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| How many were in US jails in 2002 |
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| the U.S now incarcerates ... |
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| one fifth of the worlds prisoners |
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| how much do executions cost tax payers |
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| why do executions cost more? |
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| bc of appeals that can last up to 15 years |
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| want appeals;without them more innocents may become victims of a flawed legal system |
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| justice should have no price tag and the disparity can be limited with less appeals |
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| how many inmates are in federal prisons |
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| how many inmates are in state prisons |
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| how mant are in prison and have mental illness |
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| 3/4 and enter it around 3 or more times |
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| how many people are murdered each year |
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| states with the largest death row population |
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| 592 california and 450 in texas |
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| who do not have the death penalty? |
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| district of columbia and 11 states |
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| how many countries do have the death penalty? |
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| how many countries have abolished it or saved it for war crimes? |
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| the case that reinstated the death penalty in 1976. gregg was guilty on charges of armed robbery and murder |
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| reasons to oppose the death penalty |
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1. risk of executing innocent
2. withheld evidence
3. mistaken eyewitnesses
4. simple error
5. dna issue |
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| scheck and neufield; bar association agreed to have a moratorium until more fairness was established |
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| northwestern university journalism classs |
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| class was given 13 people who were scheduled for execution,found 3 of them innocent. one was scheduled to be executed in 48 hrs. |
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| what was sister helens ministry prior to meeting mathew poncelet |
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| what was the crime mathew is accused of |
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| raping and killing a young couple |
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| what was mathew's attitude in regard to the charges? |
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| he denied it many times and wouldnt come clean about the charges |
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| when did mathew admit he was quilty? |
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| right before he was executed while having a conversation with sister helen. last thing helen said to him was i want the last thing you to see is a face of love. |
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| at the beginning of the relationship what wassister helens relationship with mathew |
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| distant..he only needed her help to get an appeal. |
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| there are no moral qualities in the world |
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| does not believe something until there is sufficient evidence to prove it |
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| ethical theory that states that your moral belief is right simply because you believe it |
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| the ethical theory that although humans may not agree on all moral rules or all customs, there are a few bottom-line rules we can agree on. (care of children, rape) |
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| aka moral absolutism; holds that there is one universal moral code |
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there is no right or wrong or universal moral truth
each culture has its own set of rules
viewed as an attitude of tolerance so that other countries dont set their culture on other ones |
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| a morally good person. virtue ethics where the moral life is all about developing GOOD CHARACTER |
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| something we are born with but is molded to a certain extent when weare young and tested throughout or lives. developed by nature and nurture |
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| the non written law that is essential for a human being to function well. discovered by aristotle and rediscovered by Aquinas. |
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| what is natural for humans? |
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preservation of life
procreation
socialization
pursuit of knowledge of god |
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prescriptive or how we ought to behave
the moral law written into nature itself
a higher level than civil law |
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moral obligation
opposite of consequentialism
theory that disregards consequences,but rather looks at the rightness or wrongness of an act |
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| the categorical imperative |
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| kants; an absolute moral rule that is justified based on its logic.you do it b.c of the duty at hand not bc of desire |
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| a command that is binding only if one is interested in a certain result. for ones own desire. |
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the pros and cons of two things that are in the same category
based on intensity, duration, certainty, propinquity, fecundity, purity and extent |
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| never wrote anything down, critical reflection; the unexamined life is not worth living |
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| student of socrates; responsible for socrates' theory of the cave; most famous for the republic |
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| first to attempt a classification of knowledge; nickomachean ethics; teleological view-purpose explains everything in the universe |
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| 18th century, the rights of an individual, the importance of education and objectivity of science. |
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| what is the issue btw doctor and nurse |
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| didnt go along with what doctor wanted |
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| what does bobby want to do |
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| put the daughter on stand, plea bargain not go to court |
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| what does the prosecutor ask the patients husband? |
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| are you sure you were a sound mind during this situation |
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| how does the doctor describe the procedure |
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| what are the two ethical issues at stake |
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| what issues does the prosecutor bring up |
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| insurance, how well do you know him |
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| what does eleanor say to bobby |
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| my god bobby you would think you were on trial here |
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| war can be just only if all other ways of restoring peace have been exhausted (negotiations, sanctions) |
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| only way a country can defend its values and life of innocent citizens against aggression and restoring peace |
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| legitimate, competent authority |
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| war can only be declared by a competent government authority |
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| the values and rights that are being defended must be so important that their defense outweighs the horrors of war |
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| the intention must be to defenf the rights in question, and not have some ulterior motive, such as gaining territory or enhancing business |
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| there has to be a reasonable assumption that the war will accomplish its goal |
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| the costs of the war nust not exceed the presumed benefits. some victories are too costly, as any utilitarian will tell you. |
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| descerning and discriminating btw combatant and noncombatants |
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