Capital gain

“Rouba mas faz,” or “He steals but gets things done.” This saying went along with the corrupt governor of Sao Paulo in the 1940s, during the beginning of South America’s exponentially increasing government exploitation (Margolis). One of These Days was set when widespread corrupt behavior was beginning in the South American government. The larger government figures were being bribed and committing crimes, but in smaller local government systems the same atrocities were occurring. Gabriel…

Twelve Angry Men “It's not so easy for me to raise my hand and send the boy off to die. Without talking about it first.”(Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose.) If someone's life is in your hands how would you react? Would you take the situation seriously?The Twelve Angry Men will give you an insight of how being on a jury really is like. Many may think that it's not that hard to agree on something , but the fact is that it can be very difficult. Let's discuss how one man's life was in the…

“Everybody has got good and evil in them. I’d like to be 100% evil, but I can’t. I’m too easy-going sometimes. Then again, while anger and hate are two things some people can cope with, I cannot. My anger and hate grow to a level that I cannot live comfortably with it.” - (Richard Ramirez/The NIghtStalker)(1). Most serial killers kill because of the rough and unpleasant childhoods, others kill for enjoyment and the desire to kill. In this paper, we have researched about these two’s childhoods.…

On April 19, 1989, in Central Park, five boys lives were changed forever. These five boys, Korey Wise, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Yusef Salaam, and Antron McCray, all from Harlem, went to Central Park around 9:00pm. At this time there was also 30 other teenager committing several attacks, assaults, and robberies. The police were dispatched at 9:30 pm and apprehended Raymond Santana and Kevin Richardson along with other teenagers at approximately 10:15. Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, and…

widely known for his writings on capital punishment. He speaks feely about his opinions on the touchy subject, “Most people have a natural fear of death- its a trait man have to think about what will happen before we act. If we don’t think about it consciously, we will think about it unconsciously. Think- if every murderer who killed someone died instantly, the homicide rate would be very low because no one likes to die” (Bedau, H., 1982). Bedau believes that capital punishment is needed in…

In the Defense of an Exception to Torture The debate on the use of torture has drawn many to speak their minds on whether or not an exception should exist. Some, including Jaime Mayerfield in his publication “In Defense of the Absolute Prohibition of Torture”, argue that torture is never permissible and that there are no conditions under which torture can be justified. Others, like Charles Krauthammer in his article “The Truth about Torture,” say that the use of these ‘enhanced interrogation…

The documentary Gideon’s Army takes a comprehensive look at the lives of three public defenders in the southern part of the United States. These three people have compelling stories about earlier cases and the overall workload that they deal with daily. We see this on multiple occasions throughout the film where work can overcome one’s life. One primary example of this is the mental breakdown of Brandy Alexander. In addition, Gideon’s Army also explores the ugly side of the criminal justice…

Santerrian russell Ms.Dixon The Iceman The iceman (Richard Kuklinski) is not a regular serial killer because serial killers do not kill for money usually it’s for a sexual, pleasure, anger retaliation, hitmen kill for money not some type of excitement.In the Vernacular hit men are professional contract killers employed by organized crime groups to eliminate their rivals or other troublesome individuals. There is some debate among criminologists, psychologists and law enforcement…

Everyday around the world,crimes are committed. These crimes are committed by both adults and teenagers. Like adults, juveniles also commit crimes like manslaughter, murder and homicide. Should teens who commit these crimes be tried as adults? In my opinion teenagers who manslaughter, murder and homicide should be tried as adults and/or Juvenile Life without Parole (JLWOP). First off, there are two types of manslaughter: Voluntary and Involuntary. The difference between them is that voluntary…

In the documentary "Death by Fire" Todd Willingham was arrested, tried and convicted of the murders of his three daughters then sentenced to death. Reports from the neighbors in the documentary said Willingham was "A very mean man". When studying Willingham’s childhood history, he was raised by a father who was very strict and would tell him he could not do anything right. This resulted in life of criminal activity including employing people to do burglaries for him. This later led him to the…