3) Capital punishment: for and against

1)

1. T

2. T

3. T

4. F Capital punishment used to be a major deterrent.

2)

1. People are always willing to hold liberal views at the expense of others. …so long as you, personally, remain unaffected.

2. When you read about the achievements of the great train robbers, it makes you wonder whether you are reading about some glorious resistance movement.

3)

1. Social misfit is a person who is not easily accepted by other people, often because their behaviour is very different from that of everyone else.

2. Deter criminals is to discourage them from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.

3. Go on committing offences is to continue causing crimes or wrongdoings.

4. Pull the trigger – to press the button; to commit a crime again.

5. Breed evil is produce or lead to (something) over a period of time.

4)

Capital punishment used to be a major deterrent. It made for protection our property from robbers, because they thought twice before violated the law. It protected the most vulnerable members of society, young children from brutal sex-maniacs. It gave the cold-blooded poisoner to ponder while he was serving his arsenic cocktail. Nowadays we all know that “life sentence” doesn’t mean what it says. After 10 years of good conduct, prisoners sometimes can return to society and live comfortable new life, or until he is caught again. The violent hero becomes a kind of hero-figure in our time. He is glorified on the screen; he is pursued by the press and paid vast sums of money for his “memoirs”. Some countries accept capital punishment and some not. I think it has its pros and cons. The tendency nowadays moves to the liberal point of view, and capital punishment is a more conservative point of view.

4) Common types of felonies in the usa

1)

1. F … of a felony is any crime that is punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than one year.

2. T

3. T

2)

1. … a felony – when it is accompanied in the case of kidnapping of a person under the age of 14.

2. Larceny, theft, burglary, arson and motor vehicle theft are among the most common property crimes committed in the US.

3)

1. Felony is a serious crime, such as murder or arson.

2. controlled substance is a narcotic chemical or drug

3. misdemeanor charge is a formal accusation that someone has committed a minor wrongdoing.

4. aggravated assault is a physical attack on smb.

5. reckless homicide - (negligent killing) by accident

4)

In USA felonies are crimes that have been classified by law as “serious” and “violent” or both. However some felonies don’t fall into these classifications (controlled substance; grand theft). The universal definition of a felony is any crime that is punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than 1 year. According to the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) the most common types of felonies in the US include:

1. drug abuse violation (possession of large amounts may result of “possession with intent to distribute”);

2. driving while intoxicated (a misdemeanor charge; if a person is injured – a felony charge; if it causes the victim’s death – a charge of reckless homicide)

3. property crimes (taking property or money without the use of violence, threat or force)

4. robbery (involves the use of threat or force against a victim)

5. aggravated assault (a felony if it’s connected with deadly weapon and unlawful acts with the person under 14.)