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Contract killing
* growing industry in Russia.
* is illegal, and is punishable, sometimes by death
  - murder. * illegal, and is punishable, sometimes by death. Contract killing is often used by the mafia

### activity | crime | killing:

Electrocution
* are executions
  - the third leading cause of occupational deaths in the United States
* can also cause burns, especially to the mouth
  - cause unconsciousness and can also stop breathing
  - occur when a branch or other object touches lines
* do result when equipment comes in contact with power lines.
* hazard during arc-welding operations.
* includes electric shock.
* is another cause of death
  - disinfectant
  - major source of deaths in floods
  - peril that applies to livestock
  - death caused by electric shock
  - one of the top five causes of workplace deaths
* is the most horrible death known
  - number two cause of death during a flood
  - only method of capital punishment in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Nebraska
  - sole means of execution in Alabama, Georgia and Nebraska
* kill tens of thousands of birds per year.
* life-threatening emergency.
* major killer in floods.
* occur when birds accidentally contact two conductors while flying.
* produces visibly destructive effects as the body's internal organs are burned.
* replaces hanging as the official method of capital punishment in New York State.
* results when a human is exposed to a lethal amount of electrical energy.
* risk when water is used to minimize asbestos dust.

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Euthanasia
* always kills and intends to kill the patient.
* are killing
  - support
* can be either active or passive
  - very emotional for veterinarians as well
* destroys innocent human life.
* goes against the natural goal of continuing life.
* involves choosing to die rather than to struggle on.
* is by lethal injection of sodium pentobarbital
* lets a person die thinking they are making the right choices.
* refers to the termination of a person's life by another.
* represents one of the greatest threats to real hospice care in the world.
* rests on two prongs.
* serves as a means of peace for the relatives as well as for the afflicted.
* touches some of the deepest feelings in human beings.

### activity | crime | killing | euthanasia:

Active euthanasia
* denotes an act that directly produces death, such as a lethal injection.
* is distinguished from assisted suicide
  - illegal in most settings, and some people consider it to be the same as murder
  - when someone is helped to die by something other than their disease or illness
* remains illegal in all jurisdictions of the United States.

Involuntary euthanasia
* is one of the least accepted social policies.
* occurs when a person has requested to be kept alive
  - no consent or wish to die is expressed by the sufferer

### activity | crime | killing | slaughter:

Horse slaughter
* cultural issue, a free-trade issue and a consumer fraud issue.
* exists in the U.S. only because there foreign market for horse meat.
* is the final bidder for horses no one else wants to pay for.
* serves the purpose of disposing of the unwanted animals.
* very controversial subject in the equine world.

Mail fraud
* federal crime.
* is fraud
  - just one way that con artists make a living
* requires a misrepresentation, using a scheme or artifice to defraud somebody.

Minor crime
* are often punishable on the streets.
* can lead to major facilitation forfeitures.
* is prevalent in cities, especially in the vicinity of hotels and airports.