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...Faced with Hulett’s guilty plea, Judge Cashman—a Vietnam War veteran and former prosecutor known for handing down harsh sentences from the bench—found himself up against a classic dilemma: seek rehabilitation or settle for retribution. In this case, a bizarre twist in Vermont law made the choice particularly stark. Because Hulett was classified as “low risk” by the state corrections department, he would be ineligible to receive mental health treatment in a traditional prison. To get Hulett into a treatment program, Judge Cashman had to keep...
...instead. A caller alerted HUPD to two loiterers allegedly engaged in a lewd act inside the Mass Ave. restaurant. Police found the pair, released one after issuing him or her a no-trespass warning, but arrested Ferlan of Boston because of an outstanding warrant. Sometimes, love can be so harsh...
...start a Second World War, invade your countries, and systematically kill tens of millions because of their religious and ethnic identity. Oh, and we’re going to do this really soon.” Rather, they focused on the treatment of ethnic Germans in Czechoslovakia, the harsh terms of the Versailles treaty, and other “legitimate” grievances that any respectable nation can have...
Ignatieff’s entrance into politics has been marked by controversy. He has faced harsh accusations of using disparaging ethnic slurs against Ukrainians in his published work and of being an opportunist...
...older and more traditional gym, with a claustrophobic, sound-amplifying atmosphere enhanced by the proximity and steep angle of the wooden bleachers, which easily transform into potent noisemakers. Standing throughout the whole game, the Yale students directed most of their animosity towards freshman guard Drew Housman. Housman received a harsh initiation to the Harvard-Yale rivalry, as Bulldogs fans chanted the guard’s name and mocked his shooting whenever he touched the ball. The point guard finished with nine points on 2-of-10 from the field and 4-of-7 from the line, to go along with...