PIRATES.. YARRRR and COMPARISONS.. DOUBLE YARR

One problem that many people face in Malaysia is Piracy. In BBC News, It has been reported that at least 70% of the CDs are sold illegal and are fake.

"Two billion pirated music CDs are sold every year, according to figures from the recording industry and the major record labels and film studios are increasingly worried about the impact of piracy on their business."

Oh... my... banana... 2 Billion CDS! That's like if we stack it up we could make a building as tall as a house. or even taller :O. Taller than a Skyscraper even.
This really shows why Piracy is a huge problem in Malaysia.

In today's society it is very easy to find CDs like this in Malaysia. In many streets you will see a lot of stalls that sells alot of CDs. There is many police raids but many people do not get fined as hard.

"One of the teenagers behind a stall said he had been raided many times by the police.
The police took his CDs away and took him to court but he got a fine of only 100 ringgits."

This is a quote that BBC News got from a boy in Malaysia. 100 ringgits. I think if I went to Nando's and ate I probably already finish 100 rm. This shows how unhard the punishments are.

There are a lot of Differences about the laws in Malaysia and other Countries.
In a discussion today we are told that in Australia there is no Death Penalties but in Malaysia there is. This is probably because Malaysia is little or more so based on Sharia Law which is based on Islam.

Another difference is that Malaysia is able to keep someone in a prison for at least 2 years without giving a reason while other countries can only keep it for a few weeks and that's it. That shows a lot of difference in other Countries Law System compared to Malaysians.

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Offenses.

‘Offences’ List

Indiviual List
1) Driving under the influence of drugs
2) Drink driving
3) Shoplifting
4) Being sold alcohol in a bar whilst under the age limit
5) Breaking into a car
6) Solvent abuse
7) Picking a fight
8) Shouting racist abuse
9) Urinating against a wall
10) Doing a paper round at the age of 11

Group List
10) Doing a paper round at the age of 11
9) Urinating agaisnt a wall
8) Shouting Racist abuse
7) Picking a fight
6) Shoplifting
5) Being sold alcohol in a bar whilst under the age limit
4) Breaking into a car
3) Shoplifting
2) Drink driving
1) Driving under the influence of drugs.

A. Did you find rating the offensces easy or diffuicult as an individual? It was easy done. Why? It was easy because I have seen alot of these crimes.

B. Did you find rating the offences easy or difficult in a group? It was difficult. WHy? Because Nicole is very picky.

C. What offences caused the most conflict/discussion? Shoplifting Why? This is because that I beleive that shoplifiting should be a higher offence but other people are very stubborn :(

D. What factors do we need to consider when looking at people's perceptions of crimes/offences? We need to see if they had experienced it before, or they have people who know. Also we need to look where they are from and thier background



Which of these are crimes?
Driving under the influence of drugs
Drink- Driving
breaking into a car
shop lifting
shouting racist abuse

Which of them are victimless?
Solvent Abuse

What kinds of punishment would you give to these offences?
Rehabilitaion
Fines
Community Service
Threaten them with a bigger punishment next time
Lock them up for a day or a week.

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Crime , My thoughts

Crime is basically when people break the law that has been set. There is a lot of crimes today in this world and in my opinion, will never end. This is why CSI will never run out of seasons because there is always going to be crime.

Crime affects everyone, and everything around it. For example , when someone robs a place it is not only the robber is affected, but also the innocent people that are either being used as a hostage, being killed or even raped. This is all affecting the environment that we live in. Crime also affects how people look at others, no matter what crime they do there is always going to be people who will look at you at disgust and wonder why are you not in jail.

Crimes are caused by many things. They usually come from 3 of these things. Desperation, Forced (peer pressure) or Home. Desperation is a cause for crimes more than ever today due the the raging economy. There is a lot of people who tend to rather live the simple life and not think about the future only to find themselves to a point where they will do anything for money. In certain places of the world there is a lot of people who are forced. Home also affects how people are behaving. If they do not have a role model and someone to guide them , they will be more prone to crime.

