Short Summary Of Laws Chapter 1

The beginning of chapter 1 begins with some of the major events that have occurred in the news. The first event talked about in the book is about James Holmes and the deadly shooting rampage he created. James Holmes was in body armor, a gas mask, a tactical helmet, and dressed in all black. This gunman made a night at the movies into one of the most horrific nights everyone in the theater had ever experienced. Holmes went into this theater with the worst intentions and made a decision that could never be forgotten. Holmes killed 12 people and wounded just about 60 other people. Holmes was one who may have seemed to be one that came from a perfect life. He graduated with honors in neuroscience at the University of California. It is thought that

This book is a guide for applying psychological concepts, theories, findings and methods to its study. Laws are something that cannot be avoided. Laws matter from the minute you are born to you death. In the book it states that laws regulate our private lives and public actions. Laws dictate how long we must stay in school, how fast we can drive, when (and, to some extent, whom) we can marry, and whether we are allowed to play our car stereos at full blast or let our boisterous dog romp through the neighbors’ yards and gardens. The laws are not set in stone anywhere, but are creations by humans based on our needs to make the world revolve with order. The world is always changing, and in order for laws to always be of appropriate effect, laws change as well. An example of how it is necessary for laws to change would be when there was no law about weapons being in school systems. However, when shootings on school grounds began, there was a need to implement a law. A downside of zero-tolerance policies with these laws can affect people who have no malicious intentions. Zachary Christie, a first grader from Delaware, was suspended from his school for bringing a Cub Scout utensil to school. The Cub Scout utensil included a pocket knife. Because of this simple mistake, Zachary was ordered to enroll in an alternative program. Because of this ridiculous reaction from the school system, it causes the public to react which most likely will cause the policies to be