Despite the fact that capital punishment, otherwise known as the "death penalty", is legal in only a handful of countries in the world, the majority of Americans regard it as acceptable retribution. ... Executions give society the message that human life doesn't deserve respect when it is useful to take it and that homicide is legitimate when deemed justified by pragmatic concerns. ...
A child that has grown up with an abusive father or mother may deem the parents" behavior to be acceptable, when, in all actuality, that same behavior, if implemented by that child later in life, could cause the person some serious problems. ...
P. 1970) I live in an inner city area that is deemed as a `hot spot` for crime, I see a lot of crime and deviance. ... The fine line dividing acceptable business practices from fraud illustrates how the crime of business executives are less `criminalised` than the burglaries or robberies of lower class offenders. ...
