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...reason is a simple one: fair process must be granted to those accused of human rights breaches, lest the institutions that mete out judgments on rights violators trample on rights themselves. Though Judge Guzman may have been convinced by Pinochet’s lucidity during trial that the General was not as mad as his lawyers claimed he was, yesterday’s Court of Appeals ruling came barely a day after news that Pinochet was even recovering from his illness, and there is little evidence that the court could have known for certain Pinochet’s present capacity...

Author: By Adam Goldenberg, | Title: The Perils of Pinochet | 12/21/2004 | See Source »

Doffing an ill-fitting outfit not unlike the gawky, scrawny look of Steve Ditko's original Spider-Man, Andy, assisted by Louis, goes around looking for trouble. But unlike traditional superheroes who mete out righteous justice against inarguable criminals foisting their evil on the world, Andy lives in a more realistic world of pettiness and personal issues. So Andy and Louis are left to manufacture debatable opportunities for justice, like leaving a wallet on the street and waiting for someone to pick it up and try to keep the money. "What good is having a friend with super strength...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Super Zero | 8/13/2004 | See Source »

...keep Delamora off death row--someone willing to ignore a grieving widow, the local sheriff and his own staff. Which makes Earle both courageous and freakish. It's one thing to understand that the vengeful emotions that accompany the death penalty can trump the factual certainties required to mete it out fairly. It's quite another to intellectualize the issue when a woman has lost her husband...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guarding Death's Door | 7/14/2003 | See Source »

...other words, if the prospect of seeing ultimate surfer dude Wilson running from bullets set to a throbbing soundtrack and witnessing Hackman climb into a Navy plane to mete out his special sauce of Hackman street justice appeals to you, then Behind Enemy Lines will be sure to entertain this weekend...

Author: By Jimmy Zha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crossing the 'Lines' | 11/30/2001 | See Source »

...affair between a man and a woman who exchange no names, no life stories, only bodily fluids. Baise-moi (still playing in theaters and due out on DVD next month) is Thelma & Louise torqued up as a relentless feminist-porno melodrama. The two leads endure severe sexual abuse, then mete out revenge as a dish best served scalding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Films That Are Good In Bed | 11/26/2001 | See Source »

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