In Michael Moore's film Roger and Me GM's plan was to close eleven factories in the United States and open eleven in Mexico, and pay the workers lower wages. ... In addition Flint had the highest violent crime rate in the nation and became the unemployment capital of the United States. ...
States that have death penalty laws do not have lower crime rates or murder rates than states without such laws " (American Civil Liberties Union). ... Marty Price, whose father murdered his step-mother, step-sister and whose nephew was murdered in the line of duty stated "As strange as it sounds, his anger taught me perseverance, his lack of self-control taught me the value of self-discipline, his alcoholism taught me to take care of and respect my body, and his hatred taught me to love " (Marty Price). ... That is a demonstrated error rate of 1 innocent person for every 7 persons executed " ...
States that have death penalty laws do not have lower crime rates or murder rates than states without such laws " (American Civil Liberties Union). ... Marty Price, whose father murdered his step-mother, step-sister and whose nephew was murdered in the line of duty stated "As strange as it sounds, his anger taught me perseverance, his lack of self-control taught me the value of self-discipline, his alcoholism taught me to take care of and respect my body, and his hatred taught me to love " (Marty Price). ... That is a demonstrated error rate of 1 innocent person for every 7 persons executed " ...
"Ten of the 12 states without capital punishment have homicide rates below the national average," the Times said, "while half the states with the death penalty have homicide rates above the national average.... I was doing great in my book however, my choices in my environment affected me later on. ... Although my parents didn't allow me to wander the streets or easily let me run free, I was free. ... Learning was a struggle but it was never a problem for me growing up especially when my vocabulary had broadened. ... The better the environment was the more pressure it seeme...
Compared to other nations the United States has the highest death and crime rate in the world. ... Lawera told me that there are approximately two deaths in Toronto for every 200 deaths in America. ... In China people are not allowed to have guns and yet the death and crime rate in China is much lower then the United States. ... Than again in Australia the gun control law has been enforced and the crime rate there has increased. ...
Among these benefits are medical advantages compared to other drugs, a reduction in the crime rate, and a boost in the United States economy. ... In addition to its medical benefits, ending its prohibition on marijuana would stop trafficking of the herb and would lower the rate of violent crimes. ... For example, a person before using marijuana. " Don't let me catch him on the street, Its gonna be game over", the same person after using marijuana "man forget him." ... This will bring more money in this country and help lower the unemployment rate. ... These other countries have less m...
But are they really decreasing the crime rate? ... The prisons are not what is keeping the crime rate down. What is keeping the crime rate down is the fear that people have for punishment. ... The prison population is growing and the crime rate is dropping makes me wonder if America has their priorities together. Prison should not be the answer to getting the crime rates down in the first place. ...
Why Americans are more concerned with violence than Canada and why is the crime rate of Americans so much higher? ... Moore had visited Canada to interview people on why the crime rate is so low there and so high in America. ... America's murder rate actually decreased by 20%, but the media's coverage increased the rate by 600%. ... Although the crime rates increased, the fear of crime, thanks to the media and politicians has increased. ... The film was great it enlightened me on many issues that I wasn't aware of previously. ...
Even though San Antonio had a much higher population rate than Dallas, looking at the Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics for Dallas and San Antonio shows that Dallas had more reported crimes and higher violent crime incidents. ... This shows me that either the crime rate was very low in San Antonio or the crimes went unreported by the Community or Police Departments. ... In a two-year span from 2011 through 2012, The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics show that the violent crime rates had dropped in both Dallas and San Antonio over the two-year time span. ...
Like me, I want to play video games forever. ... Sutherland, Rory, the author of " More Grand Theft Auto, less crime ", contends that video games help to reduce the crime rate: Evidence to link falling crime rates and the growth of computer games, however, may be more significant. ... What about me and other players? Nothing happened to me because I just play for whatever the game's purpose is. I kill people and they kill me with sportsmanship; I sell things to people and they sell it back to me. ...
These are only my views and I know a lot of people strongly disagree with me, I know the class do, and I appreciate their opinions, and can see some sense in what they say. Lastly I believe that going to jail is not a strong enough punishment, and isn't a strong enough deterrent, as you can see by Britain's crime rate. ...
Another reason that makes me think that they shouldn't have different gun control laws in different places is because I knew a person that buys guns in New York, and some how got them over here and sells them to people by tripling the price. I have asked him how he got them over here, but he never told me how he did it. He told me that he has done this for many years until one time he got caught when he was selling them and was jailed for 6 or 7 months. ... According to the FBI estimate the homicide rate is beginning to fall from 7.0 to 6.2 per 10,000 in 1998.8 This tells us that not many...
