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Feb 29, 2008

do hate crime enhancements deter crime?

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If they do, I can't find any good research that proves it. Consider the DOJ's own report, " A Policymaker's Guide to Hate C...
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nat quals, and nothing but nat quals

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From yesterday afternoon until sometime Saturday, once all the IEs and debate rounds are done. Actually, the title is a little misleading: ...
Feb 27, 2008

due date

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March 31st. By March 31st, my National Board assemblage of analyzed, scrutinized, and pulverized entries, borne in a box and lathered in lab...
Feb 26, 2008

Larry Norman dead at 60

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The father of Christian rock left us far too soon . I can still sing "Heee's an unidintifiiiied flyin' awwbject" in my be...

school district deadline approaches

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Last time we checked , the Olympia School District had received two geographically valid applications for its vacant seat. The number's...
Feb 25, 2008

you will drink Pepsi

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Sweet news: the beverage of all beverages will soon be loved, nay, demanded by all. Science!

an Oscar for best adapted cultural event?

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This morning, my freshfolks warmed up with a brief writing prompt, as we are wont to do. The two-part question: 1. If a movie were made ab...
Feb 24, 2008

different state, different hate: variations in hate crime enhancements

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Writing 11 years after Wisconsin v. Mitchell paved the Constitutional path for hate crime legislation, Sara Steen and Mark Cohen, in the Ma...
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North Thurston's levy failure: projected consequences

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The recent defeat of North Thurston's maintenance and operations levy may mean stiff cuts in personnel and services, The Olympian repo...
Feb 23, 2008

hate crime enhancements and plea bargaining

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Reading this Village Voice article on a particular hate crime negotiation, I was struck by an aspect of the law that I should have seen ear...
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Feb 22, 2008

varieties of retributivism

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The current resolution concerns the appropriateness of punishment for hate crimes. One fruitful avenue for a criterion is retributivism, e...
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Feb 21, 2008

a Rawlsian approach to punishment

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John Rawls, though setting out a liberal theory of justice, stopped short of justifying a particular view of punishment. Still, Sharon Dolov...
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spring isn't here

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But that doesn't mean you can't herald its approach. How about with a celebratory lockdown? The suspect reportedly entered the Col...
Feb 20, 2008

Thurston County 2008 primary results

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Update 5/20: If you're searching for the results of the May 20th special levy: it passed. As far as local schools go, with 8000 ballots...

one giant drum solo

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With some nifty guitar, keyboard, and fiddle work over top. The Dixie Dregs play "The Wabash" at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Fun...
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still need a majority

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Ryan is right: by and large, the simple majority measure boosted schools all across the state. Makes losing even harder for those who still...
Feb 19, 2008

nerd mashups to the extreme

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From Russian woodcuts of sci-fi classics , to the Manga Bible . (Approved by Rowan Williams!) What's next? ASCII-animated Star Wars? (...
Feb 18, 2008

why hate crime enhancements are just: six reasons

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Christopher Heath Wellman, in "A Defense of Stiffer Penalties for Hate Crimes," found in the Spring 2006 edition of Hypatia , help...
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don't forget to vote

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I'm with The Olympian on this one: just because the parties are making you sign a loyalty oath, just because Luke Esser will hand-pick ...
Feb 17, 2008

baseball nerdliness

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1. The Mariners are being taken over by French-Canadian pitchers. "He didn't really recognize me, so I said, 'Hey, I'm Phil...
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