Word: deterence
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Beyond the immediate objectives of the hookers' union are some long-range attitudinal and political goals. COYOTE's ultimate aim is the decriminalization of prostitution--not its legalization. The existing laws which make prostitution a crime do not deter a prostitute from plying her trade; instead, they engulf the hooker in a dangerous, de-humanizing trap which ensnares her more deeply in crime. Illegality creates the necessity for pimps and opens the arena to organized crime...
These factors may or may not deter crime, but they will surely lead to overcrowding and understaffing unless prison budgets are increased to carry the new load...
Suicidal Move. For its part, the M.P.L.A. pledged to stop at the Zaïre border, hoping to deter Zaïre's President Mobutu Sese Seko-a strong supporter of the F.N.L.A.-from making a retaliatory move against the oil-rich northern enclave of Cabinda. In any case, the M.P.L.A. has stationed 2,000 of its best troops in Cabinda, helped by some Cubans and armed with Soviet T-54 tanks. Thus it is unlikely that Mobutu could overrun Cabinda even if he tried...
...Russians' defensive style is less sophisticated. In fact, the goaltender is the first-and final-line of defense. The Soviet defensemen do not use their bodies to deter opponents as willingly or as often as their N.H.L. counterparts, and the Russian forwards backcheck hardly at all. But with Vladislav Tretiak guarding the goal, there seemed to be little need. He averaged 39 saves in the four games he played and astounded observers with his catlike reflexes...
...animals or the building and equipment of a laundry, clothing store or restaurant. Even so, the widely held belief that estate taxes have mightily contributed to the decline of the family farm is difficult to prove: few if any statistics exist to document it. That is not likely to deter politicians of either party from harping on the belief as they pursue the farm vote this year...