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A 6 page overview of the corruption inherent in Ryan’s last minute decision to commute the death sentences of some of Illinois’ most contemptible criminals. The author approaches the death sentence from an ethical standpoint as being in the best interest of society as a whole. Ryan’s decision to commute the death sentence is inexcusable as he was elected to office by a public whose wishes were to instate and enforce capital punishment. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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6 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPdthIL.rtf
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The student considering the existence of corruption in the various arms of American government finds much to occupy their minds when considering Chicago. Chicago, it
seems, will forever be associated with organized crime, the Mafia and gangs and numerous other interesting arms of criminal activity. Chicago gained much of its notoriety, of course, during
the early half of the twentieth century during the years of prohibition. It was during that time period when organized crime reached the height of public attention. While
organized crime is still an undeniable element of Chicago, however, there is an even more insidious form of corruption which must be acknowledged when considering Chicago. That is the
corruption notable in the government itself and, more specifically, in those elected to hold office in that government. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate one aspect of
that corruption, the aspect revolving around the governorship of Chicagos recent ex-governor George Ryan and his last minute decision to commute the death sentences of some of Illinois most contemptible
criminals. Governmental corruption in Chicago had its hey day it seems during the administration of recent ex-Governor Ryan. This corruption manifested in
a number of ways including various arms of corruption within the Chicago police department and in the appointment and retention of unqualified and essentially inept defense attorneys. Despite the
many arguments pointing to a flawed justice system in Illinois, however, the student must remember that it is the public who sits on the juries across the nation and makes
calls on a persons guilt or innocence and it is the public, either directly or indirectly, which decides the punishment. In some locations our local governments have elected to
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