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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Hyatt's other major campaign issues include his advocacy of a cancellation of roadblocks, which he says "punish everybody, to get the few offenders" in favor of more frequent application of existing drunk-driving penalties, and his support for the death penalty for first-degree murder...

Author: By Emil E. Parker, | Title: Hyatt Kicks Off Race For Governor, Blasts Dukakis | 3/18/1986 | See Source »

Though no one can prove that the death penalty will actually reduce crime, Koch asserts that the death penalty "must be available to punish crimes of cold-blooded murder, cases in which any other form of punishment would be inadequate and, therefore, unjust." In effect, Koch excludes as "unjust" any policy which might achieve the same decrease in crime without putting offenders to death. It is a crime that a Democrat could justify a state which can sacrifice the lives of its citizens as the means...

Author: By Sean L. Mckenna, | Title: Koch and Punishment | 2/25/1986 | See Source »

...angered jurors decided to punish the school: "You know how your mama used to whip you down?" explained Jury Forewoman Melanie Mims. And Juror Darryell Howell added, of the university's treatment of Kemp, "We don't want this to ever happen again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Blowing the Whistle on Georgia | 2/24/1986 | See Source »

Galvin strongly criticized proposed Federal cuts in student aid and President Reagan's proposed tax bill, parts of which he said were "designed to affect this university--designed to punish this university...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: Congressional Candidate Galvin Touts Record for Campus Dems | 2/21/1986 | See Source »

...like our Puritan forefathers, we New Englanders need to punish ourselves, and to insulate ourselves from the heathen. By banding together to affirm our allegiance to the Almighty Sox-Bruins-Celts, we share a communal misery (and occasionally a communal jubilation) that confirms our faith and purifies our sporting souls...

Author: By Robert F. Cunha jr., | Title: Patriots' Pathos | 2/1/1986 | See Source »

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