Arguing against capital punishment, people most often uphold one of the following opinions: 1. ... These people, and mostly the first group do not very much care about deterring other criminals. ... People in the whole community feel menaced and insecure until the criminal is struck down and is given proper punishment. Capital punishment is not demanded for ordinary crimes, but only for intended and unjustifiable ones where katharsis becomes necessary to dissipate the revengeful feelings of the people. ...

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What would be the effect of depriving ordinary, law-abiding citizens from taking up firearms in self-defense? ... In fact it is people that kill people, not guns. ... People will always find a way if the desire is strong enough. ... If policymakers truly are concerned with reducing harm, they should be looking at how many crimes each year are impeded by ordinary people with firearms. ... About 300 people are killed each year by animal attacks. ...

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Also, most perpetrators of hate crimes are young people and a lot of them are juvenile offenders. ... Then, one may think about the usefulness of hate crime laws because the only thing these laws do is raise the sentences and if that does not stop other people from committing hate crimes, why do these laws exist? ... By creating the hate crime laws the government is giving victims of hate crime more value and more protection than victims of "ord...

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Popular images have African American people being poor and committing more violent offenses, while the white people are supposed to be members of the middle class and carry out extreme "white-collar" offenses. While this is common thought in America, empirical evidence illustrates that offenders in all racial and socioeconomic groups commit mainly humble and ordinary crimes, such as shoplifting, burglary or driving under the influence. A high percentage of people in trouble for "fancy" crimes are white, at the same time, a very low percentage of white offenders are in trouble for "fancy" crime...

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Popular images have African American people being poor and committing more violent offenses, while the white people are supposed to be members of the middle class and carry out extreme "white-collar" offenses. While this is common thought in America, empirical evidence illustrates that offenders in all racial and socioeconomic groups commit mainly humble and ordinary crimes, such as shoplifting, burglary or driving under the influence. A high percentage of people in trouble for "fancy" crimes are white, at the same time, a very low percentage of white offenders are in trouble for "fancy" crime...

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Guns are also used in acts of rage by ordinary citizens caught up in the heat of arguments, fights and other kinds of domestic violence. ... Tightening gun laws will keep guns in the hands of proper individuals by making it harder for unqualified people to obtain them. ... After all, we don't want people who are impaired by a mental illness, impaired by alcohol or drugs, or blinded by rage to be able to buy guns. ...

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Guns don't kill people, people kill people, guns protect citizens, and without it, the overpopulation of animals would be worse than it is today. First of all, it is typical for the ordinary person to argue that guns kill citizens. ... People are fast to assume that taking guns away from citizens will reduce crime rate. ... Emotionally unsound  people  who wish to find weapons will find weapons through any means necessary. ... Guns don't kill people, people kill people, guns protect citizens, and without it overpopulation of wild animals would be worse than it is today. ...

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Today a total of 94 countries and territories use the death penalty for ordinary crime, including the United States. ... In some of the 57 countries, capital punishment is only banned for ordinary crimes and still effective for military crimes or crimes committed in exceptional circumstances such as wartime (Doan, 2). ... What the Bible has to say about capital punishment affects peoples view on it. ... The idea is beneficial to the people and the budget because of the cheap manual labor. ... Why do governments kill people to show other people that killing is wrong? ...

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Juvenile delinquency is defined as the habitual committing of criminal acts or offenses by a young person, especially one below the age at which ordinary criminal prosecution is possible. ... Lack of attention may cause a female to look for acceptance and attention in the wrong people and places. ...

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When providing a theoretical analysis of this crime there are many things to consider: including people involved in the offender's life, the victim, and places. ... With all the media attention and coverage surrounding this trial, people lost sight of what was most important, who really killed Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman? ... According to the ABA journal poll, 80 % of Americans are more likely to think courts treat celebrities or very famous people differently than ordinary citizens (DeBendictis, 1994). ... It also varies between local and national news but depending on whethe...

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Why do 11,000 people die in America from gun violence each year? ... To find the answer to this question, Moore interviewed a variety of people from many different classes, occupations, and cultures. ... Moore had visited Canada to interview people on why the crime rate is so low there and so high in America. First he asked a group of teenagers who said, "We get revenge by teasing people, not by taking guns to school". ... However, this picture was no ordinary picture. ...

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This is one of many reasons that more and more people are supporting gun control. ... People sell deadly weapons to who ever has enough money to purchase them. ... People are tired of living in fear and want the streets safer for their children to grow up on. The paranoia that makes people have weapons is the paranoia that can turn in to disaster. ... Guns are also used in acts of rage by ordinary citizens caught up in the heat of arguments, fights and other kinds of domestic violence. ...

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The boys go on their way, this is an ordinary night for them, and back to their favorite hangout. ... The people he wronged in the past take their revenge on him; now they can hit him, and he is unable to hit back. ... People would be punished for crimes or sins they commit. ... Jesus was seen as different because he treated all people like equals and for this he was looked down upon and was eventually crucified for. ... The main contrast between the two is that people in today's society get less severe punishments for more severe crimes. ...

