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...psychological effects of solitary confinement are profound. Boston psychiatrist Stuart Grassian has noted that “solitary confinement itself can cause a very specific kind of psychiatric syndrome, which in its worst stages can lead to an agitated, hallucinatory, confusional psychotic state often involving random violence and self-mutilation.” The extreme sensory and intellectual deprivation that prisoners experience locked up these cells frequently leads to suicide attempts. In addition to the severity of the punishment, prisoners in such conditions are also denied rehabilitative opportunities such as education and drug treatment programs, reducing the likelihood that they...
...grade school, people used to always write a boy’s name after my name—you know, to indicate that I actually loved that random person. Gross! Then, when I grew up, nobody made any jokes for a long time. Sometimes now, though, since I have been involved more publicly with queer stuff at Harvard, I find people writing hostile things on various websites. They also seem to think it’s very funny that my last name is Love...
...Thaksin is used to getting his way, but he found a formidable opponent this time. Purachai's record as an anticorruption fighter and his high-profile "social-order campaign"?which instituted a 2 a.m. curfew and random drug tests at Bangkok's notorious nightclubs?won widespread public support. And when it appeared Thaksin was trying to engineer Purachai's resignation, Thaksin's own political mentor, Chanlong Srimuang, publicly backed the Justice Minister. By Friday, Thaksin backed down, niftily taking credit for keeping Purachai in the government?"He definitely won't quit, I insist"?while also heading off potential divisions...
...commissioner's office will also "conduct systematic inspection of privatebusinesses to make sure they have adhered to thelaw," Chalfen said. The random checks will be madetwice a year, according to city officials...
...Noting the frequency of such incidents in bars and clubs, Aguanno says she “turned to the man on the street and told him to fuck off.” Undeterred, the man walked right up to Aguanno. She shoved him away, as one often does with random ass-grabbers, and shouted that he had better get lost. The man’s friend got involved, asking, “What’s the matter, baby?” Aguanno shoved the friend away as well, saying, “You guys had better...