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Martha Stewart's prison sentence for conspiracy, obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal investigators is a stark reminder that if we fail to obey the law, we will suffer the consequences [July 26]. From time to time we need to be reminded of our moral responsibilities. Stewart could have avoided the scandal that enveloped her simply by taking the high road and admitting that she had made a mistake. BRUCE WEINSTEIN New York City...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 16, 2004 | 8/16/2004 | See Source »

...work together? Murder is wrong, regardless of what a woman has done or not done. Shirley Jones-Luke Boston The Moral of Martha Martha Stewart's prison sentence for conspiracy, obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal investigators is a stark reminder that if we fail to obey the law, we will suffer the consequences [July 26]. From time to time we need to be reminded of our moral responsibilities. Stewart could have avoided the scandal that enveloped her simply by taking the high road and admitting that she had made a mistake. Bruce Weinstein New York City...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 8/15/2004 | See Source »

...Indeed, authorities throughout Asia have discovered how difficult it can be to persuade motorists to obey the rules of the road or to take even the most obviously beneficial safety precautions. In Vietnam, where 95% of the vehicles on the road are motorcycles, helmets are mandatory. Yet only 3% of riders wear them, according to the WHO. Riders contemptuously refer to helmets as "rice cookers," too uncomfortable to wear in the country's steamy weather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mean Streets | 8/2/2004 | See Source »

...head on the concrete road and was knocked out. Doctors managed to save his life, but he was almost completely paralyzed. Vinh struggled through an agonizing six years of rehabilitation to regain control of his right hand. He has this advice for his fellow commuters: "Go slowly and obey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mean Streets | 8/2/2004 | See Source »

...society as a whole. Bangkok-based professor Yordphol says many Thai motorists believe that no matter how defensively they drive, their fate is predetermined. "We are trying to persuade them that accidents are not an act of God," Yordphol says, "that you can avoid them if you are careful, obey the laws, and not speed or drive under the influence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mean Streets | 8/2/2004 | See Source »

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