Essays on Innocent Citizens

In the recent past, terrorism has become a dangerous threat to the international security due to the negative publicity, economic impact and devastating casualties to the affected countries (Smith, 2012).As noted by Smith (2012) terrorism refers to a deliberate, politically motivated aggression perpetrated against innocent civilians so as to influence an audience. Primarily, terrorists use terrorist acts to convey an ideological message or express a political objection through the destruction of properties or violence. A series of well coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015, whereby three suicide bombers lodged attacks during a football match near ...

Introduction

The law enforcement, as well as crime prevention, have essentially been revolutionized in this age of social media. In point of fact, the social network services have significantly increased the communication between the citizens and the law enforcement agencies. Besides, these services are more and more being utilized in criminal and legal investigations by the law enforcement agencies. The government agencies mine the social media websites for evidence (Murphy & Fontecilla 5). It is vital to note that the police departments in different parts of the world have significantly reduced crimes thanks to the use of social media. In essence, ...

Policing Ethics

Over the last few years, ethics in policing has emerged as an important area with rising recorded cases that involve the police using excessive force. National Constitution and other relevant laws give police officers the legal framework from which they derive their powers in carrying out their duties. The original conception of the police force was that they would obtain the citizen’s goodwill while performing their policing duties. The understanding has changed since; police officers are now viewed as controllers of crime. However, the same law and constitution places limit for police officers on how far they go ...

English

Introduction With the growing security threats in the United States such as the 9/11 attacks that claimed the lives of many Americans and foreigners, the National Security Agency put in place security measures that will ensure that the United States’ government is able to monitor its citizen’s communication. Despite the security concerns, the American constitution defends the rights and freedoms of speech of the people by upholding the principles of free living. Consequently, there have been varied reactions on the government’s efforts to monitor the communication in the interests of national security. These opponents of the ...

The United States government has been faced with undeniable allegations of spying on its citizens in the recent past. The fear of terrorism has prompted our overenthusiastic government to employ tactics that continue to contradict with human rights globally, as well as the fourth amendment. However, the most alarming fact of this surveillance activity is that the spying efforts are not only directed towards suspected criminals and terrorists, but also everyone else. With every step that the government takes to generate more information regarding innocent citizens, so does our faith in it continue to diminish. This paper will examine ...

There have been a vast amount of issues that have tormented the citizens of Africa for years, such as disease, illegal trade, and hunger among the citizens of the continent. These individuals are often plagued with wars, violence, and separation from family members as a result of conflicts that have plagued Africa for hundreds of years. One issue that has longed plagued countries of Western Africa, such as Sierra Leone, the problem is illegal diamond trade. Illegal diamond trade has a long past, and it is well-known for being a primary cause in the suffering of African citizens. This problem has been addressed ...

The U.S. Patriot Act Americans faced one of the most horrifying episodes in their history of the United States. Many individuals watched with horror as the historical landmarks collapsed simultaneously at the hands of terrorists. Who could forget the shock as the terrorist planes embraced the Twin Towers as the terrorist snuffed the lights of many innocent victims? As a result of this horror, the American Congress waited for only forty-five days before passing the USA Patriot Act in response to that fateful date of September 11, 2001. A number of delusion individuals convinced themselves that they reserved the ...

The selected video for this study refers to the U.S State Department Human Rights report on Uzbekistan. The video gives a brief overview of the U.S State Department Human Rights report on Uzbekistan. It provides shocking revelation of human rights violation initiated by the State on its citizens.

Human rights are a policy issue. This is because where human rights violations are prevalent; the citizens would not be able to conduct their socio-economic activities effectively. State's policy is a constituent element of Crimes against Humanity as stipulated in article 7 of the Rome Statute.

The Causal Factors addressed

Two main factors are mentioned in the video ...

Introduction

Over the past decade, most people have lost their lives due to drug-related violence in Mexico. The infamous Drug War in Mexico is a problem that emanated from the country’s long history of drug use. The drug trafficking activities in the country can be linked to the tolerance of production of drugs such as heroin, cocaine, poppy and marijuana by the authorities. The Mexican states of Chiapas, Sinaloa, Guerrero and Veracruz are known for drug plantations. The prominence of the trade in these regions can be attributed to the corruption of the authorities through bribery and sometimes threats.

Theoretical Social Perspectives

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United States of America has learned of a grave bombing of one of our diplomatic residences by terrorists. This attack has so, claimed the precious lives of the devoted US ambassador and four other members of staff. The US government condemns in the strongest terms possible any forms of terrorism on its citizens, property and the world in general. I also wish to send my message of condolences to the families and friends of the victims of this outrageous attack. This attack brings new questions in our minds about who attacked us, their intention and plans. We all know that ...

Torture is any operation by which brutal pain or anguish, whether physical or mental, is intentionally imposed on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him, or a third person, information (Levin's). It can also involve punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is supposed of having committed, or threatening or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind. When such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the beginning of or with the approval or acceptance of a public bureaucrat or other person, acting in an executive ...

Introduction

The topic on gun ownership and control has become a controversial issue in many societies over the years. Gun ownership restrictions vary from country to country. The controversy surrounding gun ownership focuses on whether if citizens own guns it will improve their security or whether gun ownership should be prohibited for public safety. In addition other factors contributing to whether ownership of guns should be restricted or not is, trading of firearms on the black market, illegal manufacturing of firearms, the right to self defense, accidental shooting and the victims rights. This research paper provides an in-depth discussion on why ...