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Therefore, although some people state that the life without parole is too cruel to adolescent, it is still fair that some juveniles who committed severe crimes are sentenced to life without parole. ... Furthermore, isolating juveniles from ordinary life is a bad violation of the right to liberty, in some people's perspective. ... If the juvenile criminals don't have the right of liberty, the people who are killed by these convicts even don't have the right to life! ... Secondly, the government has the responsibility to provide citizens with a safe environment, so the dangerous ...

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It reads, "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."... The pro-gun lobby holds that the second amendment specifies the "right of the people," to bear arms. ... First, guns kill people. ... Another majority of police officers agree that gun ownership by ordinary people is not a problem, and that most people who commit violent crimes have a violent background (Opposing Viewpoints p.5). 91% of street officers oppose banning assault rifles (Opposing Viewpoints p.17). ...

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David Adams, a Professor of Philosophy at California State Polytechnic University, defines a hate crime as "instances of ordinary crimes done hatefully or prejudicially...when the offender has targeted a victim "because of" or "by reason of" race, religion, sexual identity, or gender" (par 11). ... Ready, shoots and kills four people, including an infant, before fatally shooting himself" (Anti-Defamation League par 4). ... It is important that people of all races report instances of hate crimes because it gives the police a caveat and the ken to realize which geographical areas ...

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Our national Constitution and Bill of Rights have ensured that the people of America maintain their basic rights, and more. ... The founders obviously envisioned that the people would keep and use firearms to protect themselves and their country. ... The founders envisioned an America where the people would have the right to own guns. ... Ordinary law abiding citizens may have no interest in or need for this information, but criminals surely will. ... Firearms can be used for both self-defense and crime, but most people only focus on the latter. ...

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Some people disagree about whether capital punishment is moral or is effective in discouraging crime. ... Since 1985, over 40 countries have abolished the death penalty in law or, having previously abolished it for ordinary crimes, have gone on to abolish it for all crimes. ... He cited that because there is a risk that innocent people could be executed, he ruled the federal death penalty unconstitutional. ...

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An important sociological concept states that people conform, or perform to societal expectation or norms (Brown, 1965). ... Thus, when someone is doing something that the rest of society find unacceptable, or out of the ordinary, he or she is considered deviant. ...

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It is what is reported and how its reported that would make a difference to people's perception bearing in mind that most people have not being victims of crime themselves and all they know about crime is based on hearsay. ... As a result there was increased hate crime against gay people. ... Statistics show that young black people are overrepresented at all stages of the criminal justice system. ... Television programmes such as "The Wire" and "CSI" and many more like them which dominate popular television are about criminal behaviour, motivation, the impact of crime on 'ordinary&#...

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The government should not have a say in what people do. ... Some people actually need drugs. ... Therefore, some people depend on drugs. Many people argue the side for individual rights. ... Some people just do not have the desire to take drugs. ...

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"Actual Innocence" by Barry Scheck, Peter Neufeld, and Jim Dwyer is an extraordinarily powerful story of ordinary people incarcerated for crimes they did not commit. ... In this country, the United States of America, the government claims all people are "innocent till proven guilty." ... It is proven through DNA tests that sixty-seven people were sent to prison and death row for crimes they did not commit. ... As people try to identify under racial line groups, they become even less reliable. ... It mentions that too often innocent people are surrogates for serial criminals and killers. ...

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In fact, scans reveal a patch at the front of the brain in people with records for criminal violence. ... After showing these people short films, Dr. ... People who live in such areas experience conflicts frequently and therefore face the flourishing of antisocial behavior. ... People who defend that theory believe that the ability to reach goals depends on social class, since citizens of a low class are able to achieve their goals through ordinary means. ... Certainly, there are people who recognize each of these ideas and develop a combination theory of which to educate and direct therapy fr...

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Not just an ordinary outlaw either; he is the leader of a gang of outlaws, and an exceptional leader at that. ... But a secret can only last so long, and eventually people found out, people including Kerb Perrin. ... Ben had considered this a possibility if the two of them ever met, and what else could he ask for, not many people get the chance to have raised their own son-in-law. ... Ben Curry ran his operation of outlaws for 15 years and was very successful without having to resort to shooting people. ... The author also many times referenced how hard it was for the people in that day, esp...

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For many young people, there is also intrinsic value in drinking, sexual promiscuity and other status offenses. ... The adolescent's ability to meet the ordinary demands of life is significantly impaired, and behavior is grossly disturbed. ... In the same way that people inherit genes that control height and eye color, biosocial theorists believe that antisocial behavior characteristics may be inherited (Siegel & Senna, 1991, p.96). ... Psychologists with a cognitive perspective focus on mental processes and the way people perceive and mentally represent the world around them, how they...

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