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...misunderstanding, 65% of blacks believed whites thought they "have no self-discipline," but only 17% of whites actually said that; 63% rejected the idea. Though 75% of blacks believed whites thought them prone to crime, only 34% of whites were willing to say that blacks "are more likely to commit violent crimes" than whites are; 48% thought that description "does not apply...
...there a way to prevent abuses? The best method may be to arouse global indignation. To that end, Amnesty International publishes regular notices of outrages against environmental activists. "The only kind of protection that these people have is for their enemies to be made aware that if they commit a crime, there will be a big repercussion that will embarrass the government," observes Marcio Santilli, executive secretary of the Nucleus for Indigenous Rights in Brasilia. U.S. Senator Albert Gore this month introduced a congressional resolution that calls on the U.S. government to apply pressure on Malaysia to uphold the human...
...puzzle. Thomas Hayes, a leading forensics expert, did the main detective work on a minute piece of timer recovered from the wreckage by Scottish authorities. In a recent book about the Lockerbie investigation, On the Trail of Terror, British journalist David Leppard reports that "Hayes is not prepared to commit himself publicly on whether the bomb that blew up Pan Am 103 was originally made by Khreesat and subsequently modified by timers of the sort found in possession of the Libyans." In fact, adds Leppard, "his authoritative view is that not enough of the bomb's timing device has been...
Take Back the Night is about women refusing to bow down. It is not about being left wing or right wing. Those who commit violence do not make these distinctions, and violence touches all women, regardless of political ideology, party affiliation, race or class...
...years ago, after pre-frosh weekend, I made two decisions. I would cave in to parental pressure and go to Harvard, and that would be the last stereotypical Asian American act I would ever commit in my life. From then on, I was going to avoid any action that would could label me a stereotypical Asian American...