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Federal prosecutors obtained the racketeering conviction of a man they claim is Philadelphia's top Mob boss, John Stanfa. The guilty verdict, which could put Stanfa away for life, is the latest in a string of successful prosecutions that authorities say has severely weakened organized-crime families around the country...
...SIMPSON MAY STILL HAVE HIS Ferrari and Bentley cars and his beautiful home in Brentwood, but that doesn't make him a hero to millions of abused women who live in greater fear because of his not-guilty verdict [PRESS, Oct. 23]. Rather than talk about knocking that chip off Marcia Clark's shoulder, Simpson should just keep quiet and forget about big advertising contracts. GEORGE A. DEAN, Southport, California...
...perfect world, not a single word would be uttered about O.J. Simpson ever again. No matter how wrong the verdict was, I would be perfectly content to have him sail off into the sunset and not have to think about him anymore. At best, he is a very lucky man, and at worst, he is a disgusting murderer. If all went well, he would realize that the majority of Americans will always see him as both, and he would retreat into permanent seclusion to enjoy his precious freedom...
...ATTORNEYS IN SWEDEN WHO FOLlowed the Simpson trial concluded that 50% of the mass of evidence presented would have been sufficient for a guilty verdict if the trial had taken place in Sweden. In contrast, the jury's ridiculously short deliberation was a travesty of justice and a complete disservice to the community. African Americans and women would be the chief beneficiaries of a more just society guided by responsibility, which this jury sadly renounced. THOMAS MARK, Stockholm
...WOMAN AND A FEMINIST, I WAS OUTraged to read of nothing but racial issues in articles about the verdict. Before the trial, O.J. Simpson was never much of an advocate for African Americans. Everyone involved in this fiasco did his best to confuse the real issue of domestic violence, the reason Simpson was brought to court the first time. It is obvious that our society still considers domestic violence a private matter rather than an important human-rights issue. KATE SULLIVAN, Plainfield, Vermont...