How should societies punish those who commit the worst crimes? As fewer countries use the death penalty, more are imposing (v.实施) life sentences (see International section). The number of people jailed for life worldwide rose by more than 80% between 2000 and 2014, to nearly half a mill...
I think this should give you a touch of humility. If you were once capable of saying things that you later decide were actually cruel or cowardly or ungenerous or untrue, you should be open to the possibility that one day, in the future, you’ll have the same thoughts about the things ...
Okay, yes, horse thieves should be punished, but I can't help but note how clever that is. It IS a little extreme if that planning that particular brand of chicanery, but I can see it working. Hence, the law. By the way, that law also existsin Alabama and Georgia. So if you're...
the court, need not be “a dead ringer for historical precursors” but must be “analogous enough to pass constitutional muster.” Second, many believe this slavish devotion to history to be deeply flawed. For example, why should law-making in modern society be jacketed by ...
On one side, you hear the gentle carillon up the hill at St. Elizabeth’s; her chimes singing to you some hymn of goodness and light and all that heaven enfolds and humanity should aspire to. On the other side, you hear the tornado/air raid sirens on East Mountain, warning and testif...
The pro-life movement also refers to pregnant women as mothers. They describe them in this way to emphasize that the preborn child is, in fact, a child. A baby is not just an item that you should be able to throw away. Pro-choicers also use the term “mother” for pregnant women,...
That hate-Law said it was now death penalty for the jew’s bogus accusation “antisemitism.” Back then the Jew was in total control of the Sovjet-Russian state. The Jew could write any law the Jew wanted and the law the Jew wanted most was death penalty for anyone talking back to ...
People with COVID-19 should isolate for 5 days and if they are asymptomatic or their symptoms are resolving (without fever for 24 hours), follow that by 5 days of wearing a mask when around others to minimize the risk of infecting people they encounter. ...
The pro-life movement also refers to pregnant women as mothers. They describe them in this way to emphasize that the preborn child is, in fact, a child. A baby is not just an item that you should be able to throw away.Pro-choicers also use the term “mother” for pregnant women, ...
Trump’s advisers and allies have repeatedly said that Democrats should be called on to state limits to abortion. “Harris articulated her position on abortion passionately and forcefully — but awkwardly dodging the late term question was very noticeable,” said Stephen Lawson, a...