming value. It cannot stop them from raping again, but executing a murderer will stop them from murdering again. Carmical believes that sentencing a murderer to life in an air-conditioned, cable-equipped prison where inmates get three meals a day, and recreation time is a slap in the face of morality. In Carmical's argument he argues that "the campaign to end the death ... ...

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... in Missouri. Christopher was convicted of murdering Shirley Crook. Her body was found in the Meramec River in St. Louis County on September 9, 1993. She had been tied with electric cable, leather straps and duct tape, had bruises on her body and fractured ribs. The medical examiner determined the cause of her death was drowning. Chistopher, was raised in an abusive ... ...

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... row inmates are often on death row for years, some upwards of twenty years. This puts great financial strain on taxpayers' money. While in prison, inmates have many privileges, including cable television, the chance to pursue a college degree, and free health care, all at taxpayers' expense. There are many law-abiding citizens who don't get these benefits. It is appalling to ... ...

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... justice to our society. These criminals and many others are sitting in a jail cell. These sick psychotic people who took the lives of other human beings get the luxury of cable T.V. They are permitted 15 magazines, 25 books, 4 newspapers, 15 personal letters and a bible. They are allowed to participate in weightlifting and learning to use a computer. They can also study to ... ...

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... on violent crimes and the people victimized from them. The news is probably the number one source of information about crime and their victims. Today, with the enormous size of cable television, the amount of coverage devoted to news has increased. Now many more stories are shown. As the technology increases, more and more crime can be shown. Today, crime can ... ...

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... what they may be heading to is a place better than what they call home. In some prisons the prisoners who are on good behavior terms are given such rewards as a T.V, cable, and extra meals. These prisons rarely offer the kind of discipline a criminal needs to reform. I think that the only real way for our country to see what its prisons are ... ...

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... social issues, is now meeting with writers to develop ways for producing conflict without violence and showing the consequences of violence" (AAP Committee). MTV is the most rising station on cable right now. It shows a good amount of sex and violence everyday. But at MTV, almost one out of three music videos display inappropriate content. The problem isn't the violence in ... ...

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... think of the consequences of their actions. This brings us to our second question. Should executions be televised and what affects will it have on society? Court TV and other cable television networks in recent years have brought live coverage of criminal court cases into homes across the nations. The next logical step, some lawyers and media executives say, is TV ... ...

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... . In today`s society, because of the overcrowding in jails, many prisoners do not deserve their full sentence. Also, today`s prisoners receive free food, clothes, beds, electricity, air conditioning and heating, cable, and other luxuries which make it more than a bearable place to live. The decision of death penalty should be given the day after conviction. A large amount of people believe that ... ...

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... deserves to die and not take up space in jail. Life in prison is not a punishment for murderers at all. Prisoners get free meals, clothes, bed, electricity, air conditioning, heating, cable and many other things that make it a comfortable place for them to live. They should be given the death penalty the same day they are convicted or the next day ... ...

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... us would see in a hospital or nursing home, or even some of our own homes. After three square meals a day, some basketball, a good lift and some fresh air, maybe some cable television before hitting the hay in a comfortable bed, what criminal wouldn't want this life? Without any worries, no bills or money collectors, and on behalf of the tax paying citizens ... ...

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