... enhance a performance by taking drugs. In 1992 John Mcewick, was one of the most promising shot putter's in Britain, he took the silver medal in the all Britain games and at just 22 years of age, hopes were high for his future. However just 6 years later, he found himself totally isolated from the sport and unable to continue. Why you may say? Was it a great injury sustained? Was it a financial problem he faced? Did he lose interest in the sport? None of these actually. The only problem John Mcewick faced was a moral one. Unfortunately John Mcewick believed that sport was something that tested the combi ...

... were reviewed by experts who found that king was struck with over 50 blows to the body by the officers. {Brutality in Los Angles7} The officers were found not guilty of using excessive force against Rodney King. This sparked a week long riot in Los Angles. There was looting and building being torched. {Burning 14} Following the riots it was announced that two officers Stacey Koon And Lawrence Powell would stand trial yet again, but this time in federal court for violating Rodney Kings civil rights. Both were convicted and sentenced to prison terms {Brutality In Los Angles 7} The Rodney King video and tria ...

... the criminals' hands and watch the government put these brutal killers into jail and let them stay there. If we could eliminate the nonsense that happens constantly on Capital Hill, this dream would be a very real one. With the interests of political activist groups such as the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Congress has had a tough time passing any legislation that would benefit the public and curtail the sail and manufacture of armor piercing bullets, automatic rifles and Uzis. Unfortunately, we tend to interpret the Constitution to broadly. Obviously, in the late ...

... we should look at, and should be the most important is, "are people being wrongfully accused and dieng?" The answer is yes. A poll was done in the United States and the number one concern among americans about the death penalty was the fact that, someone could be wrongly accused and get the death penalty.(The Death Penalty In America) One qoute I found that I agree with is this "No matter how careful courts are, the possibility of perjured testimony mistaken honest testimony and human error remain all too real. We have no way of judging how many innocent persons have been executed, but we can be certain there we ...

... filled and non violent criminals are learning how to become better at crime and get deeper into it instead of becoming rehabilitated. Also they don’t discriminate between the dealer and the mule or sibling or wife of the dealer. They can all be sentenced to the same amount of time even if they weren’t the one running the show. The drug penalties are more harsh than other worse crimes. Why should someone in the possession of an ounce of cocaine be given more time in jail than a rapist, or murderer? At least if you commit those crimes you can have the chance to appeal and get out on good behavior. Serious ...

... philosopher Voltaire, and the English law reformers Jeremy Bentham and Samuel Romilly. They argued that the death penalty was needlessly cruel, overrated as a deterrent, and occasionally imposed in fatal error. Along with Quaker leaders and other social reformers, they defended life imprisonment as a more rational alternative. By the 1850s these reform efforts began to bear fruit. Venezuela (1853) and Portugal (1867) were the first nations to abolish the death penalty altogether. In the United States Michigan was first state to abolish it for murder in 1847. Today, it is virtually abolished in all of Wester ...

... sensual effects, ranging from a sedative to a stimulant. The term "marijuana" is a word with indistinct origins. Some believe it is derived from the Mexican words for "Mary Jane"; others hold that the name comes from the Portuguese word marigu-ano, which means "intoxicant". The use of marijuana in the 1960's might lead one to surmise that marihuana use spread explosively. The chronicle of its 3,000 year history, however, shows that this "explosion" has been characteristic only of the con ...

... of drugs. Once an full addiction of these drugs occur, the user faces withdrawal symptoms when a discontinuation of a drug transpires. This is due to a reduction of the natural pain-killers that exist in the body of non- drug users. These symptoms include chills, sweating, cramps, headaches, diarrhea and excessive vomiting. The treatment of drug addicts includes an extensive program of detoxification. Medical drugs, such as Naloxone, are sometimes given to patients to aid in overcoming these addictions. These drugs occupy opiate receptors in the brain to block all effects of the damaging drugs, however the Nalo ...

... occur and also the price would lessen because bigger businesses could produce drugs at a cheaper price. Thus, reducing crimes that are committed to support a drug habit. Another drug that has played a major role in American society is nicotine. For hundreds of years, cigarettes have been a popular legal drug within the United States. Only through legalization and education has the popularity and the use of cigarettes declined within the past ten years. Physically, the actual consequences of using illicit drugs is much less than of using drugs like alcohol or cigarettes and the consequences will be diminished. I ...

... cotton manufacturer also called Robert Peel. Starting early, Peel was educated at Oxford where he became the first person to earn the prestige of being at the head of the class in both classics and mathematics. At the end of the Napoleonic wars, Peel entered the House of Commons as a government supporter at twenty-one. At twenty-four, Peel moved to Ireland where he accomplished various things including securing the suppression in 1814 of the Catholic Board, introducing the Peace Preservation Act of 1814 (establishing an Irish police force known as the Royal Irish Constabulary), and handling the Irish famine in ...