The Gun Debate in America Today The gun control policies in the US need to be stronger. There are more than a few actions that can be taken instead of simply just confiscating all the guns. With politicians trying to take guns out of our hands they are mistakingly disarming plenty of well behaved citizens. There should be heavier efforts on the front line of enforcing the laws already put into place or perhaps putting more laws into place that would protect the general public. Law abiding citizens who are properly armed are a natural crime deterrent by themselves.
Craig Mattox Prof. Panther-Yates ENG 101 Sec. 35013 Argument Essay 12 December 2012 The Case of Amnesty Everyone wants the opportunity at living the American Dream, even those from other countries, which is causing many to illegally immigrate to the United States. Unfortunately, the new Arizona Senate Bill 1070 is causing a lot of controversy because it is granting police officers the right to arrest anyone who they suspect is here in our country illegally. According to Governor Jan Brewer’s comment in Randal C. Archibold’s article, “Arizona Enacts Stringent Law on Immigration”, “we have to trust our law enforcement” (Archibold 1). Although Governor Jan Brewer in the article “Arizona Enacts Stringent Law on Immigration,” has a good point about the importance or working to solve our immigration crisis; however, this crisis does not mean that the police should be given the power to detain anyone suspected of being in the country illegally.
An eyewitness is an individual who was present during an event and is called by a party in a lawsuit to testify as to what he or she observed. Eyewitnesses cannot be intoxicated or insane at the time of the controverted event occurred will be prevented from testifying, regardless of whether he or she was the only eyewitness to the occurrence. Recent DNA exoneration cases have corroborated the warnings of eyewitness identification researchers by showing that mistaken eyewitness misidentification was the largest single factor contributing to the conviction of these innocent people, especially those who are in death row. There have been many wrongful deaths because of misidentification testimonies and men/women have lost many years in prison due to eyewitnesses misidentifying them. How can the government assure us that they found a better way of sentencing the right people and not making mistakes?
We agreed it was ineffective and decided a ballot initiative was needed to expand the number of murder categories eligible for capital punishment. We felt such changes would give prosecutors better tools for meting out just punishments, and that a broadened statute would serve as a warning to all California evildoers that the state would deliver swift and final justice. We thought we were creating a national model for capital
The right of “innocent until proven guilty” is one of the most important rights we Americans have. Regardless if these people are enemies of the Country, they stillhave the same rights under our laws. Freedoms of Americans are spelled out plainly in the Constitution, guarded by our laws, and the treaties we have with other countries. Torture violates all of these guidelines. If we do not show these freedoms to people of other countries, then we do our whole country a dishonor.
The United States is one of the remaining nations in the world that continues to use the death penalty for certain crimes. Some people see capital punishment as primitive and going against moral values. Others see it as an important tool in the fight against violent crime and murder. Opponents of the death penalty rallied to advocate for improvements in the use of DNA to prove guilt or innocence. Organizations such as the Innocence Project assist prisoners through DNA testing.
5. What statistics can you find related to wrongful conviction, particularly related to DNA exonerations? How have they handled these victims? What about offenders that have been put to death but later found that DNA exonerated them from the crime The Criminal Justice Systems’ purpose is to serve this country with protection of the law, and keep people from being unjustified. Herbert Parker set the standard differences of the system with two types of stage; the Crime Control Model and the Due Process Model.
It is considered helpful and legal. On the other hand when police look into their records for that year that 60% of Latinos stole cars and the police decide to only pull over Latinos for no reasons just because they think that they stole the car there in this is illegal and bad racial profiling. In conclusion illegal immigration is an always going to be a law a federal law or a Law that Arizona that will be enforced. If they will continue with this law it should be equal to every race that lives here and not just target the Mexican race. Enough is enough; everyone in the state of Arizona should be given respect and not to deal with harassment if they are not breaking the
A tactical decision by Senate majority leader Harry Reid to exclude a ban on assault weapons from gun-control legislation has sparked reaction among politicians and media outlets. The exclusion of the hotly debated measure could improve the likelihood of passing the gun-control package, which includes stronger background checks, harsher punishments for gun trafficking, and funding for school safety enhancements. "I think the worst of all worlds would be to bring something to the floor and it dies there," Senator Reid told reporters Tuesday. "People are deserving of votes on their issues they feel so strongly about." Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) of California did not hide her disappointment in the decision.
Now the National Rifle Association members are in favor requiring an extensive background check, and “69 percent support requiring all gun sellers at gun shows to conduct criminal background checks of the people buying guns; 59 percent favor mandatory registration of handguns; and 77 percent favor a waiting period for the purchase of a handgun.” All of these are would make it harder for people to purchase guns and allow proper documentation for every gun. They should be