Word: detainer
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...that, at least, is a detain that matters...
...shelving measures that gave police sweeping powers to arrest and detain activists and otherwise clamp down severely on individual rights, De Klerk sought to remove what had been widely seen as a major obstacle to negotiations on the country's future. But his move nonetheless failed to immediately break the impasse with the African National Congress. A.N.C. spokesman Walter Sisulu called De Klerk's actions "half measures...
...following fall, he learned of administrative detention, which allows the Israeli government to detain people for up to three months without charges--a measure frequently used against Palestinians. "I was feeling increasingly uneasy," he says...
Customs inspectors can detain suspects for X-ray exams or until they pass the drugs in their feces. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that no warrant is necessary for this intimate search. Last year 110 people were arrested at Kennedy after drugs, mostly heroin, were found in their stomachs or intestines. Recovering from their injuries, the Avianca mules face felony charges for possessing cocaine...
...strike at any moment." Finally, their fear of every Black man was justified and there was an excuse for ignoring their civil rights. It was true, we were not citizens, we were beasts. The response of the mayor and the police was to stop us all on the streets, detain us without probable cause. Collectively, the press, Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn, and the police promoted the mob mentality that pervaded as it conducted its witch hunt...