Word: error
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Opponents of the death penalty are fortunate in that they have a variety of effective arguments that help them argue their case. They can protest that the death penalty is not cost effective, that it has a high rate of error or that it does not deter crime. Each of these arguments is sound and can be supported with strong empirical evidence. Even so, we should disregard these arguments entirely because it is simply unjust for the state to execute its citizens. Our government does not have the authority to commit murder...
...killer and despite the continuation of similar murders after he was incarcerated (the police wrote them off as “copycat” crimes). These stories are not anecdotal pieces of evidence; they are indicative of a nationwide system of capital punishment that is fraught with error. In the nearly 23 years since the death penalty was reinstated in Illinois, for instance, 12 people have been executed, while no less than 13 death row inmates have been cleared of their capital-murder charges. This prompted the state’s conservative governor George Ryan to issue a moratorium...
With the help of Boston’s Fashion Week and Spring Fashion Weekend, the fashion scene in Boston will continue to grow. If Fred Fairbass had just taken the time to examine the intricacies of the Boston fashion scene, he might not have much such an egregious error as to omit Beantown from “I’m Too Sexy.” Maybe he didn’t name Boston because he couldn’t think of another city to rhyme with it. Or maybe, just maybe, Boston’s too sexy for Right...
...Thoke was untouchable in the first game, holding Cornell hitless until the seventh in a 2-0 shutout. Hits from Tara LaSovage `99, Abeles `00, and a Westbrock error keyed Harvard's scoring...
doubled to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead. Sophomore first baseman Qalison Erbig bunted, and a four-base error on the part of the Crimson allowed her to round the bases...