.... mind prior to committing the offence. The criminal must be aware that others have been punished in the past for the offence that he or she is planning, and that what happened to another individual who committed this offence, can also happen to me. But individuals who commit any types of crime ranging from auto theft to 1st-Degree Murder, never take into account the consequences of their actions. Deterrence to crime, is rooted in the individuals themselves. Every human has a personal set of conduct. How much they will and will not tolerate. How far they will and will not go. This personal set of conduct can be made or be broken b .....

.... and those needing antinausea treatment, for example, would find marijuana easily available. If the madical advantages that are claimed for marijuana are real,many more patients would benifit. Another good thing is that the doctors could get on with investigating marijuanas medical uses with out fear of controversy. The last reason is the Fedral government would benifit two ways, First the fedral revenues would increase, because marijuana ciggaretes would be taxed at the point of sale. The companies that make the ciggaretes would also pay income taxes. Secondly there would be a reduse in the amount spent on law enforcement efforts .....

.... the chance to escape prison and harm another person? People put an animal down once it has imperiled a human's life or safety. If humans are so concerned with their well being they ought to be guaranteed the same sanctuary from killers. Prisons, for the most part, are inescapable. But what if, the man that hunted you down, kidnapped you, and killed your friend, was the one of the few whom successfully escaped from jail? Once life has already been taken; your life should not also have to be lived in fear. Serial killers such as the Hillside Strangler prove that they need . Killing the monsters that have already killed others gives the .....

.... Indian and South American plants. In the form of snuff, called cohoba, it has been used in religious ceremonies in Haiti. Marijuana is a plant belonging to the hemp family . The active principle responsible for the drug's effects is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), obtained from the amber-colored resin of the flowering tops and leaves of the plant. Hashish is also made from this resin. Of all drugs, synthetic and natural, the most powerful is LSD, or lysergic acid diethylamide. Twenty micrograms, an almost infinitesimal amount, is sufficient to produce a hallucinogenic effect; just 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms) could induce a reaction in all the in .....

.... that marijuana is a curative drug. Yet, James Incardi who wrote The Drug Legalization Debate states that by legalizing marijuana that the quality of urban life would rise significantly, that the government would concentrate on other harsh crimes, and that public treasuries would have an increase of ten billion dollars a year. The importance of the issue for the legalization of marijuana is gaining importance as the use of marijuana increases. In the 1970’s, America faced a significant drug problem. Through education, law enforcement and treatment, illicit drug use was reduced in the 1980’s by fifty percent. Teenagers graduating i .....

.... Nevada in 1923), firing squad, and lethal injection (introduced in 1977 by Oklahoma), the majority of states provide for death by lethal injection. Supporters of the death penalty believe it is a better deterrent than imprisonment because taking an offender’s life is a more severe punishment. They also argue that no adequate deterrent in life imprisonment is effective for those already serving a life term who commits murder while incarcerated, those who have not yet been caught but who would be liable to a life term if arrested, revolutionaries, terrorists, traitors, and spies. The classic moral arguments in favor of the death penalty .....

.... with children in the modern era is alive and well, the power of an older person is so great that their young victims often never tell of the horrors that they have endured. There is also a pedophile enhancement movement, with confessed pedophiles insisting that their behavior is not wrong or immoral. Organizations dedicated to the social acceptance of sex with children are not new, yet have had a large upstart in membership since the early 1970's(Charon, 1979). Because of the extreme sensitivity of the subject, research in this field is quite underdeveloped. Researchers have even had trouble in agreeing what to call the phenomenon. Muc .....

.... which show substantial evidence that marijuana can be used as a prescribed drug. Also many advocates who are pro marijuana complain that morphine and cocaine are legal and are very dangerous drugs, that brings up the question why not legalize marijuana as medical drug which is proven to be less dangerous than cocaine and morphine. Lobbying groups in a San Diego, California , council committee unanimously voted to urge president Bill Clinton and congress to end federal restrictions against the use of marijuana for " legitiment medical use." City council women Christine kehoe said she wanted the city of San Diego "to go on the record we suppo .....

.... a thing obscene? It is something too vague to be defined. People often see things differently. Some see obscenity in nude pictures, statues, paintings, etc. While others find less obscenity in these things. This is where the discrepancy is found between what should and should not be censored. The world is filled with obscene things. And it would seem that parents are just trying to protect their children from the outside world. But does it really help? My friends sister was upset with her parents for raising her in such a sheltered environment. When she went away to college, she got a taste of what the real world was really like. .....

.... assualts. Men report less than women. They fell embarassed and think that other will make fun of them. Research shows that women with low self-esteem are more likely to be victims of . It is never a victim's fault when a crime against him or her. Most rapes happen between two people who know each other. The F.B.I. says that several studies show that fewer than one in a hundred acquaintce rapes are reported to the police. "When one in four women will be raped in her lifetime, less than ten percent will report the assualt, and less than five percent of the rapist will go to jail." (Gibbs, 207) In this country a women was raped every six minute .....