extremely specific laws. Not every case can be considered justifiable; however‚ the few that are would need to pass certain criteria in order to be named as such. Some of these circumstances include protecting oneself lawfully through self-defense‚ a soldier taking orders to fight in just wars‚ and law enforcement officers preventing a crime. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ justifiable homicide is the killing of a person in which it is reasonable or excused by law for which no criminal
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Murder‚ is it ever really the right thing? No‚ murder should not be justifiable under any circumstances. There is no reason for anyone to purposely or accidently do something to cost another person their life. There are numerous occasions where people perform this terrible act upon another being‚ but the taking of another person’s life is never alright whether it is a cold blooded act‚ a stupid avoidable accident‚ or an act of anger and revenge. Every so often an individual decides to facilitate
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Does breaking a law makes a criminal? To judge whether breaking a law makes a criminal‚ first we must define the terms law and crime. Every society makes and enforces laws that govern the conduct of the individuals. Without law we cannot live. Laws maximizes our individual right‚ facilitate the orders of our society‚ and it keeps peace in our civilization. The violation of those duties that he or she owes to society and for the breach of which the law provides is defined as a crime. Breaking the
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force to apprehend a suspect is the force that they are about to use justifiable? As stated in 609.06 in the Minnesota state statutes an officer may use force‚ “When used by a public officer or one assisting a public officer under the public officer’s direction‚ in effecting a lawful arrest‚ in the execution of legal process‚ in enforcing an order of the court‚ or in executing any other duty imposed upon the public officer by law” (“609.06 - 2016Minnesota Statutes‚” 2016). The use of force will only
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Justifiable Bombing Katina Jacobs Paula Massey Winnie Palmer Willie Neals Jennifer Mcglocklin Dominique Owens Cursty Mclean Royanna Martin Instructor Dipe On August 6‚ 1945‚ President Truman decided that it was in the best interest of the United States to drop an atomic bomb on Japan. Many people would say that the decision that he made was unjustifiable and morally wrong‚ however; many of us think that it was justifiable. Having to face the biggest decision of his life‚ Truman thought
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Young People and the Law Youth are a unique group when involved in the legal system of today‚ as their laws differ significantly than those laws that are set for adults. Jason’s Day shows a prime example of a young misguided teen breaking the law - specifically‚ the act of underage drinking and child labour. On Wednesday morning‚ Jason walks into the Irish Bar on Edward Street‚ where he knows the bartender (his cousin billy). He then proceeds to order two beers in the time he stays at the bar -
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Is revenge ever justifiable? Solutions to any kind of situation‚ whether it is justifiable or not is revenge. The term revenge has always been debated upon since the action itself revolves around basic instinct‚ and the reasoning behind that claim comes from us as people‚ reacting to situations based on mutual feelings. Seeing how revenge is such a tricky word to define‚ this word is also compared with justice. Justice has the power of choice but also follows the behaviour of a human being
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“If the law requires you to be the agent of injustice‚ then‚ I say‚ break the law” (Henry Thoreau) This famous quote is taken from the famous essay Civil Disobedience written in 1848‚ Civil Disobedience still stands as an expression of moral and individual conscience against a un just government. To begin‚ the quote written by Henry Thoreau‚ “If the law requires you to be the agent of injustice‚ then‚ I say‚ break the law” is essentially saying If following the law results in a wrong done to another
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Tierra Mason Professor Colin Anderson 15 November 2011 Is Torture Ever Justifiable? Torture‚ according to the United Nations Convention against Torture‚ is: “any act by which severe pain or suffering‚ whether physical or mental‚ is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him‚ or a third person‚ information or a confession‚ punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed‚ or intimidating or coercing him
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this Homicide as Justifiable‚ however‚ others believe that nothing can justify a homicide and that a situation can always be resolved with non-lethal methods. When it comes to dangerous military targets‚ this position is naive as these people would not need to be eliminated if they were willing to reason and felt sorry for their crimes. These service men don’t take another life for their own personal enjoyment or gain‚ but they do it because it is their duty to protect. Justifiable homicide is certainly
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