hard cases

[A.J. Peticolas]

> How many cases are there really of serious criminals being released 
> on technicalities? And, analagously, how many "ticking bomb" cases 
> are there of the sort used to justify torture? Both sounds like 
> instances of pseudo-plausible but extreme examples used to justify 
> the erosion of normal rights.
Hence the old (and very very true) maxim:  Hard cases make bad laws.

					Regards,

				          Anne Peticolas

				          Austin, Texas