Word: rabidity
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Even the most rabid supporters of the death penalty should recognize that the interests of justice are not served by the execution of the innocent, and there can be no moral justification for a refusal to support sensible measures that would enable the wrongfully convicted to prove their innocence. In the words of the late Justice Harry A. Blackmun '29, "The execution of a person who can show that he is innocent comes perilously close to simple murder...
...month training school where they learn the intricacies of criminal law, first aid, CPR, court procedures, self-defense, patrol procedure and firearm training. Think police academy, but without Proctor. Each officer packs a gun, along with other implements of destruction like batons and mace, for stunning even the most rabid pre-med intent on stealing a little nitrous after a chem final...
When the public address announcer at Lynah Rink announced that Cornell would host the Harvard men's hockey team in the first round, a roar echoed across the building. The Big Red (13-12-1, 10-9-1) is renowned for having some of the most rabid fans in all of college hockey, but the Crimson (11-15-2, 9-10-2 ECAC) elicit a deeper hatred...
...maybe it's not for everybody, the hillbilly nation. In the nearby town of Pickens, the chance of getting picked off in someone's shooting fantasy were slimmer, but Bush support was no less rabid. On Main Street, barber Don Gravely, who liked McCain, was putting whitewalls on 20-year-old Kevin Gilstrap's head when I asked Gilstrap his preference. "Bush." And why? "Well, I'm not real sure. He used to be a Major League baseball owner, and I'm a pretty big baseball fan." Bret Turner, 30, climbed into the chair next and said Bush...
...these were not any 2,035 fans. These were 2,035 rabid, The-Game-like fans who turned out en masse to Lavietes Pavilion. And this was on the same night that 2,801 fans were in Bright Hockey Center for Harvard's 3-2 win over Yale. For those playing at home, that's almost 5,000 people across the Charles at one time for non-football athletic events...