checkkeystroke

@checkkeystroke (16)

Philippines • Age 60

Joined myLot 19 years ago

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DNA Database for Criminals

blastcategory @blastcategory (11) • Philippines 12 Jun 07

Should we create a database of DNA that canbe used by police authorities in order to apprehend criminals?

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dna criminals

dna database

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checkkeystroke Although DNA detection might have advantages over fingerprint dusting, the test is nevertheless fallible. Environmental factors at the crome scene such as heat, sunlight, or bacteria can corrupt any genetic data. Any DNA evidence must be stored in sterile and...

13 Jun 07

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Date Rape

blastcategory @blastcategory (11) • Philippines 12 Jun 07

Should there be a separate criminal offence of date rape?

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checkkeystroke The discrepancy between the total number of rapes, the number of rapes reported to the police and the conviction rate is striking and should be reduced. However, there are other reasons for this which this proposal does nothing to solve. Many rape cases are...

13 Jun 07

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Children? or NO Children??

blastcategory @blastcategory (11) • Philippines 12 Jun 07

should you never have children at the first place??

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children

to have children

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checkkeystroke Having children is the most fulfilling and rewarding experience possible. There's a reason that people become so distressed when they can't have them- its because they complete us, explain to us who we are and why we are here. Parenthood is the fulfilment of...

13 Jun 07

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Banning of Child Performers

discussionmaster @discussionmaster (6) • Philippines 12 Jun 07

Should children be allowed to work in the performing arts or professional sports?

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checkkeystroke In the end, education is designed to prepare children for their adult lives and careers. Working in a prefession like acting, or training as a football player than shool-based learning. Provided they fulfill legal minimun levels of education why shouldn't they...

13 Jun 07

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Is marriage an outdated institution?

discussionmaster @discussionmaster (6) • Philippines 12 Jun 07

is co-habitation/live-ins replacing the institution of marriage, and will this affect the security and stability of the children? post your comments whether you are for or against marriage.

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outdated

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checkkeystroke It is fallacious to presume that marriage as an institution is what provides a stable home environment for a child. What is most important is the relationship between the two parents and their attitudes and relationships individually and together with the...

13 Jun 07

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Benefits of Corruption

discussionmaster @discussionmaster (6) • Philippines 12 Jun 07

Should public corruption be accepted as a normal state of affairs in countries at a certain stage of development?

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checkkeystroke Countries with lower levels of corruption still have efficient bureaucracies and enjoy better economic well-being. Corruption in the public sector is the biggest obstacle to investment, causing misallocation of valuable resources and subversion of public...

12 Jun 07

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Should national lotteries be abolished or encouraged?

discussionmaster @discussionmaster (6) • Philippines 12 Jun 07

Many countries have lotteries in order to raise revenues for various levels of government. Do you think that it is wrong for governments to take advantage of their citizens by encouraging them to play a lottery? because the...

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checkkeystroke If nobody ever won the lottery, then nobody would play it. The public appreciates that the odds against them are very high indeed, but the purchase of a ticket gives them a chance of a fortune, however remote, and the opportunity to dream of a different life....

12 Jun 07

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Should gambling be banned or severely restricted? Or should it be encouraged?

discussionmaster @discussionmaster (6) • Philippines 12 Jun 07

Gambling is the betting of money on an outcome that is wholly or largely random. It includes things like bingo, roulette, raffles, lotteries, scratch-cards, and slot machines. Should it be banned? or Encouraged?

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checkkeystroke Gamblers know that, overall, they are likely to lose money. They gamble because it is a leisure prusuit that they enjoy. There is nothing irrational about this. Some people get an enjoyable thrill from the remote possiblility that they might win a huge...

12 Jun 07

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