One Punch Law Research Paper

Although most people agree that offenders of the “king hit” should receive extreme punishments, there may also be other factors to take into account such as, offenders may not be aware of the consequences, prison sentencing is too harsh and alcohol and drugs that contribute for the offenders actions.

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Congress recently unanimously passed Taila’s Law, introduced by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. This law was put through in Feburary as an amendment to the National Defense Act. The law is named in honor of five year old Taila whose life was snuffed out by her abusive father eleven years ago. The autopsy performed on the late child labeled the cause of death as “battered child syndrome.” After her death, many instances came to light that should have led to her rescue from the horrid situation of continued abuse. Instead, she was left to suffer and ultimately was killed by her military father.

There is a current need for the Sentencing Amendment (Coward 's Punch Manslaughter and Other Matters) Act 2014’ (the Act) due to the rising number of incidents regarding a one punch strike that results in death even after the previous relevant acts. Furthermore, it aims to better define the concepts and situations detailed by the previous relevant acts. However, the likely impact and efficacy of this Act is debatable because although it not only amends the previous acts regarding this issue and also seeks to provide adequate punishment depending on the circumstances of the assault, it is not the most prudent or cost effective option. It can be argued that the revised punishments are possibly too severe for circumstances in which there was

The recently passed ‘Sentencing Amendment (Coward’s Punch Manslaughter and Other Matters)’ arose within a highly politicized context and has led to controversy. The amendment was introduced in response to a perceived increase need to legislate on deaths caused by king hit punches or “coward’s punch”. It amends both the Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) and the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic), by defining a punch to head or neck as dangerous act, introducing a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years for manslaughter by one punch, and increases the mandatory minimum sentence for manslaughter by gross violence to 10 years . However, there is likely little need for this legislation, as pre-existing law was already capable of dealing with the offence, and the implementation of this legislation will likely fail to effectively achieve its purpose. Moreover, the introduction, or increase, of a mandatory sentence will be unlikely to effectively deter individuals, and will remove the courts discretion regarding sentencing. In this essay I will argue that the legislation is unneeded to prosecute those who king hit others, and that it will likely fail to have its intended effect.

The dancers were employees of Circle C. In page 920-921 of chapter 35, it states that the Supreme Court in Community for Creative Non-violence v. Reid, 490 U.S. 730 (1989) articulated thirteen factors in determining under the common law of agency whether an individual is an employee or nonemployee agent. Informally called the “Reid factors”. While the dancers did pay for their own costumes and padlocks, the amount varied from dancer to dancer. One dancer spent a total of 600 dollars per month while another only spent 40 dollars per month. Leading one to believe that this investment isn’t in fact a requirement. For example, most retail stores require it’s employees to dress appropriately for the job. This does not necessarily mean they

The article I am critiquing is entitled “Systemic Obstacles to the Criminal Prosecution of a Battering Partner: A Victim Perspective.” It seeks to explain the criminal justice system related to battered women, from a victim’s point of view. The major issue being investigated in this article is that many women fail to follow through after battery charges are pressed. The major concepts discussed in this article were not well conceptualized. While there was not much that needed to be conceptualized or defined, the researchers failed to explain a term that was used throughout. The researchers commonly used the phrase “follow thorough,” but nowhere in the article did they specifically define what they meant by that phrase.

“And its like your heaven's trying everything, your heavens trying everything, to keep me out.”-Five Finger Death Punch.

Despite being considered the greatest defensive boxers of all time by many, Floyd Mayweather Jr is also huge influence to other fighters and his fans. Watching Floyd Mayweather Jr in the boxing ring is such an incredible sight to see. The way he adapts and learns from mistakes in the ring, only to correct them with a few subtle moves is unbelievably unique. The Floyd Mayweather all the fans knew in his prime was an incredible sight to see, Floyd would do things that the boxing world has never seen before.

Reporters rely on sources to provide the news they publish, and those sources might not want to share information out of fear that they’ll get in trouble for sharing it. Privileges in reporter were developed to protect journalists. Reporter 's privilege in the United States is the protection that a reporter has under constitutional law from being forced to reveal their confidential information or sources in court. It may be described in the US as the First Amendment right given to journalists to protect their private sources from being exposed.

Getting involved in a crime is a serious offense – no matter if it is a minor crime being committed or a major one, each has its own consequences that one must face whenever they decide to commit a bad deed.

In today’s hot topic news there is constant issues with the Stand Your Ground Law. The headlines, television, and social media are overflowing with cases about shootings all around the country. The Stand Your Ground Law creates immunity for an individual who uses deadly force under the belief that he or she is threatened by another person. This law is also called the Castle Rule. Most of the states in the U.S. have adopted some type of form of this law to protect its residents who may feel the need to use self defense in situations where they may feel threatened. This has mainly became a race issue between white police officers and African American citizens. A solution that we can use to help solve a lot of the crimes that associates with the

In the case of Robinson v. California, 370 U.S. 660 (1962), the Supreme Court ruled that a law may not punish a status; i.e., one may not be punished to being an alcoholic or for being addicted to drugs. However, of course, one may be punished for actions such as abusing drugs. The question becomes; What if the status “forces” the action? What if a person, because of his/her addiction to drugs, is “forced” by the addiction to purchase and abuse the illegal drugs? Would punishing that person be unfairly punishing a status?

Mandatory minimums and three strike laws, are they really the answer to the crime problem America has faced for years? Many would say yes, including me, as long as it is for a violent crime such as murder, rape or arson; some feel that even theft, drug trafficking or possession, and burglary are all worthy of the 25-to-life sentence that can be carried under the mandatory minimums for three strike laws. A three-strike law is a law that states that you will be sentenced to 25years to life for three violations and convictions of a law. Where the three strike laws have mandatory sentences, mandatory sentences aren’t always tied in with three strike laws. A mandatory minimum is a law that requires someone

You feel confidant and happy, you dance around the nightclub without a care in the world, things begin to blur together. Suddenly someone bumps into you, you look back with rage and throw just one punch to teach them a lesson. Their limp body falls to the ground and doesn’t move. The music stops. Everyone stares. People begin to scream and you can hear anxious voices dialling 000. This is the typical situation where people think irrationally due to their high levels of intoxication, commonly referred to today as One punch can kill. Although there is persistent government advertisement campaigns like ‘One punch can kill’, it is clear that intoxicated people can not rely on their morals or ethics when in these situation, so strategies need to be devised. In the following paragraphs, I will discuss what needs to happen to axe alcohol fueled violence indefinitely and discuss why it is such an epidemic. Because alcohol IS killing our youth.