Capital accumulation

By Chapter VI, Beccaria has moved on from punishment to imprisonment. First, he rails at judges who imprison people at their own pleasure and for frivolous matters. And, he writes, men should be convicted only on the basis of evidence, and this evidence must be determined by law – not by judges. Next he asserts that men ought to be judged innocent or guilty by their peers. But in so judging the guilt of an accused man, the credibility of witnesses and the proofs of a crime need to be considered.…

“Two wrongs don’t make a right, but it damn sure makes us even.” This famous quote relates well to the concept of the death penalty. In Truman Capote’s book, In Cold Blood, the two villains, Dick Hickock and Perry Smith commit an act of murder against a family of four. The murder takes place in the family's’ home in Holcomb, Kansas. The storyline is told from the eyes of law enforcement and also from the eyes of the two murderers. When the investigation draws to a close and the two are finally…

A murderer is someone who is narcissistic, often mentally ill and selfish. They have no compassion and don’t feel anything most of the time. That’s definitely the case for Larry Bittaker and Roy Norris also known as the “Toolbox Killers” as well as Ian Brady and Myra Hindley also known as the “Moors Murderers.” Lawrence “Larry” Bittaker was born in Pittsburgh, PA and was adopted as a baby. Because of his adopted fathers job, he was forced to move from place to place before they finally settled…

Bribing public officials is not only illegal it is a crime. Throughout history, bribery and the government have gone hand and hand. Bribery is when someone accepts something of value for an act that they would not have otherwise been done. There are laws in place for the United States government and Military to deter bribery but due to the lightness of the punishments it continues to happen. Heavier punishments, however, will better deter and eventually stop bribes from this happening. When the…

The Reign of Terror was a brutal time period during the French Revolution. It involved countless unnecessary deaths made by the officials. The executioners used the guillotine, or a beheading machine, to kill anyone who seemed suspicious, without being accused of anything. “Historians estimate that more than 80,000 French people on both sides died…” (Doc. C) The government officials during this time period promoted the opposite of safety. A number of deaths that occurred were beyond unnecessary…

The scene where everything changes. When Anton Chigurh kills Carson Wells. As far as we know, Anton is hired to retriever that money case, held by Moss, and kill whoever gets in the way, thus explaining the high number of killing during the movie. Wells, a bounty hunter who is hired to kill Chigurh, he’s motivated by logical motives, like money, on the other hand, Anton is simple crazy, having his main motive killing. In this scene, they are both sitting and facing each other, and the air-gun…

Mysteries tingle the senses. They cause one’s brain to constantly be on-edge, in case a certain detail might bring an element of the truth into light. In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”, the mystery of a young lady’s death draws the attention of the most-curious Sherlock Holmes. Holmes is very observant and from the smallest details does he solve the murder case. By the end of the short story, Holmes comes to the conclusion that “doctors make the greatest criminals”…

INTRODUCTION Appellate litigation has played a major role in the development and progress of the Unite States. One case in particular, Gideon v. Wainwright, stands out to me as it has been one of the many motivating factors in my decision to purse of law degree. Gideon v. Wainwright, a case involving an indigent man by the name Clarence Gideon, who was denied counsel. This case not only changed America when the supreme court ruled the government must provide free counsel to accused criminals who…

Nathson Fields was in a street gang in Chicago known as El Rukn. He was convicted of two murders at the age of 29 in 1986. Fields was arrested and charged for first degree murder. After he got convicted he requested a jury sentencing hearing. The jury concluded that Nathson Fields was eligible for the death penalty. In 1990 his conviction and sentence was upheld. 3 years later the jury for his trial got convicted of federal charges of accepting a $10,000 from a corrupt lawyer named William…

It is typical for people to have conspiracies about why something was written, its true meaning, and how it ties up with the life of the character. “The Lottery” is a short story written by Shirley Jackson that tells a story about a village who held a very unusual tradition. Every year the head of the household would pick a piece of paper from the “black box”, and whoever held the paper with the black dot had just summoned one of their family members to death by stoning. It is believed that…