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...Evidence. The federal statute involved is a tricky one. Although shooting someone deprives him of his rights to life and liberty, it is necessary to prove not only the consequence of the illegal act but the purposeful intent to commit it in violation of constitutional prohibitions-a tougher standard of guilt than that required in a murder trial. Prosecutors were able to show that the Guardsmen had used "excessive and unjustified" force, but, said Battisti, who acted before the defense had begun its case, "the Government has presented no evidence bearing directly on the intentions of [the] defendants who fired...
...cliché: The U.S. must increase domestic energy supplies while decreasing consumption. Studies by the Ford Foundation and the Federal Energy Administration present the options in detail. They leave no doubt that energy conservation is possible with some sacrifice. All that is lacking is a firm decision to commit the U.S. to a course of action...
Later, as defense counsel kept drawing ready admissions from Dean that he had shredded documents, helped others commit perjury and obstructed justice, Sirica seemed to tire of the repetition...
...incredible to watch my Republican Party continue to commit piecemeal suicide, the latest shocker being the proposed 5% surtax on the middle and working classes...
Airport searches operate on an interesting premise: that the government can prevent crime by searching innocent people to make sure that none of them is a criminal, or has the means to commit a crime. The premise, of course, is demonstrably correct, as the absence of hijackings the last 21 months proves. Logically, the government should apply this sound theory of crime prevention to other danger areas. Why not search people going into banks? That would undoubtedly end bank robberies. To prevent both non-violent shoplifting and violent hold-ups, why not search customers in stores and supermarkets? They...