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...were then charged with attempted murder. That alone represents an improvement; until recently many suspects in violent attacks were charged with nothing more serious than disturbing the peace. The chairman of the German Union of Judges, Rainer Voss, admitted last week that the public saw the judges as "inappropriately lenient" and urged his colleagues "to confront decisively the enemies of humanity and democracy." The Molln case may have provided an instance of the kind of leniency the judges stand accused of. In the week before the attack, prosecutors tried repeatedly to have Michael Peters, 25, one of the two suspects...
Hanselman predicted that masters will be more lenient in allowing parties during reading period than examination period...
...those inhabitants, and their descendants, who had lived in the republic during its brief period of independence between the two World Wars. All others, most of them Russians who immigrated during Soviet rule, were left out and could not vote in recent elections. Estonia's naturalization rules are relatively lenient, however -- just three years' residency, knowledge of Estonian and an oath of loyalty. In Latvia, where fears of Russian political and cultural dominance are justifiably greater, parliament is considering a draconian 16- year residency period...
...Billie Joe Powell, a 16-year-old girl charged with fatally shooting her father, who had allegedly abused her. Townspeople hope their efforts will help persuade the court to try the high school sophomore not as an adult but as a juvenile, so that she will receive more lenient treatment...
...North House, no matter how much it wants to preserve its atmosphere, should have more compassion. If North students are determined to limit access to their house, then they should petition for some interhouse rules--we hope some lenient ones. Whatever the case, they shouldn't intimidate or alienate first-year visitors, especially ones who already have enough hardship. People who live in the Quad should understand that...