Hate Crime Laws: Abolish Them In the 1980's the governments of the United States created a new sort of crime; hate crime. ... The only reason hate crime gets a separate distinction is that the government does not know how to deal with this phenomenon, by creating these laws they avoid being "perceived as defending racists, bigots and homophobes"(Martin). ... With creating the hate crime laws, the government has made the fact that a crime is more or less serious according to the thoughts of the perpetrator. ... By creating the hate crime laws the government is giving victims of h...

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The government has the ability to enforce more laws so they can reduce the number of guns on the streets. ... The government needs to make laws against these types of incidents. ... The government has to ability to set strict laws so why are they not doing anything. ... The government is beginning to show stricter laws. Some states are going out on a limb to enforce stricter laws instead of waiting on government to do something. ...

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The government has been listening to the people and has already passed laws to help this. ... The government hasn't gone so far as to ban guns completely, but they have started to pass some laws aimed at controlling guns. ... The government is also considering mandatory gunlocks. ... The government has already instituted some gun control laws. ... The fact that these laws have had a positive effect shows that the government is on the right track by enacting gun control laws. ...

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A good example of this is his first law which imbeds slander. ... The word put do death was used in about 94 % of his laws. ... Since those times, the laws have changed dramatically. ... This limited the power of state and local government as well as the federal government. ... Starting everyday now, laws are becoming more and more tougher, because no one is being affected by the laws, and people still do crimes, soo maybe we should consider bringing Hammurabi's laws back into play....

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Execution corrupts the government itself. It creates disrespect for the law. ... Also, many countries that have death penalty laws have not used them in many years. ... If the government wrongfully executes one person, that is reason enough to do away with capital punishment. ... The poor are the ones who are killed on death row and the government spends millions of dollars killing them. ...

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Stricter Gun Laws Complete gun control would virtually eliminate the chances of children getting a hold of their parent's guns. ... These laws would not infringe on anyone's 2nd Amendment right to bear arms. ... The government? ... The majority of our group felt the government was mainly to blame for the legal loopholes in the system that allows minors access to guns. The government should raise the minimum age required to obtain a gun permit and to purchase a gun to 21. ...

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The government should abolish this law for the sake of people's lives. ... If executions were made public, America would see the torture we put Americans through and be so ashamed by it that they would want the government to abolish the law. ... Kant's law of equal retribution is not a way to guide the punishment of criminals. ... "Government is a teacher, for good or for bad, but government should set the example. ... That is why they feel the death penalty is a good law. ...

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The use of the National Government's budget surplus to fund law enforcement for nationwide public school districts on a permanent basis. Although it would be costly, this would allow local law enforcement to safeguard schools in their respective districts. ... Although it would be costly to the local and state government agencies, the federal budget surplus would be able to provide annual compensation for the proposed solution. ...

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Anticipating the possibility that an increasingly centralized and aggressive government might seek to restrict or abolish that right, they included the right in our Constitution. ... Isn't it ironic how laws like gun registration, made to reduce firearm violence, can instead arm criminals with the very guns the government so desperately wants to control access to. In addition to the foregoing, the danger posed by gun registration in the event the government turns on its citizens is obvious. Whatever check or balance gun ownership might provide on the government is completely nullified onc...

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So in turn the United States government is considering to pass a law that would treat all hackers, or people which gain unauthorized access to other computers, as terrorist. ... The government was now online and willing to do anything to stop these hackers. In 1986 the government passed a law called the federal computer fraud and abuse act which meant a felony got put you behind bars for five years (Slatalla). ... It will also neglect the law that states that everyone has a fair trial. ... CyberLaw : the Law of the Internet (November 1996) Slatalla, Michelle. ...

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Many laws have since been passed on the right to bear arms. ... There is a need for gun laws. ... Some gun control laws may save lives. ... I agree with the government that guns can be made safer, and less accessible to children and felons. ... The government has tried to address the gun problem by passing numerous gun laws. ...

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Describe Law and Order in London in the late nineteenth century At the start of the nineteenth century the enforcement of law and order was the same in England has it had been in the Middle Ages. The main people in charge of law and order were the Justice of Peace who were chosen by the King. ... When serious problems occurred, the government would summon the army. ... These mass movements frightened the British government into wanting an organised police force. ... The first major reform of law enforcement in the nineteenth century was the metropolitan Police Act in 1829. ...

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"Congress shall make no law- does not mean "except when it really seems like a good idea, or we really want them to, or there's a compelling government interest""" (http://www.losthorizons.com/comment/plea_bargains_and_the_law.html, 1). If Congress cannot make a new law then they should also not be allowed to bend laws to fit their needs. Hendrickson tell what Congress actually did be permitting the governments" bribing of witnesses: "To argue that the tenth circuit's ruling lacks realism is to say that ignoring the clear word of the law is acceptable in the interest of convenience, ...

