Among other serious capital crimes in colonial times were murder, rape, heresy - and witchcraft," (DeathPenalty.Procon). ... The connection to our society today is not only our personal opinions on if someone else lives or not, but the amount of money everyday citizens pay to keep up prisons is outrageous; also the amount of money needed for execution is just as much. "Of the billions of dollars of tax revenue that are collected each year in taxes, about $37 billion are spent on the prisons alone. There are more than 2 million inmates currently in the US prison system," (Michael Myse...

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In the opening scenes Amerigo Bonasera is asking Don Corleone "for justice- for the rape of his daughter. ... Unbeknownst to Paulie Cicero (the local Mafia boss), during Henry's "stay- in prison he begins to deal in drugs to make money. ... So they beat her like an animal I went to the police like a good American The judge sentenced them to three years in prison They went free that very day! ...

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In many states, registration covers everyone convicted of sexual crimes, which can range from the rape of children to public urination, regardless of their potential threat to children. ... A court sentenced him to four months in prison, but after he was released he was obliged to register as a sex offender. ...

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For many years now, pondering minds have questioned the thought of having marijuana, or cannabis sativa, listed as another medicinal drug. Some say that marijuana can not be used as a medicine and that there is no evidence of its medicinal purpose; But on the other hand, there are those who think di...

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