DOCSLIB.ORG

Petitioner, J Fr J Ill V

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Petitioner, J Fr J Ill V No. X-Q - )%0 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES ROLANDO CRUZ, JR, Petitioner, j fr j ill V. 4 gj UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals FILED for the Third Circuit APR t h 2021 OFFICE OF THE CLERK SUPREME COURT. U.S. PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI Wvm Rolando Cruz, Jr. Reg. No. 72198-067 USP CANAAN U.S. PENITENTIARY SMART COMMUNICATIONS P.O. BOX 30 PINELLAS PARK, FL 33781 l QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. WHETHER IT WAS ERROR FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT TO JUSTIFY AFFIRMANCE OF THE RICO CONSPIRACY CONVICTIONS ON THE BASIS OF EVIDENCE PROVING SOMETHING QUITE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WAS CHARGED IN THE INDICTMENT? II. WHETHER UNITED STATES V. ROWE APPLIES TO CONSPIRACY CASES? 2 LIST OF PARTIES All parties appear in the caption of the case on the cover page. 3 n TABLE OF CONTENTS QUESTION PRESENTED.. 2 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES 5 JURISDICTION 6 OPINIONS BELOW 6 CONTITUTIONAL ISSUES 6 SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT 15 STATEMENT OF CASE 7 ARGUMENT I. IT WAS ERROR FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT TO JUSTIFY AFFIRMANCE OF THE RICO CONSPIRACY CONVICTIONS ON THE BASIS OF EVIDENCE PROVING SOMETHING QUITE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WAS CHARGED IN THE INDICTMENT? 15 II. UNITED STATES V. ROWE APPLIES TO CONSPIRACY CASES? 20 CONCLUSION 23 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICES 24 4 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES CASES Supreme Court: Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013) 8, 20 Boyle v. United States, 556 U.S. 938 (2009). 16 Henslee v. Union Planters Nat'l Bank Trust Co.. 335 U.S. 595, 600 (1949). ...17 Rosemond v. United States, 134 S. Ct. 1240 (2014) 21 Salinas v. United States, 522 U.S. 52, 63 (1997)..... 16 Stirone v. United States, 80 S. Ct. 270, 361 U.S. 212, 4 L.Ed.2d 252 (I960)....20 Court of Appeals: United States v. Boria, 592 F.3d 476,480 (3d Cir. 2010)........ 17. United States v. Collado, 975 F.2d 985 (3d Cir. 1992)............ 23 United States v. Foster, 507 F.3d 233, 250- 51 (4th Cir. 2007) 21 In re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation, 618 F.3d 300, 366 (3d Cir. 2010). 16 United States v. Massimino, 641 Fed.Appx. 153, 160 (3d Cir. 2016) 16 United States v. Miller, 645 F. App'x 21 l(3d.Cir.2016)................... 20 United States v. Peel, 837 F.2d 975, 977-978 (11th Cir. 1988)......... 20 United States v. Rowe, 919 F.3d 752 (3d Cir. 2019)......................... 8, 15,20,21 United States v. Williams, No. 17-2111 (3rd Cir. 2020)..................... 20 United States v. Vazquez, 271 F.3d 93, 107 (3d Cir. 2001)............... 21 5 PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI Rolando Cruz, Jr. respectfully petitions for a writ of certiorari to review the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. OPINIONS BELOW The panel opinion of the Court of Appeals is published and included in Petitioner’s Appendix (Pet. App.) at A. The opinion of the district court’s denial is unpublished and is included in Pet. App. at B. Finally, Petitioner’s request for petition for panel rehearing was denied on November 10th, 2020, and is included in Pet. App. At C. JURISDICTION On March 19, 2020, this Court entered an order automatically extending the time to file any petition for certiorari due on or after that day to 150 days from the date of the lower court judgment, order denying discretionary review, or order denying a timely petition for rehearing. The effect of that order was to extend the deadline for filing a petition for certiorari to April 16th, 2021. This Court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1254(1). CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY PROVISIONS AT ISSUE The Fifth Amendment (1791) establishes the requirement that a trial for a major crime may commence only after an indictment has been handed down by a grand jury; protects individuals from double jeopardy, being tried and put in danger of being punished more than once for the same criminal act; prohibits punishment without due process of law, thus protecting individuals from being imprisoned without fair procedures; and provides that an accused person may not be compelled to reveal to the police, prosecutor, judge, or jury any information that might incriminate or be used against him or her in a court of law. 6 The Sixth Amendment (1791) provides several protections and rights to an individual accused of a crime. The accused has the right to a fair and speedy trial by a local and impartial jury. Likewise, a person has the right to a public trial. This right protects defendants from secret proceedings that might encourage abuse of the justice system, and serves to keep the public informed. This amendment also guarantees a right to legal counsel if accused of a crime, guarantees that the accused may require witnesses to attend the trial and testify in the presence of the accused, and guarantees the accused a right to know the charges against them. STATEMENT OF THE CASE Over View: In mid-September 2014, a federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania returned an indictment of twenty-one men from the South Side neighborhood of York, Pennsylvania. All twenty-one were charged on counts of racketeering conspiracy, drug-trafficking conspiracy, and drug trafficking. Four were also variously charged with federal firearms offenses related to the alleged trafficking. Although so called because of its geographic location in the city, South Side, the indictment alleged, had constituted since 2002 the identity of a criminal enterprise associated through its upper echelons with the Bloods, a national street gang. At the heart of the enterprise, it was said, lay an extensive drug-trafficking operation. Over the course of the ensuing year, several of the defendants pleaded guilty. Twelve, however, proceeded to a joint trial, held over eight weeks from September to November 2015. The jury heard from well over one hundred witnesses, including some of the original twenty-one who chose to cooperate with the Government in the hope of a reduced sentence. The witnesses depicted widespread drug dealing in crack cocaine and heroin. 