Word: curleyism
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...year-old Jeffrey Curley's killers committed a heinous crime. The people of Massachusetts and the parents of this innocent victim deserve justice and the (inadequate) comfort that accompanies retribution...
...Curley family was largely responsible for bringing capital punishment before the state legislature and many of Jeffrey's relatives were in the balcony for the House's decision. But why should we equate justice with revenge? Juries are fallible. This fact is evident nowhere more than in a Cambridge jury's controversial decision last week to convict British au pair Louise Woodward of second-degree murder. The electric chair is final; its current seals jury convictions forever...
...Curley family was largely responsible for bringing capital punishment before the state legislature and many of the boy's relatives were on hand for yesterday's decision...
Immediately after the voting closed, another uncle of Jeffrey's, John Curley, jumped to his feet and expressed his approval to the assembly below...
...Robert Curley, the youngster's father, issued a warning to opponents as the House kicked off its debate yesterday morning...