commitment to party loyalty and reelection have made them into a status quo maintenance machine and regardless of public opinion on imperative issues that plague America and require reform, they refuse to compromise for the sake of the country. Gun control and immigration reform are two of the biggest issues that need to be addressed in our nation and it is vital to the survival of our government that our legislators, as arguably the most powerful legislature in the world, put aside party and individual
Pew Foundation report found that 79% of male gun owners and 80% of female gun owners said owning a gun made them feel safer, and 64% of people living in a home in which someone else owns a gun felt safer. 2. The US General Accounting Office (GAO) estimated that 100% of deaths per year in which a child under 6 years old shoots and kills him/herself or another child could be prevented by automatic child-proof safety locks. 3. The Centers for Disease Control listed firearms as the #12 cause of all deaths
United States but internationally. It is imperative to understand police discretion, and the various control mechanisms available such as internal control mechanisms, external control mechanisms, control by the citizens, legislative control, and control by the courts. Each control mechanism plays a vital role in how officers of the law handle various situations. Not only do these mechanisms control police discretion they also provide a form of checks and balances to make sure the officers are policing
ensure that international agreements are not in conflict with international law or with South Africa’s international obligations) - (http://www.dfa.gov.za/chiefstatelawadvicer/index.html ) When interpreting any legislation, every court must prefer any reasonable interpretation of the legislation that is consistent with international law over any alternative interpretation that is inconsistent with international law. TO REEDIT BEFORE PRINTING !! (By Prof Neville Botha Department of Constitutional and
It cannot be separated completely from the government as well as from the entire society. So the issue is how to minimize it rather than mitigate. According to Tummala (2009) the main difficulties to control corruption are inadequate and inefficient enforcement mechanisms, lack of political will, and more importantly the cultural context of social tolerance and easy forgiveness. These kinds of difficulties exist to the most of the countries in the world
The Panthers were protesting the consideration of a bill that would have made carrying a loaded gun within city limits a crime (Abron, 1986). They protested because the proposed legislation would adversely effect the Panther Police Patrol. The group entered the assembly carrying their weapons, an incident that gained national attention. The police arrested Seale and five other Party members
complex, tied to diverse ideological and political goals, and often astounding in the scale of violence and the ambitions of its practitioners. The weapons used in the modern terrorist attacks have grown deadlier and far more accurate than the archaic guns and daggers of the
The Ghetto Effect and the Urban Traumatic Stress Syndrome (UTSS) {WARNING CONTENTS MAY CAUSE EMOTIONAL DRAMA} This book is not based upon scientific research and study. Nor is it based upon someone who has spent his or her life in academia. I am just your average American Joe who has been blessed to see every aspect of American society first hand. This book is not intended to appease anyone. If it causes you to find hate in your heart or want to run out and change things. Then this is good