7 The instant issues, are divided into two categories. First, Cruz contends that the evidence was insufficient to the verdict against them. And, second Cruz seeks clarification among other things, the effect of the third circuit recent decision in United States v. Rowe, 919 F.3d 752 (3d Cir. 2019), and thereby of the Supreme Court’s decision in Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013),upon the case law regarding the elements of a drug-trafficking conspiracy under 21 U.S.C. § 846. Finally, consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 28(i), Cruz adopts by reference the argument portion of each of the co-defendant’s briefs in this appeal and respectfully urges the Court to grant Cruz relief from his conviction and/or sentence based on those arguments to the extent they are applicable to Cruz. Background: Cruz was charged in a second superseding indictment with: (Count One) conspiring to commit racketeering, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d) (Count Two) conspiring to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, 280 grams or more of cocaine base, heroin, and marijuana, a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846; and (Count Three) distribution of 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, 280 grams or more of cocaine base, heroin, and marijuana, a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); (Count Five) carrying and using a firearm during and relation to drug trafficking and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime, violations of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c); and (Count Six) conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. The charges surround Cruz’s purported involvement with the “Southside Gang” or “Southside,” an alleged RICO “enterprise” located in York, Pennsylvania. According to the Government, “Southside” was made up of "crews" or "drug blocks" that operated around York. The crews were: • "Maple and Duke," also known as "the Jungle," "the Up top," and "the Gates;" 8 • "Maple and Manor," also known as "the Downbottom" and "the Caso;" • "Pine and Poplar;" and • "Cleveland Avenue." According to the Government, “Southside” crews worked to: a. Preserve and protect the territory and power of [Southside] through the use of intimidation, violence, and threats of violence; b. Generate financial profits for the benefit of, and in furtherance of, [Southside]; c. Defend and retaliate on behalf of members of [Southside] who are insulted, threatened, or attacked; and d. Provide assistance to members who have committed crimes for and on behalf of [Southside] through retaliation against witnesses and thwarting efforts of law enforcement, (alterations added). These goals were allegedly furthered through drug dealing and violence against “Parkway,” a supposed rival “gang” in the northern part of York. (0 The Government Failed to Show A Conspiratorial Agreement by Cruz To Form “Southside” Gang/Crew. At trial, over the course of the nearly two months, the Government put on numerous witnesses who testified about “Southside.” In large part, the common theme among the witnesses’ testimony was that Southside was not a gang, and that drug dealing and violence that occurred was the result of personal goals or vendettas as opposed to support for “Southside” as an “enterprise.” The testimony from each of the below witnesses’ points this up. 9 (a) Lizarah Matthews: Q. And being out at the south, did you know anything called a south side gang? Is there a south side gang? A. It’s not a gang.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Jastics Delays' Rsveüge
    Jastics Delays’ Rsveüge- . ■ C il 1X1 a i - . : . "Г / с;. Justice Delays Revenge- The Spanish Tragedy and Revenge Tradition A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Letters and the Institute of Economics and Social Sciences of Bilkent University in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English Language and Literature ta «4^^ by Erhan Kukner September, 1991 PR. Л.65'4 ' S63 è- 3079 We certify that we have read this thesis and that in our combined opinion it is fully adequate, in scope and in quality, as a thesis for the degree of Master of Arts. Asst.Prof.Dr. Hamit Çalışkan (A d v i s o r ) L y ■'· Prof.Dr. Bülent Bozkurt (Committee Member) ' ^ 1 Dr. Laurence A. Raw Approved for the Institute of Economics and Social Sciences 1 1 Abstract Justice Delays Revenge- The Spanish Tragedy and Revenge Tradition Erhan Kükner M.A. In English Literature Advisor: Asst.Prof-Dr. Hamit Çalışkan September, 1991 The Spanish Tragedv. one of the best examples of English Renaissance drama, contributed towards the establishment of the revenge tragedy genre, which gained popularity in the years to come. Kyd in this play not only indicates that when the law is unjust, man will resort to revenge; but also demonstrates that a citizen should obey the ruler and regard revenge as a revolt against the state. Tl-is play tells the story of Hieronimo, who expects the murderer^ of his son to be punished. However, Hieronimo gradually discovers that the institutions of justice are useless and therefore takes revenge.
