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Nov.10.2009
Muhammad and the 'closure' myth
By Naseem Rakha Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Of all the arguments in support of capital punishment, perhaps the most emotionally compelling is that it provides "closure" for the loved ones of murder victims. Prosecuting attorneys, politicians...
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Nov.10.2009
John Allen Muhammad, the so-called D.C. sniper, is scheduled to be put to death today by the state of Virginia for the mass murders he carried out in our nation's capital.
The Supreme Court refused to stay the execution as did Virginia Governor Tim Kaine.
No one will argue that Muhammad is...
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Apr.30.2009
Adversary legalism, what Professor Kagan calls in a very giod book, the American way of law is the structural form that the rule of law takes in its worldwide expansion. Plunder finds in this structure its most fertile ground. To resists such expansion we should point at the tragic outcomes of...
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Feb.04.2009
The 11th circuit court will either decide in favor of life or death for Troy Davis any day now. But he has been waiting for justice for 18 years.Forward this video to someone who has not heard the Troy Davis story and help shed light on injustice.Dear Ugo,
The state of Georgia seems determined to...
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Jun.26.2008
A Crime Exploited, A Tragedy Doubled.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/26/scotus.child.rape.ap/index.html
The US Supreme Court has declared that states have the right to utilize capital punishment only in cases in which a life is taken. An eye for an eye, as it were. The hue and cry this...
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Jun.26.2008
A Crime Exploited, A Tragedy Doubled.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/26/scotus.child.rape.ap/index.html
The US Supreme Court has declared that states have the right to utilize capital punishment only in cases in which a life is taken. An eye for an eye, as it were. The hue and cry this...
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