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...promise to cooperate fully with the inquiry. After an 18-month delay, it handed over no original documents, only 16 pages of letters referring to other documents. That stonewalling has outraged the victims and their families. "You can't have a country like Britain waltzing around as the moral policeman of the world and ignoring concerns in its own backyard," says Greg O'Neill, a lawyer for the victims. He and other victims are weighing whether to sue the British government, both for compensation and in hopes of getting closer to the truth...
...futuristic, nightmarish view of Los Angeles in 2019, humans have created clones called replicants that serve human colonies outside Earth. Harrison Ford, as Deckard, is a blade runner—a policeman who specializes in terminating replicants. Deckard is brought out of retirement when five replicants escape from their colony and comes back to Earth. The gray and rainy vision of Los Angeles is but one of the film’s astounding visuals. 7 p.m. Tickets $8; $6 students. Harvard Film Archive...
...police, the supposed law enforcers, are also tainted. What could turn out to be India's biggest-ever corruption case emerged this month when Bombay's top policeman, Commissioner R.S. Sharma, went on leave after he was accused by a court-appointed investigator of mishandling the case of Abdul Karim Telgi. A small-time businessman, Telgi is suspected of printing and selling counterfeit government documents, called stamp papers, that can be used as legal tender in India. Telgi's stamp-paper revenue?estimates range from $750 million to $7 billion?was a loss to the National Treasury; it allegedly ended...
...London debut. Les Mis, a self-described tale of “the passion and triumph of the human spirit,” bases itself on Victor Hugo’s celebrated novel and tells the story of Jean Valjean, a noble fugitive, and his run-ins with determined policeman Javert. 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets $28-$85. Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston Street...
...really get started until you work up a good buzz. Enforcement of underage drinking on campus is lax—the residential colleges and the administration see alcohol consumption primarily as a safety issue, not a disciplinary one. “I’m not a policeman,” says Smith...