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A per diem system is used to calculate these types of awards, where at the jury’s discretion, a monetary amount is determined for the daily physical pain and any emotional hardship that the victim has suffered. That daily amount is then multiplied by the number of days that pain and suffering went on for. According to a 2010 study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the most common principal diagnoses for dog bite-related hospitalizations included skin and subcutaneous tissue…

September 11th, 2001, one of the most horrific days in American history and the first time America has been attacked on their home soil in the modern age, has produced tension with the Muslim world and has significantly changed the way America runs on a day to day basis. Since 2001, America seems to change their mindset when it comes to engaging in conflict, to a “succeed at all cost” mentality. A perfect example of this is Guantanamo Bay. Guantanamo Bay was not created after the September 11th…

The first item that we have to clarify is what classifies a mass murder. The definition that we will use is a perpetrator who intentionally kills at least three victims other than him or her self in a single incident. We will narrow the scope to those who used firearms as their choice of weaponry in order to exclude bombings, car accidents, and planes. The results were that from 1949 to 1998 there were thirty mass murderers. Out of those thirty twenty of them were committed during 1985. All the…

While the American people can generally agree that mass killings are a horrible thing, there are a few other aspects about the citizens that present an interesting issue. One of the biggest issues is the term genocide itself. The word is one which carries a lot of weight behind it and is somewhat scary to people. This is shown in a study in which people were asked if the United States should intervene in a situation in which genocide has occurred. An impressive 65 percent said “always”, while 23…

The life that we live in this society is a gift. A lot of people may not see it that way, and for good reason. Our world as it rots is full of crime, war, evil harassment, rape, and murder. The innocent in this world pay the price for the wild actions of the insane, but the thing about all those horrendous factors of society, is that those people are given the choice to do what they want. What if you lived in a society where you are told what to believe? That you had no choice in a matter? Where…

I believe that the judicial process has its pros and cons. There are several ways in which the judicial process can be improved. I specifically believe the criminal justice system should be improved and the penalties for crimes should be more balanced, and logical. Today, our corrections systems have their flaws. I am currently employed as a Detention Deputy, and I often see people who are incarcerated that have severe mental disorders. Instead, of these individuals getting the proper mental…

Steven Pinker, published author and Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, wrote an article for the New York Times that was published on January 18, 2008. The article was titled “The Moral Instinct” and was an attempt to shed some light on how morality really works. The article begins with a jarring comparison of Mother Theresa, Bill Gates, and Norman Borlaug and how the average mind probably automatically associates Mother Theresa as the most admirable, although she…

Mark Wahlberg was born on June 5, 1971, in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Mark grew up the youngest of nine children in a working class Irish Catholic family in the Boston district of Dorchester. At the age of eleven, Mark’s parents divorced and he was left to be raised by his mother. Mark grew up in a rough neighborhood and soon after the divorce he became involved in some illegal activities. Mark decided to turn his life around after spending 45 days in a correctional facility. Soon after, he…

Data In 1977, Jane Stafford engaged in a second common law relationship with Billy Stafford, commencing for five years until 1982. The couple lived with Jane’s son, Allen, from her first relationship, and soon had their own child, Darren (Sheehy, 2014, pg. 4). Throughout the five years of cohabitation, Billy Stafford possessed a sadistic behavior pattern known by the members of the community, by sexually and verbally abusing Jane, and indulging in drug and alcohol abuse. However, the night of…

Hate crimes are all across the Globe in 2014 there was a surge by 45 percent, against Jews alone. This is one of the many reason why we should have hate crime legislation. One of the hate crime legislation is called Hate Crimes Prevention Act (known as the Matthew Shepard Act). Many country already have a law in place, which is much more stricter that we need here in the United State. Some people will say we don't need hate crime legislation laws, because we already have law in place…