The movie goes on showing violent acts of a person killing young girls. ... Most of them think they"re going to walk free with no punishment for murder, because the actors on TV get away with murder. ... Teens should be able to watch whatever they want. ... At the rate parents are going at now, it doesn't look good. ... The boys that killed that old woman were only sentence to go to the juvenile detention center and they weren't released until they were 18. ...

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For defendants, accepting a prosecutor's plea deal is less risky than going to trial and possibly being convicted on a more serious charge with a stiffer sentence. ... " Underlying many plea negotiations is the understanding - or threat - that if the defendant goes to trial and is convicted he will be dealt with more harshly than would be the case if he had pleaded guilty. ... You can go on to say that plea bargaining is unnecessary because "the arguments that the criminal process would collapse unless substantial inducements are offered to elicit guilty pleas have te...

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They live in an aimless and violent present, have no sense of the past and no hope for the future, and act, often ruthlessly, to gratify whatever urges or desires drive them at the moment. ... This is getting out of hand, the days of little Johnny stealing a stick of gum from the corner store are over, now it is little Johnny going to school with a loaded .45 and shooting six of his classmates. ... We have recently observed the one year anniversary of the horrible massacre at Columbine high school in Colorado, students all over the country now have to go through metal detectors, have armed off...

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Police feared going into the ghetto for their own safety. ... They will use whatever force necessary to keep their activities afloat. ... These poor living conditions do not go unnoticed, however little is done to improve their conditions. ...

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The boys go on their way, this is an ordinary night for them, and back to their favorite hangout. ... The next time they go out, they break into the house of an old woman. ... Society, even today tends to look upon others who are different for whatever reasons as outcasts. ...

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Police feared going into the ghetto for their own safety. ... They will use whatever force necessary to keep their activities afloat. ... These poor living conditions do not go unnoticed, however little is done to improve their conditions. ...

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Whatever it is, we need to find the root to this problem. ... If kids are abused at home they are going to grow up thinking it is ok for this to happen. ... A male living in poverty has nothing to lose, if anything he will go to better living conditions. ...

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The research within this article backed up the authors view on what is going on in the judicial system and she was able to have her claims justified. ... "Perhaps if we made those that were responsible for the paralyzation of a man during the commission of a violent crime go under the knife, resulting in the same form of paralysis, people would think twice about brandishing a gun at a whim." ... The author has a very good point that if the punishment was the same as the act than there would probably be less and less violent crimes, but the way to go about does not appeal to the public o...

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The question of whether or not life sentences without parole is fair for juvenile offenders holds strong historical value because of the developmental issues that go hand in hand with the issue. ... The initial intent of juvenile correction facilities was in fact to "correct" the behavior of these young adults who have made bad decisions for whatever reason, but now it seems like all that matters to them is locking young teens up. ... Failure to offer a second chance to these troubled teens and young adults would go against the original intentions of establishing the juvenile correct...

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The video game itself doesn't have the "violent factor" that is going to influence people's mind. ... I agree with the author a lot; why would I want to go outside and commit crimes with my violence while I can stay home, eat, play and sleep? ... Nothing happened to me because I just play for whatever the game's purpose is. ... If one can't adapt to it, then there are other things to do like go to school....

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The prices of marijuana from the grower to the distributor can go as much as $1200 a pound. ... They just go around to various farms and ask if they need helpers. ... The money Sturman received, he used it to go internationally to expand the business. ... They had a study that concluded that whatever you did behind closed door is your own decision. ... This was also a private way for people to view porn, so more people would by tapes instead of going out and being seen at a porn showing theater or even going to prep booths. ...

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" (Hornblum) In fact the plan didn't go very well because soon the positive results became negative, patients and innmates soon became infected and some major complications that were never intended. ... In order for a doctor to work on any patient of theirs, they must have a form of consent signed by the patient stating that they agree to the terms of whatever is being done to their body. ... The prisoner didn't have a choice their consent form was a pack of cigarettes or the research simply had the "oh your just going to die anyway" mentality....

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Even though some may consider the thought of getting caught and going to prison, it still does not stop them getting or doing what they want because they are so distraught that they see no other way to solve their problem. ... When a criminal gets sent to prison, does an amount of time, and gets let free, they are more intelligent, well-taught criminals that have the power to do whatever they please. ...

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In a study conducted by Schiraldi and Godrey on the effects of executions found that there is a 9 percent increase in the murder rates, going from 306 per month before to 333 after the executions. ... We can probably expect to continue hearing many churchgoers of whatever denomination referring to the Old Testament phrase,An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. ...

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A question that might be asked upon this would be, does it mean that all people should have the ability to possess whatever arms they wish? ... Some of the people go as far as even declaring that heavy military equipment such as tanks and bazookas should be illegal. ... Many people have said to think that if the gun control legislation were to go through there would be a significant decline in gun related crimes and fatalities (www.Guncite.com). ...

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Plea bargains allow the justice system to get through cases more quickly rather than going through a lengthy trial. ... If judge rejects a plea deal, the case then goes on to a trial. ... If for whatever reason the courts reject the plea the case will continue to a full trial. ...

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Capital punishment will, furthermore, put the convicted defendant through the precise fear and agony that the victim(s) had to go through upon his/her (their) death(s). ... Whatever the arguments of those opposed to capital punishment may be, value can never be put on a fellow human being's life. ...

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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 guns are responsible for too many deaths and injuries in the United States. They propose that laws be passed to make guns more difficult or impossible for ordinary citizens to own. On the other side are those people who oppose all or nearly all forms of gun control. ...

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