Restitution

Every third of the month was a task to avoid the long lines to cash my monthly check. The currency exchange, grocery stores, and shopping mall were always crowded. This was a day which majority of my community received our monthly benefits. After the long-exhausted day, it was time to enjoy the neighborhood house parties to drink and do illegal drugs. This was a fixation of growing up in a poverty housing authority. However, growing up in poverty gave me a choice to continue to live in poverty…

If a judge yelled “Guilty, for a crime you didn’t commit!.”, that would be extremely shocking right? Killing anyone for any reason is terrible by all means, especially if the person being killed is possibly innocent. The death penalty should be illegal because it is morally wrong, someone could be falsely accused, and killing someone should be considered "cruel" under the Constitution. Many of history’s most decorated men have been in favor of having the death penalty abolished. In an Apr. 9,…

Although the assignation of Archduke Ferdinand ignited World War 1 in July, 1914, the underlying foreign policies differences caused it. From the onset of the war, President Wilson declared the United States neutral. This declaration was made to 63rd Congress on August 19, 1914. Wilson stated, “The effect of the war upon the United States will depend upon what American citizens say and do. Every man who really loves America will act and speak in the true spirit of neutrality, which is the…

(Nagel, 2001). The Hopewood case: In 1996, the Fifth Court of Appeals ruled against affirmative action in the Hopewood case. The court decided that race or ethnicity could not be used as a deciding factor for college. This case involved a white woman who was denied access to college even though her test scores were higher than blacks and Hispanics that were accepted. (Nagel, 2001). Proposition 209: In 1996, an anti-affirmative action law was passed in California called Proposition 209.…

The United States of America should not pay blacks Reparations. One reason they shouldn’t pay them Reparations because there's no reason to pay the people in today's world they didn’t have to go through the slavery and knows what it feel like to be held up, traded for goods and to be beaten. That's why i argue that the blacks today should not be paid reparations. Reparation means the making of money for a wrongdoing. In the early 2000’s Reparations was given to veterans and diverse leaders.…

A brief review of the book “The Little Book of Restorative Justice,” by Howard Zehr, is based upon one idea, how should this society respond to wrong doings and what should be done with the victims and offenders? The book begins by telling us that the criminal justice system is not meeting the needs of the people with in that system, ultimately the system is failing however there still may be some good qualities. Zehr expresses that, “restorative justice is an attempt to address some of…

Do African American women and homosexuals fall under the same restitutions, or are there different ramifications, different approaches or resolutions for every delicate circumstance? Of course, both areas of the spectrum there is a plethora of relatable individuals, of people who fit in the category of feminism, but are…

The use of sweatshops by major corporations all around the globe is a pressing issue that is widely being ignored by everyone from government officials to the average consumer. The use of sweatshops is eventually going to be unstoppable if we don’t take action now. Some of the many factors keeping sweatshops open are the overlooking of the usage of sweatshops by multiple governments, as well as non-socially responsible corporations and how easily they can illegally exploit people living in third…

first murder committed. Exodus 22:2-3 says “If the thief is found breaking in, and he is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt for his bloodshed. If the sun has risen on him, there shall be guilt for his bloodshed. He should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.” This implies that a threat to one 's life is to be met with lethal force and that guilt should not be carried for attempting to save a life. The Bible also shows strong favor to…

A Time to Kill is about two while male that rape a little black girl and her father takes revenge by killing them, is a movie loosely inspired by a true story based on John Grisham 's book. The crime takes place in Mississippi, where a 10 year old named Tonya Hailey is viciously brutalized by two white racist rednecks. Rape, a specific type of sexual assault, involves any forced, manipulated, or coerced penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth, by a penis or other object (Michael McDonald,…