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Crime, Suprising Facts

Some Surprising Facts about Crime!
    
•    You're 66 times more likely to be prosecuted in the USA than in France

•    If you're in Montserrat, watch your back! Nearly 1% of the population are police officers.

•    Per capita, South Africa has the most assaults, rapes, and murders with firearms.

•    Two-thirds of the world's executions occur in China.

•    America puts many more of its citizens in prison than any other nation.

•    Two-thirds of the world's kidnappings occur in Colombia.

•    Venezuela is one of the happiest and most murderous places in the world.

•    Russia has almost twice as many judges and magistrates as the United States. Meanwhile, the United States has 8 times as much crime.

•    In the Maldives, there are more than 2 jails for every 1000 people.

•    One in every three Australians is a victim of crime.

•    In pure number terms, more crimes are committed in America than in any other nation. The same goes for burglaries, car thefts, rapes and assaults.

•    The United States puts 0.7 % of its population in Prison - a vastly higher percentage than any other nation.

•    India’s criminal courts acquitted over a million defendants in 1999, more than the next 48 surveyed countries combined.

•    Women make up more than 10% of the prison population in only six countries: Thailand, , Qatar, Paraguay, Costa Rica, and Singapore.

•    People trust Swedes! Swedish companies are the world’s least-likely to be perceived as paying bribes.

•    84% of people in Finland feel that they are at a low risk of experiencing a burglary - but just look at how many burglaries they have!  

Here are some interesting facts about crime. I have highlighted what I thought to be interesting. Most of them are interesting especially about the Finland fact because I have lived in Finland for at least 4 to 5 years and i had no idea people were so afraid of burglary. W

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5 quotes about law :O

5 Quotes I like about law

"Taste cannot be controlled by law."
Thomas Jefferson

"Justice that love gives is a surrender, justice that law gives is a punishment."
Mohandas Gandhi


"Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged."
Ronald Reagan


"The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice."
Benjamin Franklin


"One who breaks an unjust law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law"
Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Law and Criminality.

Law. Many people respect it. Who wouldn't? It's something every society needs, a light that beacons a better way into the future. But like all light, there is always a shadow or darkness within it. This darkness which I speak of is Crimes. There are a number of people, who break the law. Who do not wish to respect it or follow it. For whatever reason, breaking a law is a crime.

When you think further, is the law a divine order from God? No it isn't, it is created by humans to keep people in check, to make sure they do not cause havoc. The law is not complete justice. Like everything that is important in this world, it is used over and over again, for good reasons and bad reasons. For example , the law in a good light is when a person has murdered a human being and is punished to life in prison this is justice. In other examples though.. the law could help destroy a elder woman's bank account due to a high cooperate company wishing to gain all it's profits. This is why Law is not always justice.

Justice is not Law either, because Justice is about being fair. Law is not always about being fair. People do not just use Law to create justice. Most people who do not believe that law is justice creates their own brand, most of the time it is in a bad context. For example, a man who had no idea about law just lost alot of his money because people stole it. His brand of justice would be to either harm them or kill them, just to take his money back.

Finally, Law has flaws. Law isn't perfect, it was created by humans and by past history, no human is perfect. There is many examples when Law is flawed and I have explained them before. Law is like a clock, it needs it's springs and clockworks to work and this comes from evidence presented. Law is run by humans and evidence can be twisted and abused. So a murderer can walk away free, a child molester home by tomorrow and a bank robber out in a week. All this due to not enough evidence and us humans not being able to lock them up. This is why us humans need to work together, to make sure we will always respect the law, no matter the situation. Because if we do not, our world will always be in turmoil.

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Feed Back Part 2

 Here is some examples of good feedback. When it comes to Feed back you have to be

1. Short and Sharp like a dagger
2. Clear as the glass that has been newly polished
3. Understandable like 1+1 = 2
4. Finally, Give Targets like the Military.

I will write about what is great about both of these things. Later in time. I will be on hiatus due to some family problems and it's the first time I'm sick in a long time. THank you for your cooperation.