"This is simply the United States pushing California to be more precise on trying to find an answer to the escalating crime rates."... Now it seems to me that taxpayers shouldn't suffer and have to pay for all that. ... "At the end of a two hour argument session in which the court examined the mans case of 25 years to life for theft, a majority of the justices seemed inclined to uphold the California law"# To me this seems harsh and I don't understand their reasoning in these cases. ... Although this law was established years ago, to me it's still in its early stages of developm...
Imprisonment and death are likely to affect the crime rate by deterring others. ... Defining deterrence isn't whether the executions produce lower murder rates, but that they produce fewer murders than if the death penalty did not exist. For example, the state of Delaware executes more people per capita (1/87,500) than any other state and has a murder rate 16 times lower than Washington D.C. and Washington has the highest violent crime rate in the United States. ... Does the threat of this severe punishment really cause a violent individual to stop and say "Hey, if I do this is the gover...
I feel like the criminology and investigations major is right for me because I am very interested in why people commit crimes, lowering the crime rate, and helping a specific certain community. ... By starting out as a Police Officer I will learn valuable tools to help me progress into an FBI agent. ...
This is a very interesting, and sensitive topic for me because I am a rape victim and I believe society and the idea of rape culture have a lot to do with the increasing rape cases throughout the years. ... Increased divorce rates and recessions lead people to become violent. ... This is the reason why there is such low conviction rate of rapists. ...
However controlling the sale and distribution of firearms is necessary because of the homicide rate involving guns. ... Larger Metropolitan centers have ten times the murder rate of all Western Europe. ... But it is necessary for there to be certain limits on the way that firearms are handled in this country because of the homicide rate involving guns and because of the violence created by criminals using guns. ... Denmark and Finland also have high rates of gun ownership and low crime rates. The experience of these countries shows that widespread gun possession is compatible with low crime ra...
Research has shown that in neighborhoods where there is high rate of divorce, residential turnover, temporary people with no roots in the community, single parent families and poverty, the incidence of juvenile violence and crimes is high. ... They paid little attention me and my younger sister. ... I wanted my parents to buy me toys, take me out to eat and play, and just spend time with me. ... They were all older than me and they really took care of me. Many times, they gave me what I wanted and asked for. ...
In fact, the average unemployment rate for October 1994 to September 1995 was 14.5 percent-only slightly lower than the average rate of 15.1 percent for 1991, a year before the first casino was opened (Schwarz 113). ... In most cases where casinos have been built the crime rate has increased. For example, in Deadwood, South Dakota, the crime rate has risen three-fold since gambling-and its attendant growth and tourism-began (Manning 109). ... I was watching friends of mine playing craps, when a waitress brought me a mixed alcoholic drink. ...
The crime rate has been rising, which is causing some issues for the people who use guns often, but do not use them in a criminal way. ... I cannot do this because the fact to me is to be completely untrue. ... Controlling the sale and distribution of firearms is necessary because of the homicide rate involving guns. ... The homicide rate is also very high, which is 8.4 per 100,000 people. That is two times France and Germany; four times the rate in Great Britain, and seven times higher than Japan. ...
From the study conducted by Sproule and Kennett the rate of violent crimes was five times greater in the U.S than Canada, and "almost double the rate of firearm use in American than Canadian homicides" (32-33). ... Marvin Harris indicates that "the high rate of homicide in the United States undoubtedly reflects, to some extent, the estimated 50 million handguns and rifles legally and illegally owned by the American people" (122). ... They also noted that the "American murder rates for handguns are higher than the total Canadian homicide rate"(249). ...
To me those who assist in the death penalty are partners in crime. ... This has drawn me to have a whole different view of the death penalty. ... I also feel that the death penalty lowers the murder rate and saves money compared to the alternative of life in prison. ...
In this line of business there was a high rate of theft, vandalism, and loitering, which gave me the opportunity to see first hand a police officer at work. ... This brings us or me to my next several jobs, being my own boss. ... Once again not knowing what the future may hold in store for me. ... I then met a girl, who said I was capable of more". that pushed me to different ends, not at first though. ... This led me to where I am today and what I always wanted to be A COP. ...
I learned that the crime rates decreases and you'd be more comfortable living in that country considering the fact that there's a capital punishment to scare murderers, rapists, kidnappers and bad people away. ... I've Googled mostly on criminal profiles and let me tell you that it was not a pretty sight. ...
Opponents of the death penalty argue that it is not a deterrent, due to the fact that in some states where capital punishment is the law, crime rates continue to go up. ... We know that crime rates have been increasing for some time. ... Rare is the criminal that says, give me death. ...
