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...Harrises, who were seeking immunity from prosecution. District Attorney David Thomas says he has not ruled out charges. But at this point, he lacks sufficient evidence of any wrongdoing. And he is not sure whether charging the parents would do any good. "Could I really do anything to punish them anymore...
...Lungren responded by saying that "punishment is the linchpin of the criminal justice system" and that victims "say punish that person...
...company of the future know in advance when improving product A is "monopolistic?" Or when serving the consumer is "predatory?" It cannot. And the moral bankruptcy of such schemes is, therefore, akin to all ex post facto legislation. It is no different from any other attempt to punish someone today for an action performed legally yesterday...
...experiences as painful but transcendental, and not surprisingly, there's a fair amount of New Age flimflam associated with the movement. But many adherents like Loving More leader Ryam Nearing prefer to dwell on science. "People are biologically poly," she asserts, noting that polyamory occurs even in societies that punish it by death. Polyamorists love the work of Helen Fisher, a Rutgers University anthropologist and author of Anatomy of Love. Fisher has written that only 16% of cultures on record actually prescribe monogamy; in most, polygamy is sought after by men as a sign of power. Fisher also completed...
...feel strongly as a parent that we should punish those who are in fact guilty of injuring or harming children," Ogletree said. "But by the same token, I feel very strongly that no person should be unjustly convicted of something when there are serious questions about the coercive nature of the testimony from children...