Too often people see morality and ethics as a clear cut black and white issue, but I feel that the truth must lie somewhere in varying shades of gray. ... The problem is that there is no great consensus on what this ideal law is, and until we reach that point, we must fall back on trusting that other people's ethics and morality are just as valid as our own, and allow them to make their own choices within the bounds of the laws the majority of society has already laid down. ... With these, before making the jump from individual moralities to a strict and overarching legal judgment, we m...

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Death Penalty Ever since we were young, we were taught that violence and murder are wrong. Our peers and the prominent figures in our lives would often remind us of the negative effects and moral codes that conspire around violence. So what makes it okay for people to preach for the innocence of...

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Scarcely a week goes by without a new political or legal issue, murder case or impending execution fuelling the fires of controversy." (Smith 235) The death penalty has been the subject of many debates over its ethics, practicality, and legality. ...

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