These facts bring to the fore the racial issue involved with capital punishment. ... Sister Prejean states that, "capital punishment as practiced in the United States is a poor mans punishment" (61). ... The alleged has an income below the poverty line, commits the crime against a white, and does so in a geographical setting inclined to seek capital punishment; in Texas or California (ACLU). ... We need to rid ourselves, and our country, of capital punishment. It does not help reduce crime (lecture notes), and procedures for its procurement are severely flawed. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Matthew's partner in the crime received life in prison because he had a better lawyer while Matthew received the death penalty. ... The flaws of capital punishment are also important to note, as Innocent people being executed or being released within weeks of execution have alarmingly become more and more common as of late. ... Another problem with the death penalty is the likely hood that racism continues to play an unacceptable and powerful role in capital punishment. ... Today, there is a big controversy over capital punishment whether or not it works, or if it is m...

• Word Count: 2281
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• Grade Level: High School

According to Barnes, the world would not know the extent of Saddam's crimes until after the end of war, at which time, international support for President Bush would grow (Barnes). That it will take some time to uncover the depth and extent of Saddam's crimes is a fact widely accepted by political experts. ... Saddam's crimes against humanity are recorded in recent history. ... It must be assumed that Saddam and his sons" committed many more crimes that will be revealed as people in Iraq become more secure in their freedom. ... In his speech, Barnes also notes that the war in...

• Word Count: 1122
• Approx Pages: 4
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• Grade Level: High School

Steven Wiley, the FBI chief overseeing the fight against violent crime says that the small cities and towns of 25,000 and less are now experiencing gang activity. Despite the overall drop in the crime rate nationally, the problem of violent street gangs is an unwelcome exception. ... During the 1920's gangs evolved to form major crime organizations. ... PSD has proven that artistic activities are powerful antidotes to emotional distress, like problems in the home, drug abuse, and crime and violence. ...

• Word Count: 4105
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• Grade Level: High School

In addition to the practice of racial segregation across the South, Tindall and Shi note that, "The period of growing discrimination at the turn of the century was one of the worst" (America 854). ... Second, voters were disqualified if convicted of any crimes. ... In part he reminds the white race, " We shall constitute one-third and more of the ignorance and crime of the South, or one-third of its intelligence and progress" (42). ... She insists that the law must bring severe punishment to the lynchers, but that it couldn't be done without public demands to take action such as this. ...

• Word Count: 1894
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School