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The Woodsman The movie, The Woodsman, highlights the story of an ex-convicted child molester who attempts to assimilate back into society and overcome his past, but struggles with the world and himself. Pedophilia is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult is sexually attracted to young children. Also, unnatural attraction, displayed as an act or fantasy, of individuals under the age of fourteen. The causes of pedophilia are unknown, but mostly explained by genetics, learned behavior, male…

of a rampant growth of perpetrators in our country. We have steadily moved away from capital punishment and hard labor as the society's sensibilities have been pricked, but the alternatives to the once harsher penalties have served to increase the prison populations. Over 120 people on death rows have been released innocent. Many had already served many years on death row. If we speed up the process we are bound to execute an innocent person. Once someone is killed the case is closed. If we…

Bill Cosby was charged with indecent assaults of rape. These charges uprised from an incident over a decade ago in which Andrea Constand says Mr Cosby drugged her and raped her in his home. Mr Cosby agrees that he will fight this case, which no court has found him guilty as yet. The timing of the criminal charges set by Andrea Constand occurred on the fifteenth of January and waiting longer with a Statute of Limitation would resulted in a tolled. Most importantly, the Statute of Limitation in…

The Constitution: Fixed or Flexible 1.The Death Penalty: Is It Constitutional? How should judges interpret vaguely worded phrases in the Constitution? The act of interpreting vaguely worded phrases in the Constitution should be frequently revised over time, according to Thomas Jefferson, in order to meet the demands of the nation, and to satisfy the public opinion at that certain time. Should public opinion dictate how the Constitution is interpreted…

Have you ever been held hostage by the Symbionese Liberation Army (S.L.A.)? Patty Hearst was. Have you ever robbed a bank, been in court, or been kidnapped? Patty Hearst has done all of those things. Patty was kidnapped, and she claimed that her kidnappers forced her to commit horrible crimes. The outcome of her trial said different however. When Patty Hearst was found guilty in court, she did indeed commit the crimes on her own free will, she pronounced herself a member of the Symbionese…

For a society to function peacefully, crimes must be reduced. For a long time it is believed that punishment would discourage people from committing crimes. The highest level punishment that can be given to a person who has committed a murder is Death Penalty. Death Penalty and Deterrence Many studies have been conducted to see if imposing death penalty has reduced murders. There have been no conclusive proof that the death penalty had an inverse effect on the murder rates. Although some people…

Solitary confinement has been a moral controversy since its early introduction into the American prison system in the nineteen hundreds. Sharon Shalev, a prominent researcher for the effects of prolonged isolation, defines solitary confinement as a method of isolation for forced on inmates for 22.5 to 24 hours a day with no human contact. The debate surrounding solitary confinement concerns the morality of enclosing a person for an extended amount of time without human contact. Proponents of…

Most Americans like to think of The United States as a meritocracy. Children are and have been taught from a very young age that if you truly worked hard enough and focused, you could achieve anything you set your mind to. They often don’t mention the fact that sometimes hard work and attention may not be enough, and that in some places of America that will never be enough to truly achieve what you wish to accomplish. The book There Are No Children Here mentions on the front cover that there…

Rapper/actor 50 Cent is ordered to pay $5 million in sex-tape invasion-of-privacy lawsuit filed by Lastonia Leviston. Fox 411, July 12, 215 reported 50 Cent put a sex-tape online of and her boyfriend without permission. He added himself as the commentator. However, the $5 million fine may not be all for 50 Cent. The jurors are deliberating next week on further charges. He may be slapped with punitive damages. Apparently, 50 Cent used a 13-minute in 2009 that he received from Lastonia’s…

The 2009 film, Sin Nombre, written and directed by Cary Fukunaga is filled with conflict. The Major conflict in the film is when a Mexican gang leader from the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) is murdered by a member of his brotherhood. To understand the seriousness of this conflict one must understand the gang culture. Set in the ghetto of Tapachula, Mexico where poverty, death and violence is prevalent, the gang provides protection to its members. Many of the young people are abandoned by parents who…