Word: strapping
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They will never execute O.J. Simpson. They will never strap O.J. down in the gas chamber, seal the door, and drop the poison pellets (California's chosen method). Even putting it in these terms proves the point. It is unimaginable. We will not allow it -- "we" being the same American citizenry that supports capital punishment by a wide margin in every poll, the same citizenry to which politicians promise ever more executions for an ever greater variety of crimes...
...courts supported three Arkansas State Penitentiary prisoners who claimed that the use of leather strap was "cruel and unusual." The decision in the case of Jackson vs. Bishop states that "the strap's use, irrespective of any precautionary conditions which may be imposed, offends contemporary concepts of decency and human dignity, and precepts of civilization which we profess to possess. "Nevertheless, six of the nine points listed to explain this finding concerned the difficulties of regulating corporal punishment...
Sledding after a nice soft snowfall gets my blood flowing, If I'm feeling a little crazy, maybe I'll strap on the skis...
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Redstone, a rags-to-riches tycoon who is worth about $4 billion, has always sought to crush all comers -- from rivals who might try to bust up his latest deal to weekend tennis partners. On the court he uses a special leather strap that wraps around his scarred right hand to enable him to grip the racquet. "He is the most formidable competitor I've ever had," says Alan Friedberg, a retired chairman of Loews Theater Management Corp. In one tennis rally, Redstone demanded to know whether his ball was in or out. "He had to know, even though...