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Today, a creditor generally cannot imprison his debtor, nor can he garnishee his salary without a court order. The creditor cannot even pursue and harass him with the traditional rudenesses of the bill collector. According to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, which took effect in 1978, a bill collector cannot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The American Way of Debt | 5/31/1982 | See Source »

...absolute, on our side is the old adage that freedom of speech doesn't permit a scream of fire in a crowded theatre. "Negative social pressures" may well prove effective in covertly abridging gays civil rights. While supporting freedom of speech for gays, we will work hard to harass anyone who listens to gays' public speeches, while supporting freedom of the press for gay publications, we will antagonize any and all subscribers; while supporting gays' right to privacy, we will require special medical tests for avowed homosexuals. You see, Director, how easy it will be once we have an impassioned...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Follow the Leader | 5/28/1982 | See Source »

...discourage it. In the absence of such knowledge, common sense suggests that negative social pressures may keep some who have a choice from adopting a homosexual life. We would think that a good thing. "Earlier, the letter had stated that the University nonetheless had an obligation not to harass those who were already...

Author: By Paul A. Engelmayer, | Title: A Question of Tolerance | 5/3/1982 | See Source »

...Fort Benning, Ga. The Pentagon hopes that the course will solve one key weakness of the army: a lack of skilled young leaders to command small units. Says one U.S. military analyst: "The basic Salvadoran unit isn't trained to patrol. It doesn't ambush. It doesn't harass. It doesn't pursue. They've never

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terror, Right and Left | 3/22/1982 | See Source »

...disclosures now burst upon the public: the details of the original Watergate break-in and wiretapping; the burglary of the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist; the coverup; the use of governmental agencies to harass political opponents; and such juvenile escapades as the so-called enemies list-which in effect really amounted to a list of those not to invite to White House dinners, something that exists tacitly in every Administration. The immature second level of the Nixon White House managed to turn this triviality into another national scandal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WATERGATE: THE FEAR OF GOD | 3/8/1982 | See Source »

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