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...what does coercion mean to the critics of the PSLM? As we see it, coercion is the initiation of force as a means of obtaining a desired end, where force is the use or appropriation of an individual??s property without his consent. Initiation is the key term. If you are attacked, or if your life is in danger, you have the right to defend yourself, because you have a property right in yourself. The word coercion includes all forms of aggression, including rape, murder and military aggression, as well as many things (for example, pickpocketing or theft...
...jousted in an informal debate, Silverglate countered that torture should not be institutionalized in the legal system, though he did say he might support torture in extreme cases where an individual??s life could be saved only by extracting information from terrorists or kidnappers. Later, a jury would have to decide whether the torture was justified, he said...
...officer said members became suspicious of the individual??s identity after hearing about the BSC incident and “were preparing to confront him with evidence that he was not an undergraduate,” but he withdrew his name before they had a chance...
...acts so horrific and so affronting to basic human values that they no longer deserve a jury trial. Yet the purpose of a trial is to determine the facts, through the presentation to a jury of convincing evidence that has been tested through the adversarial system. Once an individual??s guilt has been established, the sentence may follow—but the punishment for accused terrorists, like that for suspected mass murderers and alleged serial rapists, must come after the finding of guilt. Should even Osama bin Laden be brought before a judge in chains, we would hope...
...won’t speculate on each individual??s reason to quit. Football’s a big commitment, a lot of hours out of the day, and Harvard’s a great place—a lot of things to do and experiment with, and football’s a big sacrifice,” Rose says. “I’d say every player comes close to quitting sometime in his career...