Word: crimeeds
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Death Penalty, a 245-page study that was published last week, Amnesty characterizes execution in the U.S. as a "horrifying lottery" in which who dies is determined less by the crime that is committed than by politics, money and race. The punishment, according to the report, "remains both arbitrary and discriminatory...
...adultery. In 17th century New Hampshire, however, the transgression brought "two sets of 40 lashes" and the letters AD worn on upper garments. Today, adultery in the Granite State can bring a $1,000 fine or up to a year in prison. Soon it may not be a crime at all. The state house has passed a measure that would decriminalize adultery. If the senate follows suit, Republican Governor John Sununu is expected to sign the bill into...
...society want to punish by criminal imposition." Though adultery would remain as a ground for divorce, New Hampshire religious groups oppose the bill because they think the law underscores the importance of marital fidelity. At least 15 states seem to agree: they still brand adultery a crime...
Lying to the American public is not a crime. attempting to cover up an illegal act or lying to Congress under oath is. but even if Casey's testimony turns out to have been intentionally misleading, it is unlikely that he would be prosecuted. From a political standpoint, any evidence of White House attempts to cover up what happened could be the most damaging revelation...
...misuse of Government funds or the unauthorized diversion of profits from U.S. arms sales was an apparent violation of the law. Casey passed on his suspicions to Poindexter, but Casey and Gates deny any complicity because, they say, they did not have hard evidence of any crime...