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...Cambridge Police Department continues to await an independent committee report intended to offer "lessons learned" for the city in the aftermath of the controversial arrest of Professor Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. and subsequent allegations of racial bias...
Formed last September, the Cambridge Review Committee was tasked with preparing a set of recommendations that would address the issues that arose from Gates' July 16 arrest, which had sparked accusations against the CPD of racial bias...
...increase in marijuana use, moreover, is not necessarily bad. If the ballot initiative passes, people who would like to use marijuana but abstain due to prohibition would be able to consume responsibly; legalization would allow them to enjoy marijuana without fear of arrest or incarceration and without concern over quality. Some new users might generate adverse consequences for themselves or others, such as driving under the influence, but most irresponsible users are disregarding the law and consuming already...
...also were pleased to see the arrest of Hollywood director and part-time child rapist Roman Polanski by the Swiss police. We expressed disgust at the arguments made by some in Hollywood that Polanski deserved clemency due to being an artist, as if artists were above the law. We reject this hypocritical position and asserted firmly that...
...that was just the Roman deities warming up. They continued to arrest Skip Gates, Ponzi-scheme America, and cancel Arrested Development. Not to mention childhood obesity. All because you seniors refuse to engage in human sacrifice. Are there any limits to the pain you have caused? Yes—I am not saying you are the ones responsible for making health care a pain in the butt to pass this year. Yale is responsible for that. But I am saying one of you must be a first-class sexual pervert because Providence has truly smitten...