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    And she was possibly right. It’s entirely feasible that he had all of the drugs. The police showed up and removed her. They never searched the place for drugs. They didn’t even ask more than a few questions. They simply compelled the lady with the accent to grab her things and come with them. Jeremy thanked the officers for their help and that was that. It wasn’t much different when police would respond to a noise complaint at his place, “Please keep it down, sir,” is basically all they would say

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    money being spent on these prisons. Two article that are going to be analyzed in this essay are entitled “Do the time, lower the crime” by James Q. Wilson and “Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentences Waste Resource” by Kevin Zeese. Both of these articles have opposite viewpoints toward prison reform. One side of the argument which is introduced in “Do the time, lower the crime”

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    The year was 2024 and Chicago was deteriorating. It was a poverty-stricken city with a high crime rate. Racketeering and drug dealing were common. The city looked like something straight out of a dystopian blockbuster, with the small number of high-rises still holding the millionaires and billionaires, but below them the withering city that Chicago was, slumped. The streets were littered with newspaper fragments and empty soda cans. It was a terrible day for a walk, but I had gone anyways to pick

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    Life on the reservation is similar to life in poor neighborhoods. There is a cycle of drinking alcohol and drug abuse on a daily basis. In these poor neighborhoods and on the reservation, children do not have good influences to look up to. There is violence, gangs, and drug abuse. A young girl in the movie was smoking a cigarette around adults. No one said anything; they allowed it to happen. A teenage boy in the movie, Kevin, reminds me of teenagers in my community. He stated that young lives are

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    transnationality are the most important differences ("United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime." Web). From ancient Greek to medieval times, up until today, both physical and sexual slavery is commonly used. Humans all over the world are trapped in lives of enigma, beaten and mistreated until eventually forced to work under extreme measures to illegally and unwillingly provide for others. From illicitly bringing drugs in and out of different countries, to transporting and controlling humans actions

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    misunderstood drug that is thought of as dangerous but it isn’t. Because of people’s ignorance and gullibility marijuana has become illegal for all the wrong reasons and should be re-examined for legalization. Society today cannot understand that there has been a culture behind marijuana for many

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    Do Athletes Get Off Easily for Crimes Committed? “50 percent of all arrests in the NFL since 2014 have been due to domestic violence” (Crime in Sports). Athletes everyday are looked up to as role models and heroes, but are they? While some people in America believe professional athletes get the same punishments as normal people. Americans should be aware that athletes usually get off easily when charged to domestic violence and other crimes. However, some people believe athletes often get punishments

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    Illicit Drug Use and Safe Injection Sites: A Risk or a Benefit? Heroin, methamphetamine, and opioids have been around for centuries and the use of these drugs is not a new phenomenon. The use of injection drugs causes individual’s serious harm and have placed large expenses on the health care system. “Heroin, cocaine and other drugs kill around 0.2 million people each year, shattering families and bringing misery to thousands of other people” (United Nations iii); Because of-these incidents harm

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    Injection drug users were found to be the leading cause of this, and a public health emergency was declared (Fafard, 2012). The “mortality and morbidity” resulting from this increasing injection drug use became a major political issue. This resulted in the adoption of harm reduction by the government as one of their four pillars of their drug strategy (Fafard, 2012). Harm reduction “is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use” (Boyd

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    performance enhancing drugs, or DUI and DWI. And this continues to happen in the sports community. Leagues such as the NBA, NFL, MLB take this into vigorous consideration. But that doesn’t stop an athlete from injuring others and themselves. This is why suspensions need to occur more often in sports that lead to more serious consequences. There are many ways you could get suspended from the sports you play. Most athletes crave to get better by taking drugs. These drugs help the athletes overall

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