World of Crimes

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There’s no such thing as a peaceful country in today’s world, due to the fact we live in a century where crimes are something you see anywhere you go. Even though there are different types of laws to cease and prevent crimes, criminals always find a way to break those laws and get what they want, causing great impact in our lives physically and mentally. However, criminals like ruining our lives by killing someone, stealing something they find luxurious or doing something to violent affecting the entire country and destroying many peaceful lives. People all over world have their own concept of what is crime and different actions of what they consider illegal in their country. For example, taking a red light in Dominican Republic is a lot different from taking a red light in United States. In Dominican Republic, people know if a cop sees them taking a red light, they won’t do anything or if he does care, which rarely happens, they can just bride them to let it slide. However, in United States, if a cop sees you taking a red light, he will stop you, make sure if you are not drunk and give you a really expensive ticket. This example shows the differences in laws between the two countries and proves the fact that there’s crime in every country because in Dominican Republic, ignoring the red light is still a crime but the authority allows it to happen.
When it comes to theft, losing your personal belongings is not the only consequence of stealing; however, the psychological and physical trauma in victims, not mentioning the pervasive fear and anxiety, stays in their minds the rest of their lives Two years ago, my family and I used to live in a town house 5 minutes away from Dolphin Mall. Our house used to have a front wooden fence next...

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...knock them out unconsciously, kidnap them into the woods, kill them then rape them for weeks until there were only bones left. This shocked different parts of United States, because the horrible things that he did and the fact that he looked like normal human being as anyone else.
A murder can cause fear in some states, however, terrorism can frighten the entire world in different ways. An act of terrorism would have an impact on the country’s economy, tourism and social environment.

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