I have been a Lakers fan since I started watching basketball back in 1987 at the age of 5 years and I think Kobe Bryant is the most talented basketball player in the NBA. ... Nevertheless, my loyalty to the team and to my favorite player does not compel me discredit the victim in this case and proclaim Kobe's innocence. ... The fact that there are so many outspoken proponents for the innocence of Kobe Bryant makes it harder for rape victims to come forward and report their crimes. ... The assumption of innocence at the societal level only serves to discourage rape vict...

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Bullies, who are often under the age of eighteen, come from various situation that may influence their behavior. Instead of creating juvenile delinquents at a much earlier age, we should begin to examine the reasons behind bullying behavior and who's to blame for a child's lack in judgement. ... " This statement suggests that aggressive behavior starts at a young age. Bullying reflects corrupted childhood innocence because children react based on what they see on around them, most popular place being their home. ... Instead parents, guardians, teachers and caregivers should ...

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Set in post World War II England, the short story centers on a gang of adolescents who decide to demolish an aged man's house. ... The other members of the gang also lose their innocence and become jealous as they value and perceive Trevor as their leader. ... Loss of innocence and selfishness endorses people to commit actions that are not morally acceptable....

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In the United Kingdom the police would take DNA samples of all individuals no matter the offense above the age of 10 and store it indefinitely until the European Court of Human Rights ruled against this practice in the S and Marper vs UK case1. ... So for the rest of their lives their names will be associated with the database despite their innocence. ...

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In addition, since 1976, eighty-two people (or one-seventh of capital punishment convicts) were later released due to their innocence after being sentenced to death ("Five"). ... Sorrowfully, in addition, thirteen persons who committed a crime under the age of eighteen have been executed ("Five"). ...

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A student who was only six years of age from Colorado Springs was suspended for having a type of candy called "lemon drops"(foldvary). ... An article in the Chicago tribune points out that "In criminal law there are standards of intent, and there are assumptions of innocence as well as procedures of due process. ...

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Bennett, crimes committed by male's ages 14 to 17 will increase by 23 percent between 1995 and 2005 (Wittiuk 438). ... These gangs are robbing young people in their community of their innocence. ...

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They try to blame other people for their situations to maintain their innocence. ... Overall the symptoms in both psychopaths and sociopaths seem to come out around the ages thirteen through fifteen. ...

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