...world without rules In my opinion a society without laws is a society in a state of chaos. A state without laws and government would be anarchy. By definition anarchy is a state of disorder due to the absence or recognition of an authority figure. Life without some type of rules to control us would literally be a state of disorder. We are all human beings, and by human nature we have flaws. If these flaws are not controlled in some way, they can get out of hand and wreak havoc upon a person and the people around him. If there were no laws, people would do as they pleased. On a daily basis you would see theft, murder, rape and cruel and harsh life that would apply Darwin's theory; only the strong would survive. The weaker people of a society who could not survive in a completely free state would suffer and diminish because their rights would in no way be protected. There would be no justice. If a family member were murdered, there would be no one to turn to. The government enforces laws such as not killing people. In this type of society the people who would prosper would be uncontrollable. For example the law requires that people show up for their jobs or else they are fired. These jobs provide a basic lifestyle for us. If one day when laws were gotten rid of, people just didn't show up for work, we would lose all things that are vital for our everyday lives. Such things are food, transportation, and education. Without laws controlling these people they could simply not show...
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...The R v stone decision clarified the difference between mental disorder and non mental disorder automatism. Automatism according to Yeo is the lack of control in regards to actions they do not want to commit. Specifically in terms of law, the defence of automatism, under R v Stone, should be considered like mental illness. Wherein the burden of proof is on the accused and expert testimony is valued. Yeo also praised the use of the internal cause test and the continuing danger test. The internal cause test looks at whether or not the automatism is the result of something biological or psychological. The continuing danger test is a method used to determine whether or not that the accused will or will not be a danger to society if they were released. Both of these tests need an expert to conduct or relay the results of the tests. This article is an exploration into the benefits of the R v Stone...
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...reading articles and doing major research it was determined that the marijuana/hemp plant has been around since the world began. To track its roots was difficult at best, yet finding evidence as early as 7000 to 8000 years before Christ, when it was accepted that the first woven fabric was obtained from the hemp plant. The marijuana/hemp plant has many uses such as cloth, clothing, rope, incense and food (Guither). Jamestown Colony, Virginia had laws that would require farmers to grow hemp. At Mount Vernon George Washington grew hemp as a primary crop and at Monticello Thomas Jefferson grew hemp as a secondary crop (Guither). This may surprise some that two of our presidents grew marijuana and several presidents have admittedly smoked marijuana. The first laws forbidding marijuana may have been swayed, by Mormons using it. Mormon’s who traveled to Mexico for missionary work in 1910, came back to Salt Lake City with marijuana. The church’s negative response to the marijuana may have contributed somewhat to the state’s marijuana laws (Guither). Marijuana has been peddled as one of the safest recreational and medicinal drugs available. Scientific studies support the conclusion that cocaine, heroin, alcohol and cigarettes are more dangerous to the user’s health than marijuana. Marijuana has proven itself to be a true medicine for a large number of diseases, effects of the disease and treatment effects. Medical marijuana can be consumed by persons suffering from certain medical...
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...Should it not be ones choice to be intoxicated or not, given they do not impose a problem? Marijuana is not as bad, as thought to be. In fact there are many positive things that come from marijuana use, and many negative things that come from it being illegal. Although marijuana is made up of a drug, THC, it should be legalized. Laws on marijuana put a burden on the United States. First, there are many more crimes being committed other than crimes evolving marijuana each year. According to Paul Rushman, more people are arrested for marijuana crimes than all violent crimes each year, imposing a major burden on U.S. law enforcement (2004). Legalizing marijuana would result in the ability of law enforcement to focus on more serious crimes than those of marijuana crimes. Secondly, the U.S. government must send a considerable amount of money to enforce marijuana laws. Since 1997 the government spends $7.5-$10 billion yearly as well as 2.4 million would allow law enforcement’s time to be better spent over all. Third, marijuana legalization would save billions of dollars each year, that could be better spent (Taylor, 2005). With the legalization of marijuana the $7.5 -$10 billion could be put toward education; public health, and other government projects. Legalizing marijuana would lessen the burden of both time and money marijuana has imposed on the U.S. The drug in marijuana, THC, has medicinal purposes. For instance, Victims of cancer and HIV have benefited from the use of...
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...reading articles and doing major research it was determined that the marijuana/hemp plant has been around since the world began. To track its roots was difficult at best, yet finding evidence as early as 7000 to 8000 years before Christ, when it was accepted that the first woven fabric was obtained from the hemp plant. The marijuana/hemp plant has many uses such as cloth, clothing, rope, incense and food (Guither). Jamestown Colony, Virginia had laws that would require farmers to grow hemp. At Mount Vernon George Washington grew hemp as a primary crop and at Monticello Thomas Jefferson grew hemp as a secondary crop (Guither). This may surprise some that two of our presidents grew marijuana and several presidents have admittedly smoked marijuana. The first laws forbidding marijuana may have been swayed, by Mormons using it. Mormon’s who traveled to Mexico for missionary work in 1910, came back to Salt Lake City with marijuana. The church’s negative response to the marijuana may have contributed somewhat to the state’s marijuana laws (Guither). Marijuana has been peddled as one of the safest recreational and medicinal drugs available. Scientific studies support the conclusion that cocaine, heroin, alcohol and cigarettes are more dangerous to the user’s health than marijuana. Marijuana has proven itself to be a true medicine for a large number of diseases, effects of the disease and treatment effects. Medical marijuana can be consumed by persons suffering from certain medical...