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Many years ago criminals were considered sinners who whose to offend against the laws of God and man. ... The law has to prove itself efficient before the crime from yesterdays youth gets out of hand. ... Should the law be changed? ... Society I believe that if the law for crime changed,society would also. ... The Australian government can not "fix" the crime problem for good, but they should try there hardest to make society feel a comfortable to live in. ...

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The United States has taken steps to stop the use of drugs by making them illegal and enforcing this law greatly, but perhaps it is time for a new system. ... Second, there would be a reduction spent on law enforcement efforts to prosecute users and sellers of marijuana and other drugs (Marshall 92). The most important gain would be for the government. ... Another argument is that only through law enforcement and criminal justice pressure do addicts receive treatment (Bender 78). ... The government and the nation would benefit from legalization through economical gains. ...

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Yes, it is understandable for the government to hide things from us but they should have done it in a more fashionable way. ... But wouldn't Mayor Giuliani want to enforce the law instead of making exceptions for the law? ... Wouldn't you think he was try to at least put on a "front" to show society he actually cared about enforcing the law instead of looking like a hypocrite? The government itself has its own society that no one other than the government is involved; and for Americans not to be involved in this society makes one feel that we are being lied to everyday on importan...

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The government is to be blamed for this. Government officials continue to create laws that make it difficult to own a gun. Some of these laws have resulted in an increase in crime rates. ... If a person is willing to accept the risk of having a gun in their home or office, they should be permitted to make this choice without government interference. ... Instead of further restriction the rights of law-abiding citizens to own a gun, government should focus on reducing the rate of illegal gun usage. ...

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For proposition 21 the government has come up with an initiative, which would try offenders as adults rather than juvenile. ... This will increase the statistics because there will be more teenagers put in jail because of this law. ... Proposition twenty-one will ensure that juveniles are given their deserved punishment rather than a slap on the wrist, by strengthening anti-gang laws and enforcing laws dealing with severe offenses. ... California state law already prohibits placing juveniles in contact with adult inmates, and for those concerned with rehabilitation centers for their y...

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The government should not have a say in what people do. ... The government budget to fight drugs has skyrocketed. ... If drugs are legalized, the government will be able to tax users. ... The government would be able to put a hefty tax on drugs. ... Ant-drug laws have unfairly targeted minority groups. ...

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I hope while doing this research paper the law makers who run this country will change some of their laws. ... Laws are setup to hurt innocent people who don't belong in jail. ... Yet, laws are made to interfere with people lives. ... However, the Government chooses to make laws that put these people in jail. ... I feel that by addressing law makers about the mistakes they have made creating such laws, will pursue them to legalize them or be a lot more lenient on alleged crimes....

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(Lott 2) The use of guns by law-abiding citizens may create a positive outlook for others. ... Now there are 31 states that have non-discretionary concealed gun carry laws that allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns for protection in public, even this can't change their minds. Even as the clearest evidence has vindicated this policy, opponents of tough criminal justice laws deny its efficacy. ... Rather it addresses a tool that criminals, as well as millions of law-abiding citizens sometimes use. When infact the government says they only prosecute criminals and they are ...

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The main idea of the French Revolution was to demand a change in the government systems due to government corruption. ... Today, we think that we are fortunate not to suffer the same problems, the government has improved, and the laws are enforced, but some things stay the same. Government officials still corrupt laws; they commit perjury, take on bribes, and use the law to their advantage. Some laws aren't based on truth and justice anymore; it is about the government using it as a way of keeping money for them. ... If the law were fair and strong, this problem wouldn't exist. ...

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I believe that the government is wasting time and money trying to take the guns of the citizens of the United States of America. ... This just simply would not work because the only people that would register guns would be the law-abiding citizens. "To sum it up, the only people who will register their firearms will be the law-abiding citizens who, by definition, will not become involved in criminal activity while the felons, being lawbreakers already, simply won't bother." ... This would lose a bunch of money for the states and I really don't think that they would want that As a ...

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This was the catalyst for McVeigh and Nichols resentment of the government. ... "From this perspective law, law enforcement agencies, and government itself are instruments of the ruling class to maintain advantageous positions in society and to control those who pose a threat to that position." ... Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols had a past resentment towards the government, the Branch Davidian debacle was a springboard for the Oklahoma City bombing. ... The bombing caused the government to look into new ways to battle and prevent terrorism. ... The government was forced to change how it did...

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The second step for these governments is to outlaw the possession of certain types of "dangerous" weapons. ... The final step is for the government to outlaw any private ownership of firearms. ... Thanks to the ignorance of these governments, the most respectful, law-abiding citizens are now helpless to defend themselves against the ever-increasing crime wave that follows. ... One of the possible reasons for the decline in crime in the U.S. is the wider acceptance of concealed carry laws. ... The documentation Hitler created which gave him the power to take the weapons from Jews was cal...

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