Castle Doctrine in the United States

The United States of America is a very large country with many different cultures depending on what state one are in and where in that state they are. There also laws that can differ from state to state, some being reasonable and others that make one wonder what happened to cause that law to be passed. With so many differences it is understandable to get things that the nation as a whole disagree on, it be the legalization of recreational marijuana or, in this case, the Stand Your Ground law.…

All through the Cold War, the United States depended on nuclear weapons to not only avert an attack by the Soviet Union and its allies but also to prevent the eruption of a global war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Cold War rivalry drew the United States into a drawn out engagement with world affairs, unprecedented in the country’s history, that proceeds to the present day. The stakes of the Cold War were perilously high. Nuclear war, which jeopardized the survival of human…

where you believe that you are in danger, is it justifiable to use violence in order to protect yourself as well as those who are close to you? The United States government would say that it is okay in certain situations to use violence to protect yourself as long as it is self-defense and you believe that your life is in danger. “The Castle Doctrine is a common law principle stating that an individual has no duty to retreat when in his or her home prior to using reasonable force, including…

When the atom bomb was invented by the United States the people believed that it would be a savior to the war that was occurring, but fate would have the bomb be a global phenomenon as the world stood in awe of its catastrophic power. Having such a weapon that would most certainly win the war for your country was an amazing thought, and of course many country’s believed that too, which inevitably led to the cold war. What were to follow was a race to develop these bombs many of the world’s…

The United States of America is a vast country with various cultures depending on the state and the locations within the state. There also laws that can differ from state to state, some being reasonable and others that are quite questionable. With so many differences, it is understandable to have situations where the nation as a whole will disagree on. Whether it be the legalization of recreational marijuana – or in this case, the Stand Your Ground law. The Stand Your Ground law states that if…

lengthy debate, which I will explain in this essay, will demonstrate why gun control simply does not work. According to an article on the Cornell University Law School, The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed". This is one of the Constitutional rights that was given to us by our founding fathers. To impose executive orders and…

Torture and Death Penalty The death penalty and torture have been a human rights issue for a very long time, both of these methods of torture could be dated back to thousands of years ago when people were beheaded and hanged for a crime that they had committed. Torture was basically the action or practicing of severe pain on someone as a punishment, for your own pleasure, or for the sake of someone else. The Death Penalty, which is the punishment of execution, administered to someone legally…

“States That Have Stand Your Ground Laws” Many states have passed laws allowing one to ‘stand your ground’ in potentially life threatening or serious injury situations. These laws let the victim surpass attempts to retreat, and allow them to directly use self-defense if their life or serious bodily harm is being threatened. Some states retract from this a little, only making the law applicable when the victim is on their own personal property, such as their house, office, or even car. Other…

of Medieval Europe is one of two major themes that seem to be run completely through it from the 5th Century until the late 15th Century; the characteristics that are synonymous with the Medieval Era of Europe, which often surround the church or a castle of some sort, turn out to be…

Stand Your Ground laws have become popular because of the controversy surrounding them. Florida was the first state to adopt the Stand Your Ground law in 2005, and now over half of the states in the United States have adopted different forms of the same law. For example, the Castle Doctrine, which gives people the right to protect their property with deadly force if needed. The rest of the states practice the duty to retreat, which do not allow the victim to…