Candidate Davis Case Summary

On the fourth of July in 1776 the United States became an independent nation. At that point in time, the foundation for a formal legal system was put into place. One of the oldest sources of law is the common law, which dates back to the colonial days. In the case of Davis v. Baugh, the common law rule was used in the first court trial. Common law refers back to precedent cases of similar disputes and assists the judge in making a decision after comparing both cases. Utilizing this ruling to resolve disputes in court is very helpful because it provides uniformity in court. This rule also provides an expectation of what the verdict will be based off the prior cases. Most importantly, common law allows the judge to remain neutral without the implication of personal bias on each case (Meiners, 2012, pp. 9-10).

In August 2015, the case Miller V Davis brought to light the complicated relationship between law and morality. Indeed, Mrs Davis a county clerk in Rowan county (Kentucky), is being sued for not delivering marriage licences to same sex couples as she believes that homosexuality is morally wrong. Thus, despite the fact that same-sex marriage has been made legal by the U.S Supreme Court since June 2015. Ought individuals to apply the law though it is in inadequacy with their moral beliefs? Do the law should be totally free from any moral influence? Many legal scholars have argued on these questions, as well as trying to define the terms “law” and “morality”. While no one has agreed to a universal definition, law can be defined as a “body of rules, whether proceeding from formal enactment or from custom, which a particular state or community recognizes as binding on its members or subjects”. On the other hand, morality is referred to as an “ethical wisdom” , the set of common values unifying a society. This essay will discuss the role of morality in the law, while analysing different legal school of thoughts arguing on the topic. First of all, positivists such as Bentham, Austin and Hart, argued that morality should not interfere with the law as it is created by a legitimate authority. On the other hand, naturalist theorists, such as Aristotle, Fuller and Dworkin, believed in the existence of a “higher law”, highly influenced by morals, has to be integrated in a legal system

County Clerk Kim Davis, of Rowan County, Kentucky, is in a difficult situation because she refuses to issue marriage licenses to homosexual couples. Herbert W. Titus and William J. Olson have written an article about why they think she is doing the right thing not just religiously, but Constitutionally as well. They outline the reasons why the stand she is taking is her only option as a Christian and as an elected official of the United States.

We watched a documentary of Larry Davis in class on Wednesday. We don’t hear about this types of court case because government do not want public to know, and that is very scary. This is only the case I know that a “suspect” who is not found guilty and court dropped all the accused charges, who shot and killed six police officers and escaped arrest for seventeen days. It is very frightening that how government officials manipulate you and tries to kill you because you know the truth and fear they might be exposed. I am Larry Davis is not only a victim of law enforcement. I recently watched a tedTalk about how FBI are responsible for creating terrorist such al-Quaid, as al-Shabaab and ISIS. A journalist Trevor Aarsoson claims that FBI are exploiting

Law enforcement officer for the Lake City, Florida Police Department ("LCPD") named Shea Brown suited the Interim Chief Davis of the LCPD unlawfully terminated from her employment on the basis of her race and gender. Officer Brown is a Caucasian female who work for the Lake City, Florida Police Department for approximately 18 months.

Candidate Genter began his brief strong with an Orientation that included key terrain in the area. However, SNC's Execution paragraph not only lacked detail, but completely omitted Tasks and any executable plan to accomplish the mission. The extent of SNC's Scheme of Maneuver was to utilize the planks to move, causing many questions from his fire team members following his brief. SNC's lack of initial plan significantly hindered the sense of urgency with which his fire team moved, and in his absence of direction, another team member began to make decisions and direct the team leader and the rest of the fire team what to do. When SNC did communicate to his fire team, he did so in a composed and calm tone of voice. However, this did little

Candidate Brown correctly and completely addressed his five-paragraph order brief. SNC also briefed a good plan to get a candidate through the obstacle, and this was accomplished very quickly and without error. After this, however, Candidate Brown's plan was flawed; he attempted to pass the 55-gallon drum over the log utilizing rope, which contravened instruction provided that the log could not bear the weight of the drum. This detail ended up being irrelevant, as the fire team failed in several attempts to pass the drum over the log, losing it every time. Despite failing several times, Candidate Brown didn't alter his plan or adapt to the limitations of the mission. Additionally, Candidate Brown primarily utilized only himself and one

Candidate Vrountas displayed enthusiastic mindset from the outset that motivated his fire team. While his order missed some details, specifically the scheme of maneuver, his fire team came out of it ready to execute whatever was directed. SNC was able to get his fire team working towards the mission after only a short pause while he formulated a plan. Once he gave direction his fire team began to execute effectively until they ran into friction points. At these points, the motivational drive inspired initially by Candidate Vrountas began to waiver. SNC’s inability to identify some of these challenges led to his fire team members becoming hesitant to follow his direction. Despite this, Candidate Vrountas maintained his role as the leader

Candidate Pennington delivered a strong order that addressed all necessary pieces of the five paragraph order. He provided a unique orientation to the obstacle on the terrain by physically showing his fireteam the parts that were contaminated. This greatly helped the fireteam's situational awareness to the problem. It allowed him to utilize mission type orders and stay in a position to supervise the overall execution rather than focus on unnecessary details. He communicated well with his team and gave and received suggestions while remaining in obvious control of the team. Candidate Pennigton broke down his security early and gave it minimal thought following the delivery of his order. He utilized strong concurrent actions by using each avenue

Candidate Tzitzon's Orientation was confusing, Leading tp the order being rushed and very inaccurate. SNC's confidence was lacking and he seamed ill prepared for the situation. SNC appeared not to understand the mission parameters as he posted security in the wrong place and walked out of bounds. These actions caused confusion amongst the remaining members of the fire team. The resulting confusion caused the fire team to question the order. The lack of understanding resulted in the inaffective use of personnel and casued multiple causalities throughout the task; resulting in mission failure. Candidate Tzitzon appeared nervous and very confused, leading the fire team to have a lack of urgency in completing the task. SNC needs to ensure that

Although leaving out pertinent information in the Orientation, Situation, and Mission paragraphs, Candidate Brown demonstrated an ability to rapidly develop an initial plan and communicate that to his fire team. SNC provided a Scheme of Maneuver that was anonymous, sequential, and thorough, and briefed tasks specific to each fire team member. Despite being choppy at times as he composed his thoughts, SNC spoke in an enthusiastically confident tone throughout his brief. Upon conclusion of his brief, SNC lost momentum with his fire team when he took approximately one minute to explain the plan again to his fire team. However, SNC was able to regain his sense of urgency by quickly altering his plan when he recognized it would not work. SNC

Candidate Cameron appeared confident in his brief. He was poised and well-spoken. In executing his plan, his initial communication was sufficient however, it lessened throughout the mission. SNC positioned himself poorly for the obstacle. He was positioned in the center of the fire team where he was more concerned about not tripping the explosive while keeping his balance, He wasn’t able to do that and give orders simultaneously. As a result, his team members were unsure what their roles were and they were standing around, he lacked command and control. His fire team had difficulty following him. Candidate Cameron didn’t manage his time effectively. He could not keep his team moving forward to accomplish the mission, adversely affecting the

Candidate Hinsley did not correctly calculate the grid azimuth and the distance to the objective. SNC provided a well-organized and pre-planned operations order brief that included accurate information relayed to him. SNC made the decision assemble his fire team leaders and pass on the situation report as the ammunition was located. This allowed SNC to keep his subordinates well informed of the current situation. SNC signaled to his squad of the danger zone and again passed the current situation report to his fire team leaders regarding the mine field also to reiterating the order of movement to transition the bridge. SNC failed to think of future requirements as he made the decision to allow two members to pass off their weapons while

Candidate Stitt was very confident and thorough during his brief. He included elements such as terrain features, actions upon the objective, phase lines, and ensured he had accountability before he began his brief. He answered all amplifying questions and ensured the fire team fully understood the answers he provided. Candidate Stitt's initial plan included elements required to accomplish the mission to include enemy contact and actions after the objective was reached. During the execution phase, he ensured his fire team kept the momentum required to accomplish the mission. For example, SNC checked the pace count, adjusted dispersion, sped up the movement, and halted them when necessary. Upon enemy contact, SNC was able to quickly make

Candidate Ammen briefed a below standard order that lacked paragraphs one, two, and three. This showed a lack of understanding of the entry level orders process. During execution, he rapidly became distracted by counting penalties himself rather than letting his subordinates handle the task themselves. This led to his team taking charge of the problem and him often finding himself in a positon to not be able to control his fire team effectively. This was seen in his desire to cross the obstacle first and then try and provide his guidance and vision from the far side. His confidence became shaky over time, but he was able to accomplish his mission at the end of the exercise by recognizing the strengths of his subordinates and man-handling the