Promoted multiple times , Greg Copeland a supply chain and logistics manager , works for international oil companies throughout his career. Interviewing Mr. Copeland the first topic that was brought up is the living conditions / arrangements in each country . Mr.Copeland explained that when working for a major oil company , he had excellent accommodations with security in place. He stated that every place that he stayed at was in a safe community. In Iraq and Nigeria he lived in houses with communities and Ecuador Guinea had nice company homes that were in a secured compound . The next topic that had asked was what was the most dangerous situation he had ever experienced in Iraq or in Nigeria. Greg Copeland stated that he had been physically
The court will likely hold that Andrew Keegan’s (“Mr. Keegan”) actions were a product of a law enforcement officer in influencing his conduct therefore establishing an entrapment defense.
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Summary of the Case On August 1987, Donald Butler opened a store in Winnipeg, Manitoba, called the “Avenue Boutique”. In this store, Butler sold and rented pornographic publications that were considered “hard core” and sexual paraphernalia. A couple weeks later, the City of Winnipeg Police searched and seized Butler’s sexually explicit materials lawfully. From this, Butler was charged with 173 counts under s. 163 of the Criminal Code. These charges included s. 163(1)(a) which criminalizes the distribution and the possession for distribution of obscene materials, as wells s. 163(2)(a) for selling and exposing obscene material to the public.
In Tim Seibles' poem, The Case, he reviews the problematic situations of how white people are naturally born with an unfair privilege. Throughout the poem, he goes into detail about how colored people become uncomfortable when they realize that their skin color is different. Not only does it affect them in an everyday aspect, but also in emotional ways as well. He starts off with stating how white people are beautiful and continues on with how people enjoy their presence. Then he transitions into how people of color actually feel when they encounter a white person. After, he ends with the accusation of the white people in today's world that are still racist and hateful towards people of color.
The Dread Scott decision exacerbated the debate over slavery by declaring that blacks cannot be citizens and that Congress does not have the power to prohibit slavery in the territories, which further divided the North and the South. The decision also deeply affected politics, and was one of the causes of the Civil War.
On September 24, 2016, “Charlotte Shooting; police release video and photo evidence,” an article developed by Nick Valencia, a writer for CNN, describes the events leading to the death of Keith Scott. According to the Charlotte Police department, officers were going to an apartment complex for an unrelated incident when officers notice Keith Scott in his car with a firearm visibly in his hand. Officers instructed Keith to drop the firearm. Instead of letting go of the firearm, Keith decided to exit the vehicle when he was told not to. This lead to officers firing upon 43 year old Keith Scott, as they felt he was a danger to everyone who was in the surrounding area.
The drought was near historic high levels for the time of year. In the moments before the entrapment on of the squads and the crew boss trainee were working with a fire engine and its three person crew when a spot fire erupted right next to the road. The seven Northwest Regular Crew number six and a engine crew got in there vehicles and drove south past the fire along the edge of the road. While driving they radioed the other 14 crewmembers who were working north further up the river about the dangerous situation. The 14 crewmembers and the incident commander and two Northwest Regular number six squad members were suppressing spot fires between the river and the road ¼ mile north of the first squad when they were informed of the situation that was threatening there es...
On Monday April 11, 2016, at 0851 hours, Officer Jeremy Graves responded to a call of an assault that occurred at 5813 Baseline Road # 81. Upon arrival, Officers made contact with the victim, Dilva Clemente-Castanon who stated that she had been assulted by her husband, Elman Castanon-Miranda. Ms. Clemente-Castanon stated that when her husband came home he was upset about a customer that was inside of the residence buying some food items that she sells. Ms. Clemente-Castanon stated that her husband began to assault the unknown male and once he was able to get away he began to assault her. Ms. Clemente-Castanon advised that Mr. Castanon-Miranda struck her in the face multiple times and choked her until she lost consciousness. Ms. Clemente-Castanon
Your Honor, the issue in today’s case is whether Alex Cooper is responsible for her own injuries. The plaintiff has the burden of proof, and must prove negligence by the greater weight of credible evidence. The defense’s expert has concluded that Cooper breached her duties of pedestrian lookout and visibility, and is therefore more negligent, and responsible for her own damages.
Kincaid was not detained for a reasonable time because during her detention the security guard took a fifteen-minute personal phone call. Detention is for a reasonable amount if the store uses the time to investigate and if the store’s employee does not make physical contact with a person in order to detain them. Mitchell v. Walmart Stores, Inc., 477 S.E.2d 631, 633 (Ga. App. 1996). Colonial Stores, Inc. v Fishel, 288 S.E.2d 21, 23 (Ga. App. 1981). In Mitchell, the court held that the plaintiff’s detention was for a reasonable period of time because the store used the time to inquire about the circumstances which lead to their antishoplifting device alarm activating and because the detention was only for ten or fifteen-minutes. Mitchell v. Walmart Stores, Inc., 477 S.E.2d 631, 633 (Ga. App.
In August of 2001 Robert Ray Courtney was arrested in Kansas City, Missouri and charged with diluting drugs used to treat cancer patients. Courtney’s actions not only violated criminal and civil laws but they shattered the ethical code and the oath he took as a licensed pharmacist. His actions left many people wondering why anyone would commit such a horrible act, let alone a trusted pharmacist who was providing medication to patients whose very lives depended on him doing his job.
Robert Baltovich was wrongly convicted of the murder of his girlfriend, Elizabeth Bain, in Scarborough, Canada. He was arrested on November 19, 1990, and charged for first-degree murder. On March 31, 1992, he was convicted of second-degree murder. Finally, on April 22, 2008, he was found not guilty of the murder.
In today’s society, the excessive use and abuse of force is still an existing controversy. In this project the main adjective was to look at two incidents that have occurred in past years and pinpoint if there was any indication of abuse of authority. One which was the controversial Rodney King case that caused uproar in the civil rights activist community and a case that many are not so familiar with such as the Andrew Meyer case. In both cases, it appeared that there was evidence of abuse of authority. In both videos, it showed people of different ethnicity, settings and predicaments that set the tone for each video. Each video can be argued; “Well they should not have resisted”; while others can argue “it was just too excessive for there
DSS was designed to place administrative assistance in small western school districts in 1997. There were three founding members whose goal was to help school districts that had limited staff to deal with certain administrative issues such as labor agreements and procurement systems. The company has grown to remain a viable business it must expand its book of business. The company had focused its attention on increasing small school districts as potential clients. But know they want to develop products that would encompass both the small and large school district. As the company tried to expand their business they found that their corporate structure needed to change to better address the needs of its clients. With change sometimes brings
Kohls, L R. Survival Kit for Overseas Living: For Americans Planning to Live and Work Abroad. Yarmouth, Me: Intercultural Press, 2001. Print.