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...terrorism unhindered by some long-established legal norms. Most Americans agree that the government has to go after terrorists aggressively and with all appropriate means. Where they part company is on the question of what means are appropriate, at least if the goal is not only to deter another attack but also to protect both the freedom of Americans and the reputation of their country as one that takes ideas like decency and justice seriously. In the White House version of how that struggle must be conducted, it's acceptable to hold captured suspects indefinitely without trial, hand them over...
...death penalty still exists in a country that disavows “cruel and unusual punishment” in its very constitution. The death penalty exists today as a grisly spectacle meant to soothe the retributive minds of a majority of Americans as much as it does to deter potential violent criminals from committing crimes. But punishment should not be tailored to the electorate. Rather it should follow the same moral norms that every citizen of the United States is expected to follow—moral norms that prohibit killing except in self-defense. As Stanley Williams reportedly tried...
...having any more violations,” Kwong said. CLC Executive Officer Elizabeth Y. Lint added that yesterday’s suspension will in no way influence the CLC’s decision regarding Felipe’s extended hours appeal. Brush also added that the suspension will not deter the owners’ efforts to relocate Felipe’s. “We are still actively looking at other locations in Harvard Square,” he said...
...idea behind the slayings was not just to punish the perpetrators of Munich but also to disrupt and deter future terrorist acts. For the second goal, one dead P.L.O. operative was as good as another. Klein quotes a senior intelligence source: "Our blood was boiling. When there was information implicating someone, we didn't inspect it with a magnifying glass...
...educational institutions, according to Schmidgen, even seminars have at least 30 to 40 students. Harvard’s seminars have “a more profound focus on the individual interests of students,” he says. And, in Berlin, professors occasionally try hard to deter students from taking their classes to prevent overcrowding, Schmidgen adds.One method of deterring enrollment, he says he observed, is talking rapidly about things that students don’t understand. Schmidgen also explains that while Harvard professors are expected to carefully plan for their courses, German professors often “walk...