Lax Sentences for Celebrities: A Look at Criminal Injustice David House Prof. Ashli Arbo CJUS 230 9 August 2010 Lax Sentences Page 1 Lax Sentences for Celebrities A Look at Criminal Injustice Abstract Disparities between sentencing practices of celebrities and regular citizens are becoming a heated issue across the nation. This subject has received much attention due to the fact that
gunned down by cold blooded killers and lunatics because of the lax gun laws set in place by our government. When our second amendment is the starting point of many deaths around the entire country, something needs to change. Gun Control needs to be tightened because criminals can easily purchase a gun to commit crimes, too many accidents happen with guns being the key factor, and compared to other high-income countries with strict gun laws have resulted in a lower death toll. This topic has been argued
doorways. Along with this, workers will often work in hazardous conditions. The Tazreen Fashions Factory fire which killed over 100 people, is an example of this. The factory had no overhead sprinklers, the building was under construction and there were flammable dusts from fabrics. Even when workers attempted to leave the managers blocked the exits
Evolution of Gender Roles Throughout Western Society Nowadays gender roles are very lax. You have stay-at-home dads and moms that are the breadwinners of their family. There’s also a whole new spectrum of gender, from agender to bigender to genderfluid. As far back as we can remember, gender roles have been evolving slowly with each and every century. We have been breaking down the walls of gender roles for centuries and now we're starting to rebuild new and improved ones. We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t
As a child I grew up in a very abusive home, my father and stepfather were both verbally and physically abusive to my mother myself and my siblings. It seemed like no matter how many times the police were called nothing was ever done sure they are taking away in be gone and locked up for 24 hours in the drunk tank while he sobered up. But within a few days to go for the judge to give him a slap on the wrist like a fine then he would be back in our house and we’d all be walking on pins and needles
enacted customs regulations have had a most detrimental effect upon business. The original reforms back in 1763 and the Sugar Act of the following year have provided for what seem to me unlawful searches and seizures of ships and cargo. Violators of the law have had their ships and cargo taken by the British who in turn sell the assets. The proceeds are divided into thirds split evenly amongst the English treasury, the governor of the respective colony, and lastly the officers responsible for prosecuting
1994. NAFTA eliminated tariff barriers and allowed for a virtually unrestrained flow of trade, services, and investments. Mexico has been the country which was thought to advance the most from the implementation of NAFTA, but has instead become even more dependent on its neighbors to the north. “As an extension of the regime of globalization, NAFTA ensures Mexico’s economic dependency on its “trading partners,” Canada and the United States. Ironically, NAFTA does not facilitate the easy movement of
distinct sound of an ear curdling shriek comes next, followed by a distant thump as a large, limp body crashes to the ground. Just in that moment, another endangered animal is slain out of season by the same faceless men that will be back soon for more. Disturbingly enough, sounds like these and the actions that cause happen every day in the world we have made for ourselves and the other species that we share it with. Every year, the rate at which animals are poached increases rapidly and substantially
operate conscientiously, as the ruthlessness costs less and allows for larger gains in profits. Larger profits enable the ruthless corporations to increase the size and quantity of their ruthless pursuits until they have far surpassed the levels of more scrupulous companies. Corporations who operate sweatshops can produce goods while paying their workforces very poorly in relation to the profits they achieve. They can absolve themselves of responsibility to their workforces by claiming that
As was previously stated, Moody’s committed no crime or infraction, yet one cannot overlook a somewhat lax stance in regards to it’s’ ratings on residential mortgage backed securities. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Moody’s, Raymond McDaniel, testified before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission that while Moody’s did observe a trend in the declining quality of mortgage-backed securities as early as 2003, that it is not the role of Moody’s nor any other credit rating agency to serve