    [Show full text]
  • The Understandings of Revenge Through Discussions with University Students
    The understandings of revenge through discussions with University students Elise McKenna Honours Thesis in Legal Studies Murdoch University, 2016 Declaration: “I declare this thesis is my own account of my research and contains as its main content work which has not been previously submitted for a degree at any tertiary education institution” (Elise May McKenna) Abstract: The goal of this study was to examine how revenge is understood by a sample of university students using a grounded theory approach. Desires and acts of revenge were found to be more prevalent in interpersonal relationships than stranger to stranger. Revenge was also shown to be a behaviour made through a costs benefit analysis to the victim rather than an act of irrationality. In addition to this, the understanding and concepts of revenge by the students were at times to be influenced by how the media had portrayed it to them. Lastly, it was shown that acts of revenge were used in all different groups of victims and types of harms through indirect and direct behaviours. Acknowledgments: This research was initially supported by Dr Courtney Field and I would like to thank him for initiating my interest in the topic of revenge and providing me with his insight. I would also, however, like to express my sincere gratitude to my Supervisor- Associate Professor Guy Hall. Supervision for this thesis has been complicated and when I needed someone to step in he did not hesitate to take on this role. I am very grateful for the time, effort and encouragement Guy has provided me over this year and previous years.
    [Show full text]
  • Revenge Season 4 Episode 3 Recap
    Revenge season 4 episode 3 recap After three seasons of sudsy buildup, the highly anticipated reunion of "Emily Thorne" and David Clarke went down on Revenge this Sunday. Tonight on ABC Revenge returns with an all new Sunday October 12, season 4 episode 3 called "Ashes." On this evening's. And now, Revenge Season 4, Episode 3: “Ashes” The Stowaway burns in Montauk. Jack rushes inside and finds Emily. He gets her out as. type: TV Show; Current Status: In Season; seasons: 4; run date: 09/21/11 In last week's episode, Charlotte tried to burn her sister alive, and in. Abe seeks revenge, but Simcoe will be waiting. genre: Drama; run date: 04/06/14; broadcaster: AMC; seasons: 4; Current Status: In Season. Another day, another pearl- clutching episode of 'Revenge' in which we ate our emotions in the form of lobster rolls. But before we get into. Revenge season 4, episode 3, "Ashes," just finished airing. Read our recap to see what happened with our South Hampton residents this week. Revenge season 4, episode 3 recap: 'Ashes.' David tries to kill Emily, Victoria needs money, Charlotte runs scared, Daniel can't get a job. Season chronology. ← Previous Season 3 · List of Revenge episodes. The fourth and final season of the ABC American television drama series Revenge premiered .. Finally abandoning her persona of Emily, Amanda looks to her future, with this episode looking back over her relationships with those around her, her. Watch Revenge Season 4 Episode 3 Online Recap. Jack arrives at the Stowaway to see it in flames.
    [Show full text]
  • Kurosawa's Hamlet?
    Kurosawa’s Hamlet? KAORI ASHIZU In recent years it has suddenly been taken for granted that The Bad Sleep Well (Warui Yatsu Hodo Yoku Nemuru, 1960) should be includ- ed with Kumonosujô and Ran as one of the films which Akira Kuro- sawa, as Robert Hapgood puts it, “based on Shakespeare” (234). However, although several critics have now discussed parallels, echoes and inversions of Hamlet, none has offered any sufficiently coherent, detailed account of the film in its own terms, and the exist- ing accounts contain serious errors and inconsistencies. My own in- tention is not to quarrel with critics to whom I am in other ways in- debted, but to direct attention to a curious and critically alarming situation. I For example, we cannot profitably compare this film with Hamlet, or compare Nishi—Kurosawa’s “Hamlet,” superbly played by Toshirô Mifune—with Shakespeare’s prince, unless we understand Nishi’s attitude to his revenge in two crucial scenes. Yet here even Donald Richie is confused and contradictory. Richie first observes of the earlier scene that Nishi’s love for his wife makes him abandon his revenge: “she, too, is responsible since Mifune, in love, finally de- cides to give up revenge for her sake, and in token of this, brings her a [ 71 ] 72 KAORI ASHIZU bouquet . .” (142).1 Three pages later, he comments on the same scene that Nishi gives up his plan to kill those responsible for his father’s death, but determines to send them to jail instead: The same things may happen (Mori exposed, the triumph of jus- tice) but the manner, the how will be different.
    [Show full text]
  • Shakespeare and Poetry Pre-1900: Candidate Style Answers
    AS LEVEL Candidate Style Answers with commentary H072 ENGLISH LITERATURE H072/01 Shakespeare and poetry pre-1900 December 2015 AS LEVEL ENGLISH LITERATURE CANDIDATE STYLE ANSWERS WITH COMMