In the early 1970's, after the death of a Disciple King, David Barksdale, there would become a new leader for the Black Gangster Disciple Nation and his Name is Larry Hoover. ... But eventually after an 11 week trial 10 inmates were acquitted. Charges were filed against Hoover and seven different other inmates but those charges were dropped. ... The founder of the GD's is none other than the notorious Larry Hoover. ... The chain of command went like this: chairman of the board, then street board and prison board, then governors, then senior regents and regents, coordinators, ...

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These two problems assume that there where both criminals and the impoverished residing in London perishes. This social casting led those who were more privileged to believe that those who were poor, were predisposed to crime, and therefore would become criminals. ... It begged to question if British society was the one manufacturing thieves then punished them. ... Five of them strung up in a row, and none left to play booty or turn white-livered!" ... There are still those who are inclined to a life of crime but the number of criminals has decreased. ...

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These men were only doing what they thought was best for themselves and their family. ... None, that is the plain and simple answer. These men were ordered, on their lives to follow what their superior told them. The men were only afraid for their lives, and if this is a crime, then I will personally execute these men myself. ... What that equates to is that the evidence really does not matter, because if there is an exclusive jury, there will be an exclusive conclusion. ...

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You double checked to make sure all of the doors were locked and made sure all of the windows were closed. ... But then you realize you have a 9-mm Smith and Wesson hand gun in the nightstand. ... Then the intruder kicks the door in, sending splinters of wood flying about the room. ... The store-robbery rate dropped from an average of 1.5 a day to none in four months. (186)There is one other way of dropping the crime rate involving firearms, this is through stricter laws in respect to crimes that involve a firearm. ... And if the gun is kept in a safe spot, then it will no longer be accessible...

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The accused were not permitted the opportunity of a trial by jury, and their punishments can very easily be ruled as cruel and unusual. I can and will prove that the penalties inflicted upon the defendants were entirely much too severe considering the circumstances of their alleged "crimes against humanity." ... However, little evidence can be linked directly to the serpent; none of his actions actually led to the crime itself. ... There is no way that a conviction can be made in this case because there is simply not much evidence connecting Adam to crime. ... For the record, however, I...

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There are many ancient societies that accept the idea that certain crimes deserve capital punishment. ... Also, states that have abolished the death penalty and then reinstituted it show no significant change in the murder rate. Most retentionists (people for capital punishment) argue that none of this statistical evidence proves that capital punishment does not deter potential criminals. There is absolutely no way to prove how many would be murderers there would be. ... Before the 1970s, when the death penalty for rape was still used in many states, no white men were guilty of raping nonwh...

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