31. Although Arcata may be lacking in serious crime, Hoover says, the town is loaded with journalistic fodder. 32. Although prosecutors were able to charge Lopez with attempted assault, they did not have enough evidence to charge him with the more serious crime of assault. 33. Among other changes, the amendments would allow immigrants convicted of less serious crimes to apply for deportation waivers. 34. Among them, said Schulz, are crimes that range from bicycle theft to embezzlement, political dissent, and more serious violent crimes. 35. And complicity in a serious crime like rape or murder almost always means execution. 36. And it further suggests that they had to commit a serious crime in order for the House to levy such a serious charge. 37. And he said the real perpetrators had falsely implicated his client in the more serious crimes. 38. And many of the others are charged with far more serious crimes. 39. And rather than thwarting serious crime, the cameras are being used to enforce social conformity. |