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...writers of the wire are wrong to advocate jury nullification as civil disobedience in the war on drugs [March 17]. These men say they would acquit any drug defendant, regardless of the evidence, if the crime did not involve violence. Their position undermines the legal system--society would collapse if everyone applied this principle for his own social grievance. And it is difficult, if not impossible, to distinguish between "nonviolent" and "violent" drug offenses. The seeds of violence--shattered lives, shattered bodies, broken homes--are sown every time illegal drugs "peacefully" pass from hand to hand. We indeed need...
Actually, blend is the wrong word. Perry's shows are contradictorily and simultaneously rude, forgiving, uplifting, demeaning. Comedy will get churning wildly, then stop in its tracks for a confession of spousal or child abuse. Laugh-cry, empathize-criticize: the mood changes so rapidly in these anachronistic exhibitions that they can seem defiantly postmodern...
...climbing, rock-climbing and skiing. He has created everything from prosthetic legs that function as crampons to feet that lock directly into ski bindings. "You have to learn not to say never with these guys," says Carroll. "If you do, they're going to go out and prove you wrong...
...step of the journey back that started on the ice in Wisconsin last March—and this time a win can get them to the national championship.“People underestimate us out in the Midwest, and we’re looking forward to proving some people wrong,” Cahow said.If the Crimson plays the kind of hockey it’s been playing all season, you can bet that Harvard won’t go home heartbroken tonight.Because revenge is a dish best served cold—and it doesn’t get much...
...These men and women may seem to embody the English tradition of the plucky Dickensian Dodger, but it would be wrong to mistake their ingenuity for anything other than desperation, social workers say. Like those to whom the travel ads all around the airport appeal, Heathrow's homeless are also in search of escape: from debts, legal problems, family responsibilities. They often have mental health or substance abuse problems, and they often refuse help. During the day, some travel by public transport into London to beg, busk or take drugs, while others remain in the airport, sometimes scrounging food...