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A man named George Holiday, standing near the sight videotaped the incident. Several months later, the police officers were cleared of criminal charges in this case. Racially bias policing exist almost everywhere in this country. America, the land of the free, home of the brave. In this nation people assume that they have equal rights,…

The act was rushed to be signed Into law on the same day, but shortly repealed by state law makers, who want to stress UN laws for the mental ill and criminals. Peer reviewed academic Journal article Domenici, Benjamin. “The Truth About Mass Shootings and Gun Control: Crime and killings have fallen as gun ownership…

      The “Scopes Trial” , often called the “Scopes Monkey Trial” pitted lawyers William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow against each other (the latter representing teacher John Thomas Scopes) in an American legal case that tested a law passed on March 13, 1925 in Tennessee, which forbade the teaching, in any state-funded educational establishment in…

Racism is an underlying force in the novel Montana 1948, by Larry Watson. It is an attitude that motivates people, by which they justify their actions. Certain people, such as Julian, Frank and Wes, are very racist. So is the general community of Montana. In the community of Montana, racism is blatantly obvious. Daisy McAuley…

Representations of Policing in the Canadian Media.             Media plays an indispensable role in entertaining people, providing information and spreading knowledge in the modern society.  Most people, both young and old in the contemporary society are exposed to at least one form of media.  The term media here is all inclusive of both electronic and…

The debate surrounding the applicability of human rights, whether universally or in a culturally relative manner, has gained traction. Increasingly, individuals and communities are challenging the notion that all human rights should be universally applied. However, it remains vital for nations to adhere to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a means of protecting…

Gang Violence Gang violence happens almost all over the world, mostly in big cities and the lower class places, also known as the ghetto. Lots of people dislike each other over stupid reasons. That’s how all this gang violence happened and got out of hand. Gang violence includes murder, kidnapping, robbery, and drug dealing. Ways…

The Phallocentrism in ‘If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller’ and the Feminism in ‘Mrs. Dalloway’ All literary texts, according to Bennett and Royle (153-154), can be thought about in terms of how they represent gender difference and how far they may be said to reinforce or question gender stereotypes and sometimes provoke us to…

Introduction             In the case of an abused woman such as Tara Jones, it is significant not only to evaluate and account for her experiences and personal background in an effort to provide counseling and assistance, there is also a need to examine her development as a human being within a sociocultural context. The feminist…

This paper discusses the underlying circumstances to obtaining a warrant, and proving probable cause. Certain exceptions are made by law in some situations, such as searching vehicles. All officers of the law, and court officials are legally obligated to follow all rights reserved by the Fourth Amendment, and without doing so they could jeopardize their…