Williamsburg. Court happened on the first floor of the west building and was active when there was a crime‚ like today. The punishment was rather different from today. Sometimes they would brand criminals‚ or tar and feather you‚ or if criminals did a felony‚ the court would hang them‚ but they would not jail you. They thought that jailing was cruel and unusual punishment. First‚ if criminals committed a misdemeanor the court would brand them. Branding is when the judge authorizes the blacksmith to heat
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Heroin 1.The correct chemical name for heroin is‚ Diacetylmorphine or Diamorphine. Heroin falls into the depressants category. Depressants slow down the messages between the brain and the body by slowing down the central nervous system. According to National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)‚ heroin is a schedule I substance. Since it is a schedule I substance‚ it means that it is more likely to be abused. 2. Heroin has a lot of slang terms. Some nicknames are‚ H
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Stricter Animal Cruelty Laws Needed The abuse of innocent animals is a serious offense that can be avoided by the enforcement of policy changes and harsher punishment. The current laws regarding animal cruelty and mistreatment are in dire need of being strengthened. Animals are living creatures that deserve basic rights. They are unable to take the witness stand to defend themselves; therefore it is our responsibility as caring people to do something about it. According The Legal Dictionary animal
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which provides for harsher sentencing for repeat offenders. While this sounds logical‚ the system used to determine these harsher sentences is deeply flawed and unconstitutional. 3 Strikes laws demand double the standard prison term for a second felony conviction‚ and mandatory sentences of 25 years to life for a 3rd conviction. For an example of this law in action‚ lets look at a few hypothetical criminals. Our first villain‚ lets call him Jerry‚ is an 18 year old caucasian male from Olympia. He
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Abuse can appear unexpectedly in anyone’s life. One of many reasons people detect abuse or signs of abuse in time is because they don’t know what exactly abuse is. Animal abuse is cruelty to animals or intentional infliction by humans upon any non-human animal. Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior‚ used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control. It can be physical‚ sexual‚ or emotional. Another way to know if abuse is present in your relationship is if one partner uses physiological
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Kenard Dansbury Social Justice is the fair and proper administration of laws conforming to the natural law that all persons‚ irrespective of ethnic origin‚ gender‚ possessions‚ race‚ religion‚ etc.‚ are to be treated equally and without prejudice. An example of social justice with African American’s is the black lives matter movement. In the summer of 2013‚ three community organizers Alicia Garza‚ a domestic worker rights organizer in Oakland‚ California; Patrisse Cullors‚ an anti-police violence
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Robel Tsegay ENGWR 101 Anna Joy Essay # 3 04/02/2013 Effects of Stereotyping “Stereotypes are a kind of gossip about the world‚ a gossip that makes us prejudge people before we ever lay eyes on them” (Heilbroner 373). People stereotype because they are unable to obtain all the information they need to make reasonable conclusions about other individuals. Stereotypes make their victims struggle with other people’s negative assumptions‚ and can have very harmful consequences. Stereotypes
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of the victim and the defendant will influence the sentencing (Swanson). Even though a great defense team can help the case. Many can’t afford one‚ around 80% of those charged with felonies are unable to hire an attorney so they have to rely on a public defender. Of course‚ there are more people charged with felonies than the amount of available public defender so the time spent on their case is very little. A public defender is overworked and for those defendants who want to fight their cases usually
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Analysis and Application: Legal Rights Afforded to the Accused Kristian Addison CJ227-03: Criminal Procedure February 23‚ 2013 Despite the United States best efforts in preventing illegal immigration‚ there are those who manage to cross the border without any legal status‚ including a green card. Those who do manage to sneak into the United States unlawfully do not have many rights in comparison to actual US citizens. However‚ when it comes to encounters with the criminal justice system‚ they
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The Second Amendment 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. Every person has a different view on the Second Amendment. Is it a legitimate right or has it already fulfilled its purpose? I believe in the right as it has been established‚ however it needs provisions. A rising conflict in the United States is the right to bear arms. You’re either pro-Second Amendment or anti-Second Amendment
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