much further than that. Sometimes bullies go too far‚ and their victims make the unfortunate choice of ending their own lives. As awful as it is‚ it happens every day‚ and the worst part about it is those bullies aren’t held legally accountable for their actions‚ but they should be. Bullying is a form of harassment. It damages people physically and mentally. Even though the “normal” type of harassment is illegal‚ bullying someone literally to death isn’t. Rebecca Ann Sedwick was one of those victims
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Should a business be held socially responsible? The demand for how businesses do their operations needs to change. As of right now‚ the business model suggests that we pursue profit by any entrepreneurial means and cut costs at any expense. For the most part businesses over the latter half of the twentieth century have based their idea of how to run a company off of Milton Friedman’s theories and classical neo-liberal economic thinking. I am suggesting however‚ that we take a different route for
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Should tobacco companies be held responsible for smoking-related illnesses and deaths? I. Introduction A. Should tobacco companies be held responsible for smoking related illnesses? In most cases I believe they should be held liable. Most Americans ask this question and want to know about cigarette companies and why they are allowed to keep selling these products that cause health problems. B. Most people that were smokers way back in the days before they actually had to label their
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risks of smoking were known and before the addictive properties were known should be able to sue the tobacco companies. People were mislead into believing a product was safe to use which the companies knew was not safe and purposely made more addictive. It has been shown that tobacco companies have purposely added flavorless substances such as sugar and ammonia for the express purpose to make the tobacco more addictive when burned. I further believe that if it is found that any tobacco company
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who committed crimes/murder have been released. Over four-hundred of them get let free because they are under the age 17. No matter how young they are they should be tried as adults. A child who committed a violent crime would only be put in juvie. This would teach them nothing kids who would come out of juvie would think crimes are ok to do and keep making them. If the crimes goes to a certain circumstance. If they were to steal and skip school they should be put in juvie
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2009 Should bartender be held responsible for the behavior of their patrons? According to Beth Benson of the Associated Content the duties of a bartender are to take the orders of their patrons‚ serve drinks‚ keep the shelves stocked‚ and to keep the bar clean. But after the patrons are served and have left the bar‚ is the bartenders’ job really done? According to the law in many states bartenders are responsible for the behavior of their patrons even after when they leave bar. Should a bartender
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In life‚ parents are their child’s first and most important teachers. Obedience has become less important. Parents have put their focus on a close relationship with their kids instead of disciplining them for bad behavior. Some parents think that they should not be held responsible for their children’s action. Most children today are so free-willed and independent‚ that their parents cannot control them. If a parent has lack of control over their kids to an extent‚ I think parents should be criminally
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When it comes to the Park Doctrine‚ I agree with the law to some extent. Regardless of the size of the business‚ if you are the boss you are responsible for everything that occurs in your organization. As a senior leader of a company not only are you responsible for your own mistakes‚ you are also responsible for the mistakes made by your employees. Arguably‚ many would say that when he/she took on the responsibility of a senior leadership role to oversee the operations of an organization automatically
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Are formerly abused children more likely to commit violent crimes? Definition at a minimum: Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death‚ serious physical or emotional harm‚ sexual abuse or exploitation; or an act or failure to act‚ which presents an imminent risk of serious harm. Child abuse is one of the Nation’s most serious concerns. The Children’s Bureau in the Administration on Children‚ Youth and families within Vietnam‚ addresses this important
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Should Bullies be held Criminally Responsible for their Action? Bullying is like the plague that is easily spread from kids. “A group of classmates yelled insults and then hurled a can at her before speeding off. Phoebe walked home‚ went into a closet and hanged herself.” This means that a girl was bullied and then she hanged herself. So the quote tells that bullying a is dangerous and must be stopped. Bullying is a dangerous thing that can affect everyone. Bullying must be stopped or else there
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