If constitution is the ultimate rule book for U.S., we must not ignore the or else The First Amendment of the constitution would be useless. ... As it is stated in the constitution, limiting the media would be breaking the ultimate rule of our nation. ... Study shows that majority of 53% believe that viewing portrayals of violence in television, books, films and newspaper stories makes people more likely "to do something violent." ... As you can see, majority of the people in America believe that media violence shall be limited in order prevent youth crime or distribution of knowledge in crim...

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A majority of Americans and an overwhelming portion of the media had convicted her before the trial. ... During this investigation, they will gather evidence and rule out suspects. ... If one out of the twelve rules not guilty, it is called a hung jury and the defendant is acquitted. ... This is ruled by appellate judges. ... Once ruled not guilty, a person cannot be re-tried for the same crime. ...

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As the majority of the drugs being exported out of Mexico are for the U.S. market, the United States spends approximately $3 billion annually patrolling the U.S.... It must also be noted that a majority of the arms being used by the cartels originate in the USA, so while drugs are smuggled into the USA, weapons are being smuggled into Mexico perpetuating the violence. ... Nations now face increased security at all points of entry, which is how the majority of the world's products are shipped, maintaining a large security arm is a huge burden economically for nations across the world. ......

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It is also known as the M"Naghten Rule of 1843. ... A majority of the legal battles excuse psychotics while punishing psychopaths. ... In a majority of criminal cases, especially murder trials, an insanity plea is merely a defense strategy aimed at delivering guilty defendants from the death penalty or serving time in prison. ...

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The vast majority of criminal cases are resolved by plea bargains: 94 percent in state court cases, 97 percent in federal. ... "Plea bargaining is against the rule of law, it is used in the jurisdictions other than the various states of the United States. ... Recognizing that reality, the Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 this week that defendants have a constitutional right to be informed by their lawyers about the possibility of a plea bargain and the implications of turning one down. ...

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This finding is based on the fact that the majority of the defendants that enter the courtroom wouldn't have the knowledge of court processes or the skills required to defend themselves effectively. ... If a defendant is acquitted of the charges against him then the courts should repay him the majority, if not all of the finances that he invested into his defence funds. ... There are rules and laws that are related to the admissibility of evidence however they are quite complicated and in depth however the function of the laws to "regulate what material a court may consider in determining...

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Violent crime has an immediate and obvious impact on its victims, which raises the attention of the public, whereas white-collar crime frequently goes undetected or is viewed as a bending of the rules (Geis, 1982). ... The crime of embezzlement accounts for the majority of all financial institution crimes investigated by the FBI (Geis, 1982). ... The majority of embezzlements begin as a simple misuse of the company's funds for a short-term personal purpose (Geis, 1968). ...

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The fact that there are so many gun owners in the U.S. and so few accidental deaths would suggest that the vast majority of gun owners are extremely careful with their guns anyway. ... At this point in time, the vast majority of Americans favor stricter gun control laws. ... If the majority of people in this country want more gun control, they should get it. ... Dealers who don't obey the rules should be shut down. ...

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As we can see, life imprisonment works just as well as capital punishment if not better for the reason of containment, and capital punishment won't work as a deterrent as the majority of murders are not pre-meditated. ... But just because the majority of the population of Australia thinks capital punishment is right doesn't make it necessarily right. ... This occurs especially in countries under rule by another country. ... Although the majority of Australia's population may be in favour of capital punishment doesn't make it morally correct. ...

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Starting from mid 2010, statistics show that out of 5, 986 reports of police brutality, 382 resulted in death, and the majority of these individuals have been African Americans (Thomas, n.d. para.1). ... Jurisprudence as a definition is the collection of rules and laws given by the authority. ... And, there is a rule that claims that "deadly force may not be used unless it is necessary to prevent the escape and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or oth...

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As a form of retribution, the vast majority of Americans tend to focus on the act of murder and therefore favor capital punishment. ... However, the Supreme Court has ruled that mandatory imposition of the death penalty is repugnant to the constitution. ...

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In 1995 Hart Research Associated Poll asked law enforcement officers what they thought would help the deteration of crime. 31% said reduce drug abuse; 17% said better economy and jobs; 16% simplify court rules; 15% longer prison sentence; 10% more police officers; 3% reducing guns; and 1% expand death penalty. ... While a majority of people believes the death penalty is a good punishment for crimes, they do not believe it helps get rid of and prevent crime. ...

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Hate crime sentences do not have any straight forward, black and white rules. ... Yes there are cases of the majority groups being victims of hate crimes but are they not also protected by these laws? ...

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Immanual Kant, a philosopher on the matter of ethics, founded the Categorical Imperative, which is a rule known all around the world, that states that society and its individuals "must act in such a way that you can will that your actions become a universal law for all to follow" (Palmer 265). ... The majority of their evidence comes from the Old Testament of the Bible in which it recommends the use of capital punishment for a certain number of crimes. ...

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In Furman, Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was arbitrarily and capriciously" applied under existing law. ... In the 1980's, the Supreme Court was repeatedly asked to rule on whether the execution of a juvenile offender was permissible under the Constitution. ... Justice Powell, in writing for the majority, stated: "youth is more than a chronological fact. ...

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Gun Control America's Right to Be Armed The debate over gun control has developed into a very complicated issue. Several different groups have suggested limiting the use of guns and others have proposed to supporting free gun use. On one side, people who use some form of gun control imply that g...

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This involves a rule-violator the police or courts, lawyers and lawmakers defining this person's behavior as criminal. ... These behaviors are ones that are not agreeable to the majority of the best interests of the society that has control over and the power to make public policy (Quinney,1970,pp. 15-16). ...

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This involves a rule-violator the police or courts, lawyers and lawmakers defining this person's behavior as criminal. ... These behaviors are ones that are not agreeable to the majority of the best interests of the society that has control over and the power to make public policy (Quinney,1970,pp. 15-16). ...

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The children lost the education of their own actual heritage; the language, the daily chores, and the rules were. ... Society today is brainwashed by media and stereo types, majority of society are brought into this country to believe what their parents and movies taught them, which is that Aboriginals are "Drunk Indians". ...

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It is not fair to say that because the sad fact is that the majority of the people on death row are blacks and whites. ... In December 1989, the US Supreme Court ruled that it was not unconstitutional to execute mentally retarded people. ...

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Georgia,) The majority of the Court concentrated its objections on the way death-penalty laws had been applied, finding the result so "harsh, freakish, and arbitrary" as to be constitutionally unacceptable. ... The Court ruled that these new statutes contained "objective standards to guide, and regularize the process for imposing the sentence of death." ...

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This majority of the movie took place in the late 70's and early 80's, and during this time period in the northeast, some of the main things that were done in organized crime was controlling small businesses and controlling the transportation of products. ... It is a rule when you are in the mafia, that you never talk, you aren't suppose to tell the police anything, especially no on that is above you. ...

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It is not fair to say that because the sad fact is that the majority of the people on death row are blacks and whites. ... In December 1989, the US Supreme Court ruled that it was not unconstitutional to execute mentally retarded people. ...

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Police strengths in the Vietnam and in addition in other majority rule nations have raised their levels of ready and expanded their inclusion in counter-terrorism (Bayley and Weisburd approaching; Universal Relationship of Head of Police 2005 ; Weisburd et al. prospective). ...

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I know the majority of people have their own special thing to do too, probably for the rest of their lives if possible. ... If someone tells me that I am aggressive, I usually take it one way; I would shove everything out of my path to my goal; someone might get "hurt", not necessarily physical injuries or anything, but that is not against anything outside of standard rules, life or in the game; therefore, it is an acceptable behavior. ...

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