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...countless more repeat offenders to elude incarceration or do snooze time in a county jail. According to Marc Mauer of the Washington-based Sentencing Project, for each crime committed, an offender stands a 1-in-20 chance of serving time. "People ignore the gun laws because there are no stiff penalties," says Antoine McClarn, 22, who sits in the Cook County Jail on charges of armed robbery. "Guys are charged and then released, and it's like a cycle to them, almost fun. People used to be scared to come here, but now it's a game or a joke...
Though older customers in the store refused to comment, Condom World appears to be reaching out for their patronage: the store offers an "Old Fart's Condom" guaranteed to "help protect your stiff and swollen joint...
...play the good czar in the December elections, remaining above politics. His lack of leadership allowed the reform forces to fragment and be swamped by such simplistic nationalists as Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Since the election Yeltsin has remained mostly out of sight, and when he appears in public, he seems stiff and slow moving...
...handguns were banned, life would be a lot easier for police and district attorneys. The federal government could establish stiff penalties for mere ownership of a handgun. Suspects in serious felonies would face strict jail terms on an easily proven charge of possession, regardless of the outcome of the larger investigation...
...Crimson has also defeated Princeton and defending national champion Columbia (a 9-7 squeaker in New York City), but faces stiff tests in Pennsylvania, perennial rival Wellesley and Notre Dame, a newcomer to the team's schedule...