首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The image was fascinating, as justice John Paul Stevens, a Chicago native, presented it. A gang member and his father are hangin
The image was fascinating, as justice John Paul Stevens, a Chicago native, presented it. A gang member and his father are hangin
admin
2014-03-22
29
问题
The image was fascinating, as justice John Paul Stevens, a Chicago native, presented it. A gang member and his father are hanging out near Wrigley Field. Are they there "to rob an unsuspecting fan or just to get a glimpse of Sammy Sosa leaving the ball park"? A police officer has no idea, but under Chicago’s anti-gang law, the cop must order them to disperse. With Stevens writing for a 6-to-3 majority, the Supreme Court last week struck down Chicago’s sweeping law, which had sparked 42,000 arrests in its three years of enforcement.
The decision was a blow to advocates of get-tough crime policies. But in a widely noted supporting opinion, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor suggested that a less harsh approach — distinguishing gang members from innocent bystanders — might pass constitutional muster(集合). New language could target loiterers(游荡者)"with no apparent purpose other than to establish control over identifiable areas, to intimidate others from entering those areas or to conceal illegal activities", she wrote. Chicago officials vowed to draft a new measure. "We will go back and correct it and then move forward," said Mayor Richard Daley.
Chicago officials, along with the League of Cities and 31 states that sided with them in court, might do well to look at one state where anti-gang loitering prosecutions have withstood constitutional challenges: California. The state has two anti-loitering laws on the books, aimed at people intending to commit specific crimes — prostitution(卖淫)and drug dealing. In addition, a number of local prosecutors are waging war against gangs by an innovative use of the public-nuisance laws.
In cities such as Los Angeles and San Jose, prosecutors have sought injunctions(禁令)against groups of people suspected of gang activity. "The officers in the streets know the gang members and gather physical evidence for lengthy court hearings," says Los Angeles prosecutor Martin Vranicar. If the evidence is enough to convince a judge, an injunction is issued to prohibit specific behaviour — such as carrying cell phones or pagers or blocking sidewalk passage — in defined geographical areas. "It works instantly," says San Jose city attorney Joan Gallo, who successfully defended the tactic before the California Supreme Court. "A few days after the injunctions, children are playing on streets where they never were before."
So far, only a few hundred gang members have been targeted, out of an estimated 150,000 in Los Angeles alone. But experts say last week’s decision set the parametres for sharper measures. Says Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe: "It just means they have to use a scalpel(解剖刀)rather than an invisible mallet(棒槌)."
What does the author intend to illustrate with the example of the gang member and his father?
选项
A、How the anti-loitering law works.
B、How to maintain charming image.
C、How tough the crime polices were.
D、Why Chicago’s sweeping law stroke down.
答案
A
解析
根据题干中的the gang member and his father将本题出处定位于第1段。该段讲到根据芝加哥反犯罪集团法,警察必须命令一个犯罪集团成员和他父亲散开。作者实际上在介绍芝加哥的“禁止闲荡法令”是如何实施的,所以本题答案为选项A)。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/O317777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
Formostpeople,fatisaburden.Itdoesn’treallymatterwhereitappears,wejustdon’twantit.Butitturnsoutthatourbo
ThemainreasonweexploreMarsistodetermineiflifeeverexistedontheplanet.Wehavetriedforcenturies,startingwith【
A、Hehasopenedanewaccount.B、Something’swrongwithhisaccount.C、Hebegantopayacarloan.D、Hehadtodealwithafinan
A、LotsofworkneedstobedonetoprovidebroadbandserviceinruralAmerica.B、Thebroadbandisofgreatbenefitstopeople.C
A、Theassignmentlooksquiteeasy.B、Heisalsoworriedabouttheassignment.C、Hehasalreadyfinishedtheassignment.D、Hecan
Theplaceofthechildinsocietyhasvariedforthousandsofyearsandhasbeenaffectedbydifferentculturesandreligions.I
A、Anexportsalesmanworkingoverseas.B、Atraineeworkingthrougheverybranch.C、Aproductionmanagerinabranch.D、Apolicy-
A、Puttinguppostersforherworks.B、Attendinganartclass.C、Decoratingherdormroom.D、Organizingaglobaltour.C选项均以现在分词开
OneofthoserarelocalcreationsofAmerica,cowboypoetryhasalongandvividhistory,drivenbyitscolorfulpractitionersa
Britain’suniversitiesareinanawfulspin.Topuniversitieswereoverwhelmedbythe24%ofA-levelapplicantswithindistingui
随机试题
试述在改革过程中的行为转换阶段,消除改革阻力的方法。
最有可能在服法中使用反佐的是( )。
5岁男孩,发热1天,腹泻6~7次,为黏液性脓血便,腹痛伴里急后重,病前吃过未洗的黄瓜,大便常规检查:黏液便,红、白细胞满视野,诊断为细菌性痢疾。其类型属于
W市A县县城居民李某对A县人民政府国土资源管理部门对其做出罚行为不服,在知道具体行政行为之日起()日内,李某可以向W市政府国土资源管理部门申请行政复议。
在工程网络计划中,如果工作A和工作B之间的先后顺序关系属于工艺关系,则说明它们的先后顺序是由()决定的。
背景某施工单位承担一机电工程项目设备安装。一台大型压缩机组到货后短时间不能进行安装,建设单位在未拆开压缩机包装的情况下,将压缩机机组运至施工单位工程的临时库房,交与施工单位管理。施工过程中,由于建设单位需要使用这个临时库房所占用地,要求施工单位拆
一项有效的发盘,应该是()。
下列营业额的确定。符合营业税暂行条例及实施细则规定的有()。
Afeelingoftirednessalmost______thesoldierondutyandhehadtostrugglehardtokeepawake.
SupportersofthebiotechindustryhaveaccusedanAmericanscientistofmisconductaftershetestifiedtotheNewZealandgover
最新回复
(
0
)