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...really do appreciate this honor, but perhaps more meaningful would be implementation of a living wage and a stop to the constant threats to arrest and punish student activists by administrators," Offner said...
...addition, Tate's sentencing points to the inherent problems concerning mandatory sentencing. Even the prosecutors felt the Tate sentence was too harsh; they favored a plea-bargain sentencing the boy to three years imprisonment, followed by house arrest and ten years probation-an offer rejected by the defense prior to the case. Tragically, once he was convicted, the judge had little choice but to impose the mandatory sentence. Florida laws have made it nearly impossible for judges to use their discretion when sentencing violent offenders; as a result, the extraordinary circumstances of this case were not taken into account...
...Hague for breaking international law. Although he could still face a number of even more serious charges in Serbia, the state has assembled some serious evidence on these corruption charges and they want to start the process of trying Milosevic. It's no coincidence, of course, that the arrest was timed to meet a U.S. deadline to put Milosevic behind bars if Serbia is to receive economic aid. And once he's behind bars on corruption charges, there'll be plenty of time for other investigations since he won't be going anywhere...
...have ordinary people in Belgrade reacted to the arrest...
...Although there has been a lot more openness in confronting the past since the fall of Milosevic, the issue of war crimes hasn't yet been properly addressed as a national discussion. In that sense, Milosevic's arrest is only a first step in a long and painful process. But at least we can say with certainty that the process has now begun...