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...same way that I feel about smoking," said Jaime F. Perez '97, who said he needs his regular three cups daily. "I know it harms me in some way. It's just that it's part of the routine...
...indeed, after years of topics like "Get Bigger Breasts or Else" (Rolonda) and "He Slept with the Baby-Sitter" (Sally Jessy Raphael), there is evidence that there may actually be a limit to what audiences will watch. Last week saw the twin cancellations of Gabrielle Carteris' and Charles Perez's shows; already consigned to the scrap heap are the programs of Carnie Wilson and Danny Bonaduce. Of the eight new shows introduced last year with great fanfare--or at least as much fanfare as could be drummed up for programs built around former stars of Beverly Hills...
Many in Wenatchee no doubt wish they could resume their own lives so blithely. The Robersons were among 40 adults accused of thousands of sex crimes by detective Robert Perez. Perez's charges were based on unvideotaped "recovered memories," which it now seems he may have coerced from children, including his troubled foster daughter. Yet he and local prosecutors still managed to jail 28 people, many poor, mentally deficient, or otherwise unable to mount a robust defense...
...Justice Department investigate. Indeed, Attorney General Janet Reno has asked her civil rights division to review the case under laws against misusing public office to deprive citizens of their due-process rights; a report is due after Christmas. But it is unclear whether the proofs necessary to convict Perez and others are available in Wenatchee. A state appeals court may free those who were jailed. But no court can effect the rebuilding of shattered lives and families...
COMMON SENSE WOULD DICTATE THAT detective Perez is looking for something to find, rather than looking for criminals. A good analogy would be giving a four-year-old a hammer--soon a lot of things need to be hammered. Perez needs to be investigated. If it turns out that he is working within the law, then the law needs to be investigated. ANTHONY WIERSIELIS Bayonne, New Jersey...