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...favor of "legal argument or moral reversal." I presume that since the death penalty is legal in the state of Missouri, Tobin does not mean that the governor should have invoked a law as justification for the commuation of Mease's sentence. Instead, I can only assume that she meant that the death penalty should be repealed in Missouri. As long as the First Amendment exists, I suggest that any point of view (even religious) could be used in such a "legal argument"--a debate...
...general introduction to careers... it's not meant to have the specificity that upperclassmen need," Robinson said...
Then he began studying how the three-strikes law would actually work. He noticed that a nonviolent crime--burglary, for instance--could count as a third strike. "That meant you could get life for breaking into someone's garage and stealing a stereo," he says. "I've had my stereo stolen, and I've had my daughter stolen. I believe I know the difference...
Historically, a command of language and understanding of American politics has not necessarily meant everyone in America has been treated as an equal citizen...
Much of the problem here is our cognitive machinery for gauging risk. Human beings evolved in societies of 40, 50, maybe 100 people. In those groups, if you saw a mother sobbing that her child had been carried off by a wild animal, it meant your child faced a real risk. So, apparently, the human brain evolved to take such reports seriously. But today Americans live in a society of 250 million people. If you turn on the TV and see a mother sobbing that her child has been abducted, it means nothing of statistical significance. Still, you instinctively...