Hate crime laws in the United States

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    This largely comes from the idea that humans are inherently evil and need some sort of coercion to get them to do well. These laws are created by the few for the many and those creators believe their laws just however every law is going to be disagreeable to someone and when that group of someone’s get into power they will create laws that benefit themselves and thus harm someone else. Thus freedom, liberty and justice are all really fictions for they do not apply to all only the…

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    Nature and the Law of Nature are both similar concepts described in Thomas Hobbes’ work Leviathan. These are both theories that explain what people are or are not allowed to do. The Right of Nature allows people to use their own power no matter what, so long as they deem the reason necessary. This is similar to the concept of the Law of Nature, except that in the Law of Nature they are allowed to do anything so long as it preserves the lives of themselves and others. The Right and Law of Nature,…

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    multiple different countries and having to follow each of the different countries’ laws. And imagine further that you went so fast between these counties that you did not know whether or not you broke any of the different countries laws. This is a simple case of a policy vacuum. A policy vacuum is a gap in the law. This should be expected because obviously different countries laws contradict other countries’ laws. So in order to resolve this policy vacuum, the American government can’t ask a…

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    In the United States the right to own a firearm is listed in the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. The Second Amendment states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” (U.S. Constitution. Amend. II). Gun control legislation is both a federal and a state issue. There are some federal laws that still impact gun control today. One of the federal laws that have laid the groundwork…

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    Introduction Law enforcement is an aspect of every society that started many centuries ago since it was a requirement for a society to have people and agencies that will ensure that people obey the laws. This was also the case in the United States of America whereby law enforcement in the early history of the United States was simply developed using the Common Law System that was used in the Ancient England. This was a system that primarily relied on its citizens to work as volunteers as well…

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    countries, such as Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and even India. The company has slated her to speak to the Maori of New Zealand to open a branch outside of Auckland. She has an understanding of the New Zealand’s European Common Law. It is similar to America’s English Common Laws; New Zealand only has a few Parliamentary changes. Both countries speak English. Also both governments are members of OCED (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). OCED country members discuss and form…

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    I found Government Bullies to be a very informative book. Rand Paul discusses multiple government bureaucracies and how they bully their own citizens by enforcing laws that are not clearly define. He discusses stories on how the EPA, TSA, FDA, and USDA have set in place many laws that are not clear and have fines that are ridiculous. He also puts forth his viewpoint on the Lacey Act and how it is "an open license for government bullying". Senator Rand Paul is a republican senator from Kentucky.…

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    or detect a crime. If that definition was used when discussing the issue of government surveillance, most public safety activities,…

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    two codes contributed to the laws of Western Civilization, what scripture says about law and justice and how these examples are evidence that or fall short of the Biblical standard. The Code of Hammurabi and the Twelve Tables were sets of laws established long ago in two different time periods and despite their differences they share a lot in common. The Code of Hammurabi and the Twelve Tables basically established the foundation for todays justice system and laws. They established how…

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    Common law is the development of systems and rules to articulate a decision based on precedent, tradition and customs. History has developed, through these techniques, to create an ideology that results in a massive grey area within the words. Laws have and will always be words on a piece of paper, the customs of the laws are unique. These customs, precedents, and traditions have created institutional inequality built into the architecture of law. This relationship is presented by Galanter,…

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