Paul Avery

Carson Russ English 10 Mrs. Sites 15 May 2017 The Zodiac Killer: The Untouchable The Zodiac Killer once said, “The police shall never catch me, because I have been too clever for them.” The Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who operated from the late 60’s to the early 70’s in the San Francisco Bay Area. There are multiple individuals who claim to know who the man behind the mask was. However, there was never enough evidence to officially uncover who The Zodiac was. Due to this lack of…

The zodiac killer left few clues behind at the location of the murder. One of the few first victims of the zodiac killer, Mike Mageau, was able to survive despite being shot. He was able to give the police a vague description of the man that shot him and his girlfriend. Along with Mageau’s description in a later murder there were a few bystanders that had seen a man walking away from the spot of Stine’s murder. With the descriptions from these people police were able to put together a composite…

Who are the Victims of the Zodiac? Shelby Davis Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Abstract In the late 1960’s, there was a man roaming California on a killing spree. With seven confirmed victims, five killed and two injured, the Zodiac killer became one of the most allusive serial killers in United States. His method of attack was different each time and only thing that could tie him to each of the crimes was the fact that he reported the crimes himself. This paper is going to give you the…

1972 Munich Olympics Law enforcement professionals should be ready to learn from their mistakes. The 1972 Munich Olympics became one of the greatest human tragedies in the history of counter terrorism. The paper reviews the principal aspects of the security response to the Munich massacre in 1972. Some of the issues considered include Germany's response to the incident, pre-attack warnings, the level of security preparedness during the Olympics, as well as the role of fusion centers in…

Is skateboarding still a crime? Will the global skateboarding subculture change after the participation in the next Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2020? As reaction to the agreement of the IOC (International Olympic Committee) to add skateboarding to the Sports program for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, a controversial debate supported by an online petition is denouncing the risk skateboarders’ values would be lost should skateboarding join the Olympics. In fact, unlike the many disciplines competing…

been used by politicians and businessmen to shape society. From as early as the 17th century, it has been used to show a country’s or an elite groups power (Clevenger, 2016). Physical culture has also been used to make society more consumeristic. In Avery Brundage’s statement, he argues that sport can be separated from political…

The Olympics have been riddled with political protests and violence ever since their creation in 1898. Consistent racial, political, and religious protests occur at the games and hinder the competition. The United States has even gone as far as boycotting the 1980 games in Moscow. In 1984 the Soviet Union boycotted the games in LA. In the 1972 Munich games 11 Israeli athletes were kidnapped and slaughtered just because of their religion. In the 1968 Mexico City Olympic games Tommie Smith and…

The early 1960s saw The Black Civil Rights Movement as a dominant and visible group in America. Martin Luther King Junior was leading the way in challenging and working towards changing the manner in which Black African Americans were treated in the United States. The Movement was making good progress until the late 1960s where the appearance of black radical groups started to emerge and began to cause inter-racial riots between black and white Americans in the streets of America. At the time…

Schreiber had the assistance of a female police officer who, he hoped, would be a calming presence on all involved. No psychologists or specially trained hostage negotiators were consulted for their help in this crisis (Burnton). At about six a.m., Avery Brundage, the president of the International Olympic Committee, was told of the hostage situation. He ordered that the Games should continue and carry on in peace (Burnton). At 8:15 a.m., with two Olympians lying dead on the grounds of the…

Augustine is more concerned with the ideal state achieving those ends. The means of achieving those ends are not as important. A monarchy would be the preferable style of government. Augustine does not disapprove of democracy or aristocracy. A monarchy most resembles the relationship people have with God. A monarch is single ruler with great prestige and importance, that similar to how the church teaches about God. It would help with state legitimacy and reinforce the idea of God's role in…