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Jan. 10th, 2004 01:45 amIf you want an idea of what LSD can do to your mental processes, check out these eight sketches by an artist taking the drug under observation. Note the time elapsed as well.
Jan. 10th, 2004
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Jan. 10th, 2004 01:45 amthe policy of truth
Jan. 10th, 2004 02:33 amI generally try to stay away from all the hoopla surrounding sensational cases. But the social science student in me was too curious to keep away from this article:
Students Say They Faked Peterson Survey
A survey a judge cited in his decision to move Scott Peterson's capital murder trial out of Modesto contained made-up information, criminal justice students who conducted the survey told a newspaper.
The 10-county survey suggested that more jurors without bias could be found in the San Francisco Bay area or Southern California than in Stanislaus County, which includes Modesto, home town of Peterson's slain wife, Laci.
But several of the California State University, Stanislaus students who compiled the report told The Modesto Bee they used a lot of fake information because it had been too hard to gather all the data properly. The students requested anonymity, the paper said.
"We falsified the info," a 20-year-old criminal justice student said. "The stuff we submitted wasn't true."
Students Say They Faked Peterson Survey
A survey a judge cited in his decision to move Scott Peterson's capital murder trial out of Modesto contained made-up information, criminal justice students who conducted the survey told a newspaper.
The 10-county survey suggested that more jurors without bias could be found in the San Francisco Bay area or Southern California than in Stanislaus County, which includes Modesto, home town of Peterson's slain wife, Laci.
But several of the California State University, Stanislaus students who compiled the report told The Modesto Bee they used a lot of fake information because it had been too hard to gather all the data properly. The students requested anonymity, the paper said.
"We falsified the info," a 20-year-old criminal justice student said. "The stuff we submitted wasn't true."
Not all students said they'd faked their results, which accounted for 20 percent of their grade. But six students — all seniors — told the paper they had made up all of their answers because they had no time and no money for the dozens of lengthy long-distance phone calls that were required.
Other students said they used answers provided by friends and relatives, or that they completed part of the survey properly, then faked the rest. One student said she didn't want to falsify her results but couldn't complete the survey, so she saw her grade drop from an A to a C.
Other students said they used answers provided by friends and relatives, or that they completed part of the survey properly, then faked the rest. One student said she didn't want to falsify her results but couldn't complete the survey, so she saw her grade drop from an A to a C.
Bishop: No Communion for Abortion Backers
A Roman Catholic bishop who waded into politics with a decree that lawmakers who support abortion rights can no longer receive Holy Communion has ignited a debate over the separation of church and state.
Bishop Raymond Burke of La Crosse cited Vatican doctrine, canon law and teachings by the U.S. bishops in an announcement telling diocesan priests to withhold communion from such lawmakers until they "publicly renounce" their support of abortion rights.
[...] Pope John Paul II appointed Burke, 55, archbishop of St. Louis in December. Burke signed the decree in November, when he still had the authority to do so, but it was not made public until Thursday.
A Roman Catholic bishop who waded into politics with a decree that lawmakers who support abortion rights can no longer receive Holy Communion has ignited a debate over the separation of church and state.
Bishop Raymond Burke of La Crosse cited Vatican doctrine, canon law and teachings by the U.S. bishops in an announcement telling diocesan priests to withhold communion from such lawmakers until they "publicly renounce" their support of abortion rights.
[...] Pope John Paul II appointed Burke, 55, archbishop of St. Louis in December. Burke signed the decree in November, when he still had the authority to do so, but it was not made public until Thursday.
When asked by a young lawyer what was necessary to obtain eternal life, Jesus had replied, "Love God with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself. Do this and you will have eternal life."
(I was reading "Was Jesus a Taoist?" Fairly interesting; I generally agree with the viewpoint [though not with all of the views].)
Really, though. I do the first all the time, and I'm slowly learning to do the second. If I can do this, I can have eternal life? I'll strike that bargain.
(I was reading "Was Jesus a Taoist?" Fairly interesting; I generally agree with the viewpoint [though not with all of the views].)
Really, though. I do the first all the time, and I'm slowly learning to do the second. If I can do this, I can have eternal life? I'll strike that bargain.