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...fact, one of the most difficult aspects of my summer jobs has been making myself laugh at horrible jokes. A random assortment of suicide notes would be far more amusing than anything I have heard. Although the majority of them are so ethnically and sexually offensive that even printing them would touch off a series of riots, it is possible to convey a little bit of their essence...
...campus at Austin and gunned down 14 people. The bloodiest rampage by a lone gunman on a single day was waged by James Oliver Huberty, who murdered 21 victims, many of them children, in a McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro, Calif., in 1984. In the past two decades, random mass slayings have become increasingly common in the U.S. It is a phenomenon peculiar to the late 20th century: a single twisted soul / slaughtering near or total strangers, acting on a vague, incomprehensible motive. Like so many other mass murderers, serial killers and assassins, Sherrill, 44, was described...
...July N.F.L. Commissioner Rozelle proposed a $1 million-a-year plan that would require a player to take two random tests during the regular season. They would include tests for alcohol as well as drugs. A first positive test for most substances would lead to 30 days of counseling. During that time, a player would receive only half his salary. A second positive test would result in a 30-day unpaid suspension. A third fumble, and the player would be banned from the league...
...there were a way it could be done without infringing on the rights of the individual, then it might work," says Miami Dolphins Quarterback Dan Marino. "But I think there has to be a lot more research done in this area before we can come out and say | random mandatory drug testing is the cure." Eugene ("Mercury") Morris, a former star running back with the Miami Dolphins who was recently released from prison after serving three years on a drug conviction, says singling out athletes for drug tests is an unfair double standard. "I'd be more concerned about...
...what to do about the growing use of drugs in society and the workplace? The best solution is to be found in a plan that has come out of San Francisco. An ordinance passed there last November by the Board of Supervisors prohibits random urine-testing except when an employer has reason to believe an individual presents a clear danger to the safety of others. The law exempts only police officers, fire fighters and those who work on emergency vehicles, such as ambulances...