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Do you believe the state should regulate behavior that arguably doesn’t hurt anyone else (for example – laws regarding the wearing of motorcycle helmets or seat belts). What laws, if any, do you feel should be private decisions of the individual?
2
Define ‘altruistic’. Do you feel that people do things solely for altruistic reasons or are there always hidden motives and egotistic agendas? Give examples to support your belief.
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3
Why do you believe that people behave in ways that hurt other people?
4
Thinking about the symbol of US Justice…..describe it and tell me what does it means to you?
5
Identify and discuss the constitutional issues of punishing the mentally ill and juveniles. What are the legal arguments? What are the moral arguments?
6
Do you feel that taking gratuities by police officers is acceptable? Why or why not?
7
Do you belief that a judge can ever be purely impartial in a case? Do you remember Judge Ito from the OJ case? Think about the judge in the Anthony murder trial in Florida.
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8
Would you want to meet with the person who murdered a loved one? What would you ask them? Why?
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