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Word: copse (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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But even some older, repeat offenders are getting punishments that seem ridiculously disproportionate to their crimes. Consider Douglas Gray, a husband, father, Vietnam veteran and owner of a roofing business who bought a pound of marijuana in an Alabama motel for $900 several years ago. The seller turned out to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Get-Tough Policy That Failed | 2/1/1999 | See Source »

Beginning next week, which by chance kicks off sweeps month, the networks will run a record number of these so-called shockumentaries. It's not just Fox, which has ruled the genre, but also ABC, NBC, UPN and even PBS (Nova has a four-parter called Escape! Because Accidents Happen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: When Good Networks Go Bad | 2/1/1999 | See Source »

Nash argues (and has an award from the L.A.-based William Parker Police Foundation to prove it) that his shows consist of tiny, 1 1/2-min. morality plays--Cops redrawn for those who just don't have the attention span. But even he sometimes apologizes for his art form: "It's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: When Good Networks Go Bad | 2/1/1999 | See Source »

1,018,874 Number of "moving violation" tickets given to motorists by New York City cops last year

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jan. 25, 1999 | 1/25/1999 | See Source »

Turks: Large Irish family, including many cops, loves and brawls in Chicago

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jan. 25, 1999 | 1/25/1999 | See Source »

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