patients now have a means to increase the usage of marijuana not only to people who aren’t prescribed it and too minors‚ adding to their income. Though not a smart idea‚ people caught doing this should be severely fined with potential jail time. Illegal usage of medical marijuana should not be taken lightly in states that don’t allow recreational use. The taxing of medical marijuana also takes a toll for the black market‚ along with recreational usage. “The marijuana black market generates as much
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Those opposed against the defence suggest that it is an obvious mean of protecting homophobes and that there shouldn’t be reasonable justification for allowing it. The question is raised then‚ of if it is possible for someone to be so overcome with panic from being ‘hit
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Terrorism and Torture In the threat of national security‚ the debate on torture is confronted with legal and moral dilemmas of permissibility. In the hypothetical case of the ticking-bomb terrorist‚ torture is perceived as either an advantageous means of national security‚ or a violation of human rights. Although it is a “slippery slope‚” in order to preserve the balance between national security and civil liberties in a democratic society‚ torture should be prohibited. Considering terrorist
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They have many arguments of why animals should not have rights. Bonnie Steinbock is one of the many people who are not in favor of animal rights. She makes a strong claim: Namely‚ that certain capacities‚ which seem to be unique to human beings‚ entitle their possessors
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Racial profiling is the inclusion of racial or ethnic characteristics in determining whether a person is considered likely to commit a particular type of crime or an illegal act. There used to be a time when color did matter‚ it was the way people of the time identified each other. Abraham Lincoln sought out to change everyone’s perception; giving the blacks the same freedom as his white brother in. little did people realize that the progressive society would retain some of the old mental shackles
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from 20-23 weeks do not feel pain” [6] - whereas abortions mostly occur before that time period [3]. In conclusion‚ since the legal abortions are performed by a professional and the benefits outweigh the costs‚ abortion is morally permissible. Against Abortion (kantian): Killing an innocent human life form is wrong. The fetus is an innocent human life form‚ therefore it is wrong to abort the fetus [1]. According to the Women ’s Center statistics‚ teenagers are more likely to delay having an abortion
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americanus) to resist frost during extremely cold temperatures (Science‚ 2017). GMOs are a very controversial topic as some people are against it and believe man is trying to play “God” and interfere with nature while others are for it and believe that if we’re provided with the opportunity to ‘better’ a product or circumstance we should make use of it. Both arguments are valid as GMOs present us with both advantages and disadvantages in society today. Genetically
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strongest argument I have read is the one Johnathan Aitkens wrote. He explained his view point very politically‚ as well as ethically. The weakest argument I have read was that felons should not be trusted on choosing our leaders‚ because they are angry at the sheriff’s department. Laws should not ban an entire group of people‚ based on one person’s bad decision. This was failed scientifically‚ politically‚ and ethical. After spending an enormous time researching both sides of the argument‚ I still
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only solution to keep and restrain violent inmates‚ because research shows that solitary confinement does more good than bad‚ harms the mental state of prisoners‚ and is more costly than the regular prisons‚ the practice should be abandoned and made illegal in all 50 states. Many argue that the practice helps keep safe staff of the prison system as well as other inmates. However‚ their are other practices that may be used that have the same effect and result. This practices include pepper spray‚ the
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While a few states are turning out to be more liberal‚ different countries stay close minded and stay strict in its stand against gay adoption‚ so in those states‚ it’s still illicit for gay couples to adopt children. Some would say that it could bring about mental problems‚ that it isn’t common‚ or that the couples wouldn’t be great guardians. Others would be against it for religious reasons. A few people like Bill Maier‚ a tyke therapist‚ working with the conservative Focus on the Family‚ would
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