Michael Rea March 22, 2011 Koch vs. Bruck "Is capital punishment an adequate and necessary form of payback for the crime of murder? And will it prevent the occurrence of future murders? These are the vital issues argued by Edward I. Koch in his article, "The Death Penalty is Justice," and David Bruck's "No Death Penalty." In my opinion, Koch is able to ideally show the need for capital punishment, while Bruck is ineffective at justifying his stance that the death penalty is an unsuitable punishment for the crime of murder." In "Death and Justice: How Capital Punishment Affirms Life", readers view the opinions toward the death penalty in today's world.
Medical experts , disagree over whether the brain tumor found in his autopsy had any effect on his actions (A+E Networks, 2012). The actions taken Whitman should be studied even further, his mental state could reveal whether serial killers do in fact suffer from some form of mental illness. This could also be a new defense for criminals who commit violent acts in the future, by claiming that they committed these crimes due to a mental illness and were not responsible for their own actions. Whitman’s actions may have been
According to California Federal count, justifies used of the taser guns, consist of three points. Which are, the severity of crime, is the offenders posing serious harm to both themselves and others, and whether they are resisting arrest. (Farrell, M) Other states and countries are trying to limit the used by set up guide lines in the used of the guns, with ideas like, verbal warning, request medical assistance in case a subject is in need of medically help after being tased, and the testing of taser to make sure it is working properly. (CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association
In the essay “Just Take Their Guns Away”, Collins Professor of Management and Public Policy at the University of California at Los Angeles, James Q. Wilson, criticizes both gun advocates and the Nation Rifle Association for their ill-advised views on gun control. Wilson’s views about both sides are correct because gun control advocates belief that the cost of self-defense is self-injury is wrong, people against gun
A movement was formed to deinstitutionalize large state mental facilities. With the aid of new drugs, this movement aimed to control the severely mentally ill; the goal was to re-introduce the mentally ill to society and its communities. The quality of the US Criminal Justice System depends on government decisions and economic statuses. This paper will discuss how the government has made decisions that have endangered our society as well as its mentally ill civilians that even today
When it comes to the decision to end one’s life due to a terminal illness with unmanageable pain a physician is not allowed to assist one in dying. How is one of these situations different from the other? Can one be morally and ethically right and the other wrong? “The two basic moral arguments in favor physician assisted death focus on suffering and autonomy.” (Menzel, 2012) Why would a terminally ill patient be denied the right to ask for assistance in death? When death is imminent and a person is in unmanageable pain they should have the right to decide to end their own life with assistance.
Kant also argued that society’s consequences for their actions do not make them right or wrong, but are determined by the motives that they have when they are carrying out their actions ( 2010, Hernandez). I agree with Kant’s theory and it coincides perfectly with the reason why patients seek physician-assisted suicide as an option. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines assisted suicide as the suicide of a patient, usually somebody
Insanity Defense Paper CJA/354 February 9, 2014 Insanity Defense Paper As a member of a defense team at some point you will have to decide how you want your client to plead. One of the more controversial and often discussed defense pleas is to plead insanity. In order to plead insanity the defense will have to prove that the defendant was indeed not able to think clearly at the time of the crime. Each state has differing requirements for an insanity defense and that can change if one can actually plead insanity. Once the defense has decided on pleading insanity it is up to the prosecution to prove that the defendant was not insane and committed the crime with a clear mind.
I believe it could have been explained to the defendant that in her situation the law would not pertain to her incident because of the tarasoff exception. In this case the baby's life was in danger so the privilege can be overcome provided that the patient demonstrates clear and present danger to a third party. The evidence acquired was admissible due to the tarasoff exception, so the defendant was charged with murder of the second degree, manslaughter counts in the first and second degree and endangering the welfare of a child(Bilkis, Stephen, April 19, 2012, New York personal injury lawyer blog,
Clearly examine the situation you are investigating and make sure that the dilemma meets the test that there are at least two different, compelling, legitimate courses of action which could be taken to resolve the dilemma. An example examining whether or not a patient who has a serious chronic or terminal illness should be able should have the legal right to commit physician assisted suicide versus a nurse knowingly administering a lethal dose of medication to end a patient’s life. The paper should be scholarly and based on professional resources. An actual or fictitious case study needs to be used to examine the specifics of a situation. The Leah Curtin Framework (please refer to Unit 3, Section 21) for Ethical Decision Making should be adhered to closely.