9. April 2009 by student.

I feel very strongly about the life quality of the homeless. This is a huge social problem because we as a society have not found a way to get these people into homes and off the streets. Im not talking about the vagabonds that want to live on the streets; that is their life choice and I cannot argue with them. im also not talking about the insane homeless either; that is another issue entirely. Im talking about people who are forced to live on the street because something horrible happened to them financially and they have no other choice. I find that there are a large amount of veterans that are homeless. Some could not handle getting back into society after what they have seen in war and others the government screwed them over somehow. With that said, I think our government should step up and try to help these people out. There are non-profit programs already enacted that does possess great value to the homeless, but im looking more towards getting them homes. We have large amounts of uninhabited home since the economy is in the toilet right now, how bout we give the homeless some of these homes under some conditions like you have to find a job and such. Hell, some of the homes might end up in the hands of the original owners who lost it in the first place. There are plenty of things we could do, its just a matter of doing them. got any ideas solving this problem?

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9. April 2009 by student.

One. Two. Three strikes and you’re out! Does this sound familiar? The phrase that initiated from baseball, meaning a batter is permitted two strikes before striking out. This has been turned into a law though! The three strikes law. This law was enacted by the state governments here in the United States. It requires the state court to hand down a mandatory and extended period of incarceration to a person convicted of a serious criminal offense. An article written this month brought up this very controversial social issue. I believe that if a criminal has convicted an offense regarding drugs, there should not be a “one and two strike” ordeal. Does American really want these criminals on the streets. They might have been caught for drug dealing, but is that all these people are actually doing? They could be in gangs which lead to nothing but trouble for fellow Americans. This policy for targeting and sentencing those who engaged in selling and using recreational drugs would be incarcerated with long sentences after the three strike law. Do you seem something wrong with this picture? In 1995, the three strike law required incarceration for life after three felony convictions, including a lot of drug crimes. I believe the phrase should go “one strike and you’re out!”

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