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...less likely to think twice before firing. And since police use of guns is extremely low in Cambridge, Tasers aren’t replacing deadly force. Indiscriminate Taser use by police is a frightening possibility. Being Tasered might be preferable to being shot, but it is certainly no picnic. The weapon that would find itself in the hands of the CPD shoots four barbs that embed themselves up to 0.3 inches into a victims’ skin and deliver a 50,000-volt electrical shock. Cambridge Police Lieutenant Stephen A. Ahern, who was willingly Tasered at a public demonstration, told...
...hardly been a picnic though. In January 2005 Veolia issued a boil-water advisory after allowing some subpar water into the system, and came under fierce local criticism for playing fast and loose with public safety. Hewitt insists that the water quality always met EPA standards and that the incident could as easily have happened in a municipally run facility. "We went into this deal with our eyes open, knowing we'd have better and worse years. This is a long-term investment. The Europeans are very patient. And we're on target for success over the 20-year period...
...zoophilia. The closest thing Zoo has to a moral guide is the woman charged with finding a new home for the dead man's horse, and even she, by the end, is compassionate. "Michael Moore's first movie was about a group of Nazis and they were having a picnic," says Devor. "The left was very p----- off at him because he didn't clearly say, 'This is bad.' I don't think art is supposed to give messages. It can be enigmatic and push buttons...
...GRANGE PARK OPERA Near Winchester in Hampshire, the theater is a converted orangery, the mansion itself houses the restaurant. Fields and woods make the perfect backdrop for a picnic - eat in the big tent or a private Indian pavilion (but make note: if you bring more than one servant, you must book a separate pavilion for them). At season's end, some productions move briefly to Nevill Holt in Leicestershire, a medieval house with a theater in the old stables. Rare treats this season are Michel Legrand's 1964 marriage-of-convenience saga Les Parapluies de Cherbourg and Sergei Prokofiev...