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..."Power Tends To Corrupt, and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely" -John Acton India is the largest functional democracy in the world, and the Constitution of India is unique in each and every way. The Constitution of India is a mammoth piece of document; in fact the Indian Constitution is the longest in the world. As of now is has 441 Articles and 12 Schedules. It is probably the longest of the organic laws now extant in the world. The Constitution of India confers upon India the status of Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic. It allows us to elect our representatives and to form a government to makes laws and enforce them. The Constitution of India guarantees to the people certain basic human rights and freedoms, such as, equal protection of laws, freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship and religion, freedom of assembly and association, freedom to move freely and to reside and settle anywhere in India, freedom to follow any occupation, trade or business, freedom of person, freedom against double jeopardy and against ex post facto laws. These rights are knows as Fundamental Rights and are envisaged in Part III of the Constitution of India. A person can claim Fundamental Rights against the state subject to the state imposing some permissible restrictions in the interest of social control. The grounds for imposing these restrictions on Fundamental Rights are expressly mentioned in the Constitution itself and, therefore, these rights can be abridged...
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...could potentially be dangerous. According to How Is Colorado Doing Since Marijuana Legalization, some say it helps the economy and brings jobs while others say it creates more crime and puts kids at risk (1). However, many testimonials from patients and their loved ones provide evidence that medical marijuana has been nothing short of a miracle for them. Because of the benefits marijuana offers, legalization laws should be passed in all fifty states for the sole purpose of medical use; severely ill patients who could receive benefits are being deprived because of the possibility that the drug would lead to recreational use, increased...
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...decision. The hospital administrators seek risk management for legal counsel. Utilize your Showalter textbook and at least two other sources to answer the following questions: 1. Explain how the Patient Bill of Rights applies to this situation. The U.S constitution is called the supreme law of the land because it sets standards against which all other laws are judged. The constitution is a grant of power from the states to the federal government. The constitution is a grant of power from the states to the federal government. This grant of power to the federal government is both express and implied. The U.S congress levy and collect taxes, borrow and coin money, declare war, raise and support armies. Congress may also enact laws that are necessary and proper for exercising these expressive powers. The first ten were ratified in 1791 which are known now as the bill or rights some rights include the following: the right to exercise freedom of speech, practice religion, be secure from unreasonable searches and seizures, bear arms in an organized militia, demand a jury trial, to be protected against self-incrimination and be accordance substantive and procedural due process of law. The bill...
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...SCHEDULE 1 The Articles PART I The Convention Rights and Freedoms Article 2 Right to life 1 Everyone’s right to life shall be protected by law. No one shall be deprived of his life intentionally save in the execution of a sentence of a court following his conviction of a crime for which this penalty is provided by law. 2 Deprivation of life shall not be regarded as inflicted in contravention of this Article when it results from the use of force which is no more than absolutely necessary: (a) in defence of any person from unlawful violence; (b) in order to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent the escape of a person lawfully detained; (c) in action lawfully taken for the purpose of quelling a riot or insurrection. Article 3 Prohibition of torture No one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Article 4 Prohibition of slavery and forced labour 1 No one shall be held in slavery or servitude. 2 No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour. 3 For the purpose of this Article the term “forced or compulsory labour” shall not include: (a) any work required to be done in the ordinary course of detention imposed according to the provisions of Article 5 of this Convention or during conditional release from such detention; (b) any service of a military character or, in case of conscientious objectors in countries where they are recognised, service exacted instead of compulsory military service; ...
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...constitutions e.g. USA is that the constitution of the UK is not written, but has been passed over generations by the power of ‘word of mouth.’ This is due largely to the fact that the UK has never felt the need to begin a new ‘set of established’ rules largely due to its stability, it can be said that Britain has an ‘uncodified constitution.’ [1] Within the UK constitution, the Prime Minister acts as the executive, so therefore the leader has the power to enact law upon the state. The right to protest is seen as one of the fundamental human rights in the form of a manifestation of a the rights of freedom of speech, association and assembly. It has a statutory basis in Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the "Convention"), which has been incorporated into UK law by the Human Rights Act 1998. Our opinion of the UK’s police has been one which has been described with bravery and largely courageous attitude The image of protectors springs to mind, they are responsible for upholding the law and deterring away criminals, they also have the right to defend themselves and others in civilised manner and sometimes apparent force becomes necessary. In the instance of large members of the public being in one place at a time the necessity to maintain order becomes pivotal. The challenge for police in these situations such as public protest causes many problems for the force, when it comes to policing public order the line between criminal activity and protesters...
