Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...write is to tell it like it is, to avoid neutrality at all costs, to be objective only through the telescope of morality...
...last week his team had agreed to skip the mental-illness defense during the trial so long as the lawyers could pull it out in the penalty phase to help avoid a death sentence. They planned to show jurors photos of the ripe, shaggy hermit at the time of his arrest and offer a tour of the creepy cabin, which has been trucked in as evidence, all to give jurors an idea of the life-style of the man on trial. Burrell overruled Kaczynski's objections to this plan on the grounds that the lawyers, not the client, should...
...entire argument over defense strategy begs the question of what might actually work in this case. One long shot is the "necessity" defense. "It means you are at times in the law entitled to commit a lesser evil to avoid a greater evil," says Stanford law professor George Fisher: in other words, the alleged Unabomber felt he was forced to bomb America in order to save it. But the chances of being allowed to make such a claim are slim. Says Fisher: "Obviously the necessity defense is never going to be allowed to be used as an excuse for terrorism...
Even if Kaczynski is convicted, he may avoid execution. Stanford law professor Babcock speculates that he would appeal to the Supreme Court, probably without success, and then, as the execution date approached, would have writs brought arguing that he's too insane to be executed. "We want people to know what is happening to them and why it's happening, and not have any illusions about it," says Babcock. "So actual crazy people can't be executed." Kaczynski, Babcock believes, will have a new hobby once this trial is over. "Being in jail and running his case is what...
...worst-case scenarios resulting from global warming are more violent storms and increased flooding. In the past two years in Canada alone there have been two major floods that may have been the result of global-warming patterns. Governments should take steps to address the global-warming issue to avoid more floods and storms. In the U.S., Florida lowlands could end up underwater because of rising sea levels. I hope Mickey Mouse can swim. SHAMEER RAVJI Kanata...