This trial created a national uproar, opening the first of many debates regarding Stand Your Ground Laws, state which that person may use lethal force with no duty to retreat when faced with a “reasonable perceived threat” (US News). Although stand your ground laws provide additional means under the law for people to protect themselves and their families, they should be banned since in reality
Ernest Hemingway once said, “Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.” This is a very profound statement, especially as our nation is still in the midst of a self-proclaimed “War on Terror”. What happened to our country and all of the innocent victims, on 9/11 was virtually unimaginable. However, this attack on our own soil has prompted many actions from our government that might be considered to be an affront to both our constitution as well as our judicial processes. Prisoners of war and even persons suspected of being involved with a terroristic group can be legally detained and held, for as long as we want, simply because we are in a “war”. If we are violating our own constitutional guidelines
The Crown reported that Pickton told the officer that he wanted to kill another woman to make it an even 50, and that he was caught because he was "sloppy". Background On February 6, 2002, police executed a search warrant for illegal firearms at the property owned by Pickton and his two siblings. He was taken into custody and police then obtained a second court order to search the farm as part of the BC Missing Women Investigation, when personal items (including a prescription asthma inhaler) belonging to one of the missing women were found. The farm was sealed off by members of the joint RCMP–Vancouver Police Department task force. The following day Pickton was charged with storing a firearm contrary to regulations, possession of a firearm while not being holder of a licence and possession of a loaded restricted firearm without a licence.
Martin was a 17 year old African American male who was murdered by an older white man by the name of George Zimmerman. George Zimmerman was a neighborhood watch captain in Sanford, Florida. He called 911 to report a suspicious person in his neighborhood. Zimmerman was instructed by police NOT to get out of his vehicle to approach Martin. Zimmerman disobeyed police orders and followed, later killing Trayvon Martin.
Urban areas pushed for educational reform, but often found themselves miredin a conflict with the pork chop influenced legislature. In addition, since Florida law required that school districts in the state remain contiguous with county lines, local leaders could not sub‐divide districts to carve out a possible funding problem. Urban areas are generally more progressive than rural areas, and this difference in ideology can be seen throughout the battles over educational funding within Florida. With the educational systeming crisis, the National Educators Association (NEA), the largest teachers union in America, sought to address the problems within
Many communities attempted and failed to successfully implement such laws, resulting in lawsuits and subsequent repeal of newly adopted laws. The courts recognize panhandling as a protected form of free speech (CCB v State, 1984). Therefore, laws restricting panhandling are viewed as an unconstitutional infringement on free-speech. An anti-panhandling ordinance proposed in Miami, Florida offers another stance on the constitutionality of such ordinances. The city of Miami lobbied for the application of the “secondary effects” test when evaluating like laws.
The right to bear arms The Bill of Rights, under the second amendment of the Constitution 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 Constitution of the United States," Amendment 2). The Amendment has become scrutinized over the last few months because of the recent tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. Should the citizens be allowed to bear arms and should the government infringe in any matter? The government should make certain aspects of owning a weapon and carrying one. This is the question that affects my family and I.
Does the second amendment to the constitution seem irrelevant now? The second amendment to the constitution states, "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 upon." The right to bear arms has been one of the most fiercely debated topics of the past few decades. The founding fathers of our country thought that the right to bear arms was the second most important right of the people. However, proponents of gun control have argued that the bill of rights that
Why and or Why not? Yes, it would warrant the judge being disciplined do to the fact that these unethical, illegal, and violated rights of others within his court and judicial office say that the judge is incompetent to fulfill his duties and obligations of his position within the judicial system all together. He does not respect himself, his position, the laws and others and he further gives indications to the fact that he doesn’t have any “Morals” what so ever here. In addition to my previous answer: Yes, the judge should be moved from office as well as being arrested for the violations he committed here. Moreover, I have read and heard in the news as well as the internet reports that is “Extremely Difficult to Remove a Judge from Office,” primarily because they all cover for each
Relativism and Morality Tina Passmore SOC 120: Introduction to Ethics and Social Responsibility Professor Scott August 22, 2012 I agree with Lenn Goodman that some things are always morally wrong. (Goodman, 2010) Everybody has their own sense of truth but she states clearly that some behaviors are always wrong no matter what context they are put in. Genocide is wrong because it is killing someone for something you do not like about them. It could be their hair color, speech or religion. You cannot go about killing people you do not like and calling it war.