Obama Assertive in 4th Mass Shooting Speech: "We Can't Tolerate This Anymore"

Obama Assertive In 4th Mass Shooting Speech: "We Can't Tolerate This Anymore"

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After each of three other mass killings during his tenure [Tucson, Arizona; Fort Hood, Texas; and Aurora, Colorado], Mr. Obama has renewed calls for legislation without exerting much political capital, but the definitive language on Sunday may make it …
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The Real Social Justice Issue: Taking Care of the Violent Mentally Ill

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Inspired by sociologist Erving Goffman's book Asylums, progressives began to claim in the 1960s that coercive treatment for mental illness actually exacerbated the bizarre behavior of those labeled mentally ill. This outlook was reinforced by Michel …
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A Drop In Drunk Driving Fatalities Shows An Unorthodox Court System Is …

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DWI Courts — intensive treatment programs designed to rehabilitate repeat DWI offenders — have been bashed for being too soft on habitual offenders, but new stats show that they may actually be working. Impaired driving fatalities dropped 2.5 percent …
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