Word: legalism
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...appreciable error rate in applying the death penalty should not be surprising, however, considering the numerous ways in which the system can break down. Since accused murderers usually cannot afford to hire their own legal representation, their lawyers often lack competence. The jury and/or judge may also be prejudiced against the defendant on racial, ethnic or other grounds. Furthermore, the state may base its case on the testimony of convicted criminals who have been offered reduced sentences and other perks in exchange for their testimony, as happened in the Spence case...
Regardless of whether we adhere to the philosophy of an eye for an eye, until the American legal system becomes flawless, we should kill the death penalty...
...could he do his best if he was drinking? A second set of analyses of his blood had confirmed the original tests taken on Aug. 31: Paul had between 1.75 and 1.87 grams of alcohol per liter of blood, nearly four times the legal blood-alcohol limit of 0.5. To that, last week, were added explosive toxicology results: Paul's blood also contained "therapeutic" amounts of fluoxetine (the generic name for the antidepressant Prozac) and trace amounts of tiapride, a drug used to treat various conditions and is sometimes prescribed to quiet symptoms of agitation and aggressiveness in patients being...
...immigrant, like Soros, I understand his reaction to the government's reduction of programs aiding legal immigrants. People from abroad are the pride and strength of this great country. God bless Soros! We are all immigrants. JOAQUIM G.M. FERRO Hudson, Mass...
What you forgot to mention in your item on the special-interest, or collector, stamps being sold by the International Collectors Society [NOTEBOOK, Aug. 25] is that these issues, although legal, are often vastly misrepresented. Stamps like the ones you showed of the White House cat Socks are sometimes advertised as being rare or a great opportunity for investment. They are neither. They are printed in tiny countries at the request of the I.C.S., and only enough are used in the country of origin to qualify them as "genuine postally used." The block of nine Socks stamps, which sells...