Punishment and Death

So, haven't posted in awhile, mainly because I've been busy, but also because, I haven't felt so strongly about a subject that I had to write about it. But today, I felt like I had to pen some thoughts down, so here I am. I had an opportunity to visit an inmate who is facing …

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Narcos – When a drug trafficker goes above the law

Warning for underaged viewers, this drama has quite a few scenes that are violent or sexual in nature, so watch as your own risk or don't watch if you're under 18. So I just finished season 1 of the Netflix original Narcos, and am in the middle of season 2. It's a dramatised series on …

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School Discipline

"Detention" may be something that is familiar to all who have been through secondary school. When I ask my cousin who's teaching in a secondary school what she does to discipline students who refuse to do their homework, she mentions "detention" as the most common punishment, and "informing parents" as the next avenue. Unlike most …

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Beyond Reasonable Doubt

The burden of proof in Criminal Law is "beyond reasonable doubt". This means that in order for a criminal to be convicted, the prosecution has to prove that the accused did the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. The defence's job would be to raise reasonable doubt in the prosecution's case. What does "beyond reasonable doubt" …

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关于朱婷回国打球

这几天排球圈内最热门的话题就是朱婷回国打球的事。好多球迷都在议论两个问题: