Restitution

the world. There are thirty-one states that have kept the death penalty as a legal punishment and nineteen states that have abolished the death penalty, including New Jersey in 2007. Statistics show that 39 percent choose life without parole plus restitution, 33 percent would choose Capital Punishment, 13 percent chose life without parole, 9 percent picked life with parole, and 6 percent had no opinion. One of the main reasons people are pro death penalty is because it gives closure to the…

One, two, three, BREATHE, four, five, six, BREATHE, seven, eight, nine-- I can’t. I can’t. I can’t. Too dark, like an involuntary blindfold that I can’t rip off. I’ve tried--the scratches on my cheeks are there to prove it. My heart races inside my chest, kicking out a tempo in time with the shallow breaths that push themselves out of my chest. One, two, three, BREATHE, four, five, six, BREATHE. Keep it together. Molly’s out there. Ted, too. Oh dear, so is Emily, poor little Emily. My bare…

Since the discovery of the cannabis indica plant (commonly known as marijuana), marijuana has been a topic of contrasting discussions. Stakeholders of one side of the spectrum claim that marijuana has numerous medical benefits. These stakeholders argue that marijuana can decrease anxiety, cure cancer, and even reduce the effects of Alzheimer’s. In contrast, a stakeholder on the other side of the spectrum claims that marijuana is a schedule I drug. This type of drug is highly additive, can lead…

to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me" (Matthew 19:21). Although Waldo does not sell all of his belongings, he takes on the role of an apostle living off what God can provide him. Waldo also makes a form of restitution to those he treated unjustly in his usury (Waldo). In the Middle Ages, usury was associated with the Jewish Community, and eventually it was connected to Judas (Madigan 360). Thus, Waldo follows one of the laws in Leviticus when "he hath sworn…

After being charged with securities fraud, stock manipulation, money laundering, and other organized crime tactics (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS, INC), Belfort was sentenced to 4 years in prison and a $110.4 million dollar fine. However, after pleading guilty to fraud and money laundering along with testifying against his fellow associates, Belfort was given a reduced sentence of 22 months in Taft Correctional Center where he later wrote his biography. Daniel Porush was also…

The basis of the movie Office Space is a prime example of skimming fraud. In the movie, three co-workers, Peter, Samir and Michael, frustrated by their numerous bosses and their workplace, plan their revenge by uploading a computer virus that is supposed to skim pennies at a time on every deposit the company makes. Michael, the software engineer who developed the program, tells Peter and Samir that the “theft will be so gradual that it will take years before it’s even noticed” (Riedel, Rappaport…

Sarbanes Oxley Act In the effort to reduce corporate power, Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act “in 2002 to protect investors form the possibility of fraudulent accounting activities by corporations,” (Root 2015). In response to all the scandals reported involving major corporations like Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom, liability was made to corporate responsibility as investors and shareholders suffered major losses due to financial and accounting obstructions from those within the company.…

Executory contract (what it means was that any contract I which neither party has begun to perform when the breach was occurring) Damages were not awarded for the expectation of profit if there was any violation of contract: the remedy was only restitution (restoration of the previous position) Half completed promise (a breach of contract) was treated as theft from the pledge. The seller was liable for any defect in the product sold (caveat venditor) As mentioned earlier, primitive culture lived…

ValuJet Flight 592 Crash The ValuJet Flight 592 plane was a regularly scheduled flight from the Miami International Airport to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport. In the cockpit was pilots Kubeck Candalyn and Richard Hazen who had over 20,700 flight hours total between the too combined. On May 11, 1996, the McDonell-Douglas DC-9 operating the route crashed into the Everglades after shortly taking off from the airport. It crashed as a result of a fire in the cargo compartment…

A veteran comes back from the war in Vietnam. Some people thank him for his services and some people dishonor him for what he did in the war.Many people treat veterans with disrespect because of what they did during their time in combat or even what they did when they came back. Returning veterans or people get treated with either honor, mental help, or with disrespect but mostly disrespect and mental help. Odysseus thinks he will be accepted walking in the castle he once lived in but, he has a…