Word: draconianism
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...streams of anxious refugees sought to join others who had already left by land, sea and air. But with thousands backed up in lines that stretched for miles at the frontiers waiting to get through customs, there was no hope of meeting the timetable for the Nigerian government's draconian order to as many as 700,000 men, women and children, all illegal aliens, to leave the country...
...MOST FRIGHTENING proposal yet from those who advocate building more prisons is to contract eat their operation to private prison corporations. What better way to fuel the line and cry for draconian law and order than to give the business community a financial stake in increasing the number of prisoners? Although Texas and New Mexico have already passed legislation authorizing private prisons, no states are actually using them. However, private companies do operate alien detention centers (primarily for Haitians) for the federal government, and there have already been at least two instances of neglect and violence against prisoners that probably...
Suwar al Dahab must also soothe religious divisions aggravated 19 months ago when Nimeiri imposed strict Islamic law on Sudan. Under Nimeiri's draconian enforcement of the Sharia code, the country took on a strangely medieval air: public lashings and executions were reinstated, couples in the street were asked to provide proof of marriage, and thieves could expect to have a hand amputated. In the midst of the coup, the Sudanese proclaimed their resentment of the code. Suwar al Dahab, who is a devout Muslim but no fanatic, has already hinted that he may relax, though not repeal, the imposition...
...million Blacks were forcibly relocated from "white" rural or urban areas to be kept in tin shacks in the destitute bantustans or homelands. Petty legal segregation was extended. The apparatus of the police state was crested, including a law permitting unlimited detention without trial. Despite these Draconian measures, the South African economy soared. Only the others country--Japan--outpaced South African in real growth in the 1960s. By the end of the decade, white South Africans were among the most affluent people in the world. Meanwhile, American corporations worked to integrate room and move Blacks into low-level management position...
Garrity concedes that his harbor order was "draconian" but adds that it was also essential. Says he: "Because of human and toxic waste, the condition of the harbor is in violation of both state and federal law. It is unsafe, unsanitary and totally indecent. It is a condition profoundly inconsistent with the public interest." Massachusetts Attorney General Francis Bellotti plans to call for a stay of the order this week so its impact can be assessed...