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...extremely agitated,” “uncooperative,” and “verbally abusive toward officers,” according to the article. The women, Kenyana McQuay and Waltia Funches, ages 27 and 28 respectively, were both summoned to Roxbury District Court on assault and battery charges...
...take-home lessons here are clear. Hold the elevator door for people, keep your anger in check, and don’t waste leftovers in petty squabbles. It’s little considerations like these that can keep you out of court and your clothes pasta-free...
...really reasonable to expect an entire immigrant population to carry around a host of bureaucratic documents during every daily activity? Also, the bill does not provide nearly enough protection of the right to privacy, which, while not explicitly included in the Constitution, has nevertheless been upheld by the Supreme Court. Finally, allowing citizens to sue their cities for being too lax on enforcement will accomplish little, and places an enormous amount of pressure on law enforcement officials to uphold the terms of the law. In fact, this particular provision could even lead to hyper vigilance, which would only increase...
...tempting to blame Apple and its berpopular iPod - more than 240 million have been sold since 2001 - for causing widespread hearing loss. But a federal appeals court exonerated the company in December, noting that Apple puts warnings on its packaging and iTunes site and offers instructions for how to set volume limits on iPods, which can be cranked up to 115 decibels (db). (See the best travel gadgets...
With a sophomore holding court on the mound, the juniors continued to light it up at the plate. After freshman Kyle Larrow advanced to first base after being hit by a pitch and to second on a wild pitch, O’Neill sent the rookie home with a left-field single. Quieter was the impact the junior made by stealing second base two batters later. The stolen base allowed the outfielder to score when O’Hara hit a ground-rule double. The shortstop, who was 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs, scored...