Readers Write: Keep criminals off streets; get US out of Afghanistan; let kids play
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:11:49 -0800
Letters to the Editor from the weekly print edition of February 6, 2012: One reader says reducing prison populations won't come from releasing criminals, but rehabilitating them and preventing crime. Others praise the recent cover story on the importance of free playtime for children. Another argues the US shouldn't stay in Afghanistan for access to resources or influence in the region.
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Honduran town’s police are as deadly as criminals
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:25:46 -0800
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — In a city that’s just earned the title of the most dangerous in the Americas, few people dare go to the police with complaints. Rather, they view police officers with fear, scorn and disgust. “Society has completely lost confidence in the police. The citizenry is more afraid of the police than the criminals,” said Jhon Cesar Mejia, a federal prosecutor assigned to look ...
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