Beltway Sniper

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This paper presents a discussion of the Beltway Sniper and the cases that are being presented against those who committed the crimes. There are several competing interests in the case including rights, responsibilities and issues. This paper determines what interests takes first place and who those interests belong too. The writer also argues that if the interests compete or clash with each other than the premium must be placed on the loss of human life, even over the federal charges about transporting guns intrastate illegally.

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"The nation was held in fear as the Beltway Sniper took hold. The sniper attacked again and again with little rhyme or reason as to who the next victim might be. Authorities were unable to get a handle on why the shootings were happening and what the benefit for the sniper might be. Those who lived in the area of the Beltway were afraid to stop and get gas, walk through a parking lot or mow their lawns as the sniper picked them off one by one. A child was shot and the world gasped in shock, while the sniper continued to slip in and out of areas in broad daylight and unseen. When the snipers were finally caught the nation breathed a collective sigh of relief. As the case began to unfold it quickly became clear that it was going to be complicated."

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