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...a wide variety of local statutes, regulations and court orders; to governmental authorities where victims of abuse, neglect or domestic violence are involved; in response to a law enforcement official’s request for information about a victim or suspected victim of a crime; or when a clinician believes that protected health information is evidence of a crime that occurred on its premises. That is but a small sampling of the wide range of disclosures that are permitted under HIPAA, again with absolutely no permission required from the patient. Can you imagine? Under HIPAA, if a clinician feels that a patient might have given a controlled substance to another patient while on the premises, thereby committing a crime, the clinician could comfortably turn both patients in to law enforcement officials. Similarly, an eager new law enforcement agent suspecting such behavior among your methadone program patients could request your records and under HIPAA fully expect that you would deliver these records at once. Thankfully, we have federal confidentiality regulations at 42 CFR Part 2, commonly called simply Part 2, which take precedence and protect our patients. Part 2 applies to all medical information about any person who has applied for or been given a diagnosis or treatment for substance use disorders at a federally assisted program. Within Part 2 is...
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...treatment such as chemotherapy. Marijuana has also shown that people who have a hard time eating or keeping food down are finding it easier to eat due to marijuana. Stress can be caused by anything from school to life at home, therefore making marijuana the perfect substance to “ease ones mind” and take their mind off of the stress they are dealing with. Although marijuana is illegal, marijuana should be legalized because studies have shown that marijuana, helps relieve side effects of cancer treatment, eating disorders and stress. Since marijuana's first recorded use dating back five thousand years ago, it has never gained much popularity until the last century with prohibition and antiwar movements. Now, more than ever, propositions to legalize the plant have risen and been subject to controversy and heated debate. Marijuana is the most widely used drug in the United States and considered to be the most harmful by the government with its anti-marijuana stance and laws aimed at controlling its use. With marijuana use rapidly growing, the United States national debt has never been so high, and the search for seemingly 'incurable' diseases raging on, marijuana has the potential to solve many problems if it were to be legalized. Marijuana has been part of American culture ever since Thomas Jefferson smuggled hemp seeds out of France because he considered hemp vital to America. According to a national household survey an estimated sixty million Americans use marijuana occasionally...
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...Implementing Policies The armed forces allows its service members to drink alcohol on the conditional basis that they manage themselves and conform to local and state laws. The armed forces however have implemented certain policies called General Orders, which apply to all military service members deployed to South East Asia. This order is in support of local cultural beliefs and also the health and welfare of soldiers due to the operational tempo of being in a combat zone. General Order One, as it pertains to alcohol reads as such: Introduction, purchase, possession, sale, transfer, manufacture, or consumption of any alcoholic beverage within the South East Asia areas of operation is prohibited. This prohibition also includes the introduction, possession, sale, transfer, manufacture, or consumption of any alcoholic beverages by military personnel or civilians serving with; employed by, or accompanying the Armed Forces of the United States, while assigned to or under the operational control of the Commander, MNC-I and present for duty in Kuwait, Iraq, or Afghanistan. This prohibition does not apply to the intended use of personal hygiene items (e.g., mouthwash)...
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...“Though prostitutes can be seen openly soliciting on the streets in the red-light district, police often pay no heed. Asked what role his department plays in rescuing these girls, the Bombay police commissioner says, "Prostitution is said to be the oldest profession in this world … The society has been accepting it, demanding it and then encouraging it … We are not social workers … we are law enforcers(ABC News)”. Even though police are seen as law enforcers they wouldn’t be doing their job in terms of support toward others, and show more harm to them than they should be. In some cases police harm prostitutes more than pimps or rapists. However, if legalized, prostitutes would be more likely to be seen as victims rather than criminals. The legalization would lower the amount of rapes and other horrible events. A study conducted by PubMed acknowledges this change,”A PubMed study shows that 45 to 75 percent of sex workers will face physical violence in their lifetime and 32 to 55 percent are likely to be victimized every year. Due to accusations, it is estimated that prostitutes will be abused more often by police than by clients, keeping workers reliant on...
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...Guns. Some believe that we should not have them. Some believe that guns kill people. Some believe that there should be strict control on guns. What do you believe? I personally believe that yes there should be some restrictions on gun control but not as much as the government wants us to have. Guns should be restricted from those who have mental disorders, guns should be restricted from those whom also have violent criminal offenses behind them. Guns should not be made hard for law abiding legal citizens to acquire. There should not be strict rules on clip size. If there is a restriction on clip size what happens when a criminal attacks and has a large clip size and you don’t because you follow the law and they don’t. Guns may not be banned from sale they might not be impossible to get but the government is making it harder for us to get them. The right to bear arms is our right and It should not be possible to change that or take it away. Some conspiracies say that all of these shootings are staged. A lot of people believe that is was a act to help pass gun laws performed by paid actors. There are pictures showing how some of these people are connected from incident to incident. Should these conspiracies be believed or just passed off as another myth and not given a chance. In fact the more gun shootings there are the worse it looks for Obamas plan to pass. I think that people feel they need their guns in order to protect...
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