In 2005 Walmart made plans to open two smaller than average sized stores in Calvert County. In Calvert County a zoning ordinance states a retail store cannot be larger than 75,000 square feet. The average Walmart exceeds this. Instead of not opening a store in Calvert County, Walmart made plans to open two smaller stores, side by side. Even though Walmart made plans completely following the local ordinances, they had to cancel their side by side business plan due to the public outcry. I, just like Walmart, love loopholes. I truly hate being told what to do. I hate having my freewill taken away. I hate having someone else force their opinions on me. I hate rules. If I am told to do something, I guarantee, I will do the opposite. …show more content…
While I hate rules, I am also not too keen on being in trouble. I have become an expert in finding loopholes, therefore avoiding the actual rule. A loophole infringes upon the intent of the rule, without breaking the actual written content of the rule, Walmart and I love this as an option. The first time I remember using a loophole was in preschool. It was clean up time and I had been drawing. The teacher told everyone to put their toys away, and of course, seeing as art supplies are not toys, I did not comply. Everyone was rushing about to put away their dolls, Legos, and other various toys, until I was the last person who still had items out. I sat in my chair, contently drawing away. I was once again told that I needed to put away my toys, to which I responded, “These aren’t toys. It’s pen and paper.” After a few rounds of going back and forth my parents were called. Being vague has always been one of my pet peeves. Not things that are purposely vague, but things that are thoughtlessly vague. Thoughtlessly vague statements are statement that are vague, but not for the purpose of being vague. These statement could and should be tightened, yet they are left with gaping
In the Herring vs. United States case, petitioner Bennie Herring went to the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department to retrieve his impounded vehicle. During the trip, he was unlawfully arrested once he left the impound lot by investigative officer Anderson. Unbeknownst to Investigator Anderson, the warrant was recalled but it was too late since Herring was already arrested with contraband and a gun found in his possession.
Vagueness is the rule that a criminal law may be unconstitutional if it does not clearly say what is required or prohibited, what punishment may be imposed, or what persons may be affected. (Hall, 2016.)
The United States Supreme Court unanimously held that the warrantless seizure of objects from a secluded residence establishes a defilement of the Fourth Amendment. Also, it sets forth the exclusionary rule that forbids admission of unlawfully acquired evidence in federal courts.
Even though, the exclusionary rule was established to miss illegally seized evidence in court there are several exceptions that allow illegally seized evidence to be presented in trial. The exceptions include the good-faith exception, the plain-view doctrine, clerical error exception, emergency searches of property/emergency entry, impeachment, independent source, the inevitable discovery, the harmless error exception, and the rule of attenuation. A good faith exception is when an officer acts in good faith and believes that the evidence discovered complies with the persons fourth amendment rights. There are three court cases that helped mold and established the good faith exception. In the first court case is U.S. v. Leon, an informant had
When a rules or policy appears to be clearly absurd they can cause officers to resort rule-breaking, which can lead to contempt being made known for sensible policies, procedures, regulations. Any rule that is clearly seen to be unfair creates willful noncompliance. Also when unnecessary policies, procedures, regulations are created they tend to lead to a general resentment of the rules, most of which are necessary for law enforcement to both protect the department, officer, and the community from liability.
Wal-Mart’s persuasive tactics are definitely something that a lot of consumers, suppliers, and the general public think might be on the un-ethical side. While it is the consumer that ultimately is asking for these price reductions and such good deals, it almost seems as if the price is never low enough for the big retail monster and who knows if it will ever stop.
Chapter seven begins by explaining an example that would make the case against using ambiguity. In fact, the title of chapter seven is “Avoid Ambiguity”. While it is true that vague statements leave questions unanswered, the traditional idea behind gathering information is to find specific details and clear communicated
When someone tries to make a person do something, they have the choice not to listen and retaliate. Rules are set in life and you have the power and choice to follow them. No one is stopping you from not following them and they are only something someone is telling you to do, not forcing you. You have the ability to resist what is put against you and that is your choice, not someone else’s. If you were not able to make your own choices, then everyone would be following the rules, and would not have the right to speak out and resist things they don’t want.
The U.S Supreme Court adopted the exclusionary rule to prevent the use of inappropriate behavior and violations of an individual’s rights by government officials through the use of the exclusionary rule. The exclusionary rule protects the rights of the people under the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments, and requires evidence obtained directly or indirectly as a result of government violations cannot be used as proof of guilt in a court of law [1]
Not only does Walmart directly affect the economical situation of your community, it also puts significant strain upon the environment we live and depend on. In October of 2004, North America sued Walmart for violating the Clean Water Act CWA in nine states, causing a huge uproar both from the defensive Walmart corporation and more so from the targeted communities. Relying upon a communities oblivion, Walmart takes advantage of the situation in which it's presented, posing a threat to all nearby water supplies because of all the toxins and pesticides literally oozing from Walmart facilities worldwide. Much more costly towards the environment than the tinkling of spare change resounding in our pockets. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that a single Walmart location expends countless amounts of energy to maintain,
In order to rightfully arrest a suspect in a crime or to appropriately try a criminal case in court, evidence must be gathered in order to prove the commission of a crime. There are legal standards which dictate how evidence is gathered and used in order to prove a person is guilty or convict him or her of an actual criminal offense. The Exclusionary Rule was established under constitutional law for basically two essential purposes. One reason was to prevent the unlawful gathering of evidence by law enforcement against a person. Secondly, the rule was also established so a person could not be compelled to incriminate themselves. This rule was initiated in order to protect guaranteed constitutional rights and to ensure that law enforcement did not overstep their authority in the process of collecting evidence. The rule also extends to ensure that a person does not participate in self-incrimination.
Wal-Mart, the big giant, the place where a lot of people usually do their shopping for the low prices and the variety of products were founded by Sam Walton. Walton was an entrepreneur with an innovative vision started his own company and made it into the leader in discount retailing that it is today. In fact, Wal-Mart is considered to be the biggest company in the U.S. and it has stores worldwide. According to PBS, “Wal-Mart employs more people than any other company in the United States outside of the Federal government, yet the majority of its employees with children live below the poverty line.”(www.pbs.org) In addition, Wal-Mart likes to portray itself as a seller of U.S. manufactured goods
I assume that the feeling of evil is more widespread than the feeling of good. That is why intolerance as an attitude appears to be even more common than tolerance. This thesis is justified by psychological and sociological theories which, by analyzing the psyches of humans as individuals and of societies, explain why intolerance, destruction and aggressiveness control our actions so frequently. Therefore, in spite of positive intentions inherent in every person who dreams about being the best and living as decently as possible, an honest picture of our time evokes a rather pessimistic disposition. Although a lot has been done to implement a principle of ethical minimalism in society, at the same time there is also a moral approval —
According to UNI report (2012) the presence of Walmart stores in local communities has a devastating impact. Large retailers like Walmart force smaller businesses to close up as they
Hate crimes has become an increasing problem here in the united states ranging from racial hatred to gender discrimination but what are hate crimes? According to Dr. Jack McDevitt, a criminologist at Northeastern University in Boston Hate crimes are message crimes, Hate crimes are defined as crimes that are violent act against people, property, or organizations because of the group to which they belong or identify with. The coined term “hate crimes” was first used No matter how many different definitions there are for hate crimes but we all can agree that hate crimes are wrong and immoral. But within hate crimes they are many different types of hate crimes. One of the main reasons that people commit hate crimes would