Sex and the law

Distinguishing Marks for Sex Offenders A simple tattoo should be used to identify the sick minded individuals that have broken the natural laws of humanity. They should be marked on the facial area to allow those around them to immediately identify that person as a threat. Sex offenders are quite uncontrolled by changing their identities to evade police, therefore showing that observation after release is not the best solution. Another benefit of a distinguishing mark is that it would lower the…

controls which govern society are known as laws. Every family is affected by the laws of our society, some more than others. Laws tend to stem from society’s established norms, and over time, as the norms of society change, old laws may be altered or overwritten and new laws may be established. As I am not a United States citizen and I am in same-sex relationship with an African American woman, immigration and same-sex marriage laws greatly affect my family. Laws regarding immigration have been…

topics or discussions when it comes to moral, religious or political beliefs. Case and point, the big topic or debate going on in the United States at this very moment is the legalization of Same-Sex marriage. President Obama approval of the Supreme Court decision requiring states to recognize Same-Sex Marriage. Despite the history, this on going battle will forever be an uncomfortable topic for so many. The questions that we ask is it ever morally acceptable, for the government to require…

The term “sex offenders” according to Merriam Webster dictionary definition is a person who has been convicted of a crime involving sex as rape, molestation, sex trafficking or possession of child pornography. Sex crime is not stupid mistake; it is a horrible crime to ward innocent children. Over the last decade, what happened to Megan Kanka and Jessika Lunsford remains into every parent’s worst nightmare. In 1994, Megan Kankan seven year old girl was a victim of registered sex offender who has…

Law reform is the act of altering laws to better suit the importance of social values. Laws constantly need to be modified to suit the needs of the society, they cannot remain static. An essential feature of the legal system is to adapt and solve uprising problems. The reforming of law is needed for it to remain relevant and have the support of the general public. Some issues that the Australian legal system has to take into account are; to promote equality, resolve issues, balancing the…

between a man and women but there has been a debate about same sex marriage for decades and people in the LGBT community just want to have the same rights as heterosexual couples. The LGBT community has been fighting for their rights; they want equal protection and equal laws that allow them to get married to who they love. In this text there are three articles that will be reviewed. The Washington Post article, “Obama’s words in same-sex marriage filing to court is a major shift for him” Slate…

legal, and sex is legal, selling sex should also be legal. However, prostitution should remain illegal for the safety of the people involved. Legalizing prostitution would encourage sex trafficking, increase the amount of rape and abuse cases, and support misogynistic behavior. Prostitution is often a pseudonym for sex trafficking. For over a century, the U.S. has been committed to ending all forms of human trafficking (The White House). To allow prostitution would be to…

of DOMA, the federal government did not recognize the marriage as a legal marriage. New York State acknowledged their marriage but under the federal law but Windsor was denied a spousal deduction for her federal estate taxes. In the case, United States versus Windsor, the Supreme Court…

United States has criminalized prostitution based on the premise that it is degrading to sex workers, the vast majority of whom are female. Proponents of criminalization also argue that it reduces the demand for human trafficking victims as well as the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Despite the prohibition of prostitution, there are still an estimated 1 million prostitutes in the United States today. Sex work persists in various forms all around the country including street…

Megans Law is one I believe every parent would on first mention likely support. But for me, a parent of two small children, I have to admit this law oversteps in my opinion. Nobody wants to prevent crimes against children more than I do but if a person commits a crime in this country and “pays their debt to society” and is released from prison they cannot continue to be held in virtual custody indefinitely. This detailed public documentation seems to me to be unusual punishment after the…