At first glance, it seems like a good idea to have the driving age raised to eighteen, but it is not as beneficial as it seems. Nationally, about forty percent of American teen deaths are from motor vehicle crashes, making them a major concern for parents and teens alike, but raising the driving age won’t fix this, and it could actually make this statistic worse. There are good reasons as to why the driving age should not be raised: it is inexperience not young age that causes crashes, parents of minors are allowed to deny their children licenses or permits, and raising the driving age would make it harder to get drivers proper training. It is true that the risk of crashing is higher for the sixteen to eighteen age group than any other. This is the main reason that a lot of people want to have the driving age raised.
Lets End Hunger “Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but a scarcity of democracy.” I think the author is saying that hunger exist not because there is no food available, but because we as a united city, country, or state are not letting ourselves become in sync enough to share what we do have available. This statement reflects on Belo Horizonte in a way that benefited everyone in the best way possible. Belo Horizonte was able to benefit 40 percent of their cities 2.5 million occupants that is to say almost half of the city’s population is either hunger free, getting the correct amount of nutrition, or profiting from the cities innovations. And to think that all of this was done with 10 million dollars a year which is about a penny
Professor Daube said increasing the drinking age was no “magic bullet” but would help. “Raising the drinking age is something we should consider because it clearly would reduce the problem, it would mean a significant change to our drinking culture,” he said, but conceded it would be “very bloody hard to enforce”. “The harsh reality is that we can decide as a community pretty much how much violence we want.” According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, alcohol is believed to be a factor in about two thirds of assaults. Victims and their families who have shared with news.com.au their stories of being randomly bashed in the street say alcohol is often a common factor. We have also listened to those whose lives have been torn apart by random violence - the mothers, fathers, wives and girlfriends of victims who went for a night out and never came home.
Some examples would be public transit. Only 50% to 75% of operating cost are covered by public transit fares, an increase in transit fares would only be efficient and equal if automobile users paid a charge reflecting their social cost. What might reduce automobile use and encourage public transit use is policy changes such as higher municipal parking fees and licensing. Police services are mostly funded from general local revenues; to increase the policing cost they could enforce fines on those who fail to lock their cars, residential, commercial, or industrial buildings which encourage criminal behaviour. If libraries imposed a user charge per visit they could generate more money but this can’t be done because of the Public Library Act.
It should also be noted that the author has created a substantial false dilemma around this situation, noting that if money is not spent on something, than it must be perceived as unimportant. Although the premises do not necessarily support the conclusion, they are plausibly true. The U.S. Department of Justice (2009) and the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (2008) both indicate that yes, the number of deaths related to murders and fatal car crashes are higher than the number reported dead or missing from
One effect of this is an inaccurate ratio relating to self-defense. In the 43-1 statistic all but six of the deaths in their ratio were due to suicide. Including deaths due to suicide to the ratio is misleading in that the ways in which suicide may be accomplished without the use of firearms by far outweigh the presumption that these lives would have been saved had these firearms not been available to these people. In relation to the international comparison illustrated in the 43-1 statistic the authors do not account for the unfairness of the comparison based on the contrast of other countries due to the fact that consistent laws govern these nations . In the United States there are
Police chiefs surveyed nationwide have come to the same conclusion. They declared that the most ways to reduce violent crimes is to increase the number of police officers on the street, reduce drug abuse, and create a better economy with more jobs. Lastly, the ACLU and police officers alike believe the death penalty is a waste of taxpayers’ money and does not even deter violent crime. The FBI has found that the states using the death penalty have the highest murder
That is one of the reasons they felt that registration was necessary. Dr. Patricia Wright did a study that showed that gun owners are better educated, have more prestigious jobs and have a better chance of being a victim than non-owners. The latest in gun-control is the law that says that you must have a license to carry a gun and must be twenty-one years of age or older to receive along with a backround check. The waiting periode for this is five-to-thirty days. Regulations to help keep this rule organized is fine, but the problem with these bills are that none of them do anything to reduce the crime rate and svae lives.
About two years ago Illinois abolished the death penalty. The death penalty is an inhumane way to get rid of people that have committed serious crimes but that doesn’t mean that they have the right to do that. Some people say that the death penalty is much cheaper than keeping criminals in prison. Does this leave u perplexed? Well it shouldn’t because it costs a lot of money to create those lethal injections and electric chairs and other tools used to give the death penalty.
There are many misguided individuals in our society and it would be safer if they had less access to guns. Joe Messerli from BalancedPolitics.org says, “Suicides and crimes of passion are higher with gun availability, as it's much easier to act immediately on your impulses when a gun is available.” This is very true, Save.com states, “that over 30,000 Americans commit suicide each year.” The suicide rate is very high and it grows every year. Gun control will strengthen the laws of owning firearms and the number of firearms made. There will be a reduction in violent crime and robbery of any kind. Background checks and mental screening would