Individual Rights vs. Public Order Team Paper

Individual Rights vs. Public Order Many laws and rights exist in the U.S.A. to keep people free and safe in this country. Individual rights exist to give people his or her freedoms, while that same freedom can allow people to take advantage of their freedoms. Freedom is the item that keeps the people of this country happy. People feel secure in what they are doing during their everyday lives. Public order is in place to keep society as a whole safe from misdeeds. Public order is also a system in place that restricts some freedoms that people may want. Freedoms are the ideals in life that everyone can take advantage of no matter who they are. Individual rights are the rights that people are given to keep them from being mistreated by the government or anyone else. Most of these rights are to keep the people from being mistreated by the Justice system. The bill of rights helps to safeguard the citizens of this country. According to (National Constitution center, 2008) “Nearly two-thirds of the bill of rights is devoted to safeguarding the rights of persons suspected or accused of crime” These rights are the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth amendments. They give people the right to “due process of law, fair trial, and freedom from self-incrimination, cruel and unusual punishment and being held in jeopardy twice for the same crime.” National Constitution center, (2008) A persons individual rights are what keep people happy throughout his or her life. People are given many different rights that make them feel happy and appreciated even if they do not recognize them. Individual rights are freedoms that let people choose who they want to be and also give them the fair treatment that they deserve to get as a citizen. Public order also offers advantages that pertain to people. These advantages do not apply to people on a personal level, but instead the advantages apply to the public as a whole. Public order is the laws that are place to keep society as a

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