The new Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act (2003) In Queensland permits prisoners to be kept in prison beyond their release date where a court finds that there is a high degree of probability’ that they represent a serious danger to the community’. Other jurisdictions have enacted similar legislation to restrict the release of prisoners assessed to be dangerous. Do you think that dangerousness legislation of this sort is justified or unjustified? Several states across the Country have
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article on Thursday in The Indian Express. Such crimes are routine in this country‚ where researchers estimate that anywhere from 25‚000 to 100‚000 women a year are killed over dowry disputes. Many are burned alive in a particularly grisly form of retribution. While a horrific gang rape in New Delhi has transfixed India and drawn attention to a violent epidemic‚ rape is just one facet of a broad range of violence and discrimination that leads to the deaths of almost two million women a year‚ researchers
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but to be ‘just’ these rules must themselves have a moral underpinningThe issue of justice lies at the heart of questions about legitimacy and orderly existence‚ determining whether citizens are willing to accept the law as binding..Supporters of retribution may argue that in principle justice demands that the murderer’s life be forfeit in punishment for his crime; those who advocate deterrence may accept capital punishment but only when empirical evidence indicates that it will
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Haiti Introduction: Haiti was ceded to the French by Spain in 1697‚ the French made it the wealthiest islands in the Caribbean through the heavy importation of African slaves. In the late 18th century the slaves revolted and after a lot of struggle Haiti became the first post-colonial black-led nation in the world. Haiti has been through a lot of political and environmental instability. It is currently the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Apart from Political instability they also have
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He had been filled with rage for so long; it was the only thing he knew. His mother was dead‚ killed at the hands of Uther. Oh‚ the King may not have been the one to strike the fatal blow‚ but it was his men who had hunted the woman down and executed her for the crime of being a sorceress. Daegel had seen it all happen from his hiding place amongst the scrubby brush and fallen leaves. His mother’s cries for mercy were burned into his brain. And so he grew from a scared youth into a young man filled
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had brought order to Romagna‚ united it‚ restored it to peace and obedience.” Whereas the benevolence of the people of Florentine ultimately led to the demise of Pistoia and similarly‚ the armies of Scipio rebelled a reluctance to mandate strong retribution. In other words‚ excessively merciful regimes provoke chaos‚ resulting in disarray and inevitably collapsing the system in place.
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on humans benefit. * Focus on environmental impact. * Rights * Rights to privacy. * Right to participate in activities of your own choosing outside of work. * Right to reasonably object to company policies without fear of retribution. * Right to due process. * Right of profession conscience * * Right to exercise professional judgement in discharging your duties. * *right to exercise this judgment in an ethical manner. * *example :right to refuse to engage
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In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ the nurse‚ Juliet’s guardian and confidante‚ plays an essential role in the romance and ultimately the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The nurse‚ who obtains the paramount qualities of vulgarity‚ fierceness‚ and compassion‚ provides stability in the relationship between the two star-crossed lovers and realism and humor to the story. Firstly‚ the nurse’s vulgarity brings about comic relief. While telling Lady Capulet and Juliet a story about raising Juliet‚
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Whistleblowers: Consequences of doing the right thing By Jose Gonzalez Dr. Aaron Bazzoli Park University MG 260 29 September 2013 Outline Purpose Statement: To provide an understanding what constitutes whistleblowing in an organization‚ what are some of the laws that protect whistleblowers‚ and provide several examples of employees blowing the whistle and their consequences? I. What constitutes a whistleblowing in an organization? A. Origin and Definition B. Internal
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Robert Pack’s main point of view on Macbeth is this. “Macbeth is a good man whose intention is to do evil.” Pack compares the story to those of Hamlet‚ Othello‚ and Lear. He says “Shakespeare’s plays all reward retribution‚ and punishment take place on earth and within the sphere of mortal life.” Macbeth is punished by his soul‚ not punished physically Macbeth is about a man who violates the moral order and is punished for it. Pack compares the story to Dante’s “Inferno” by saying‚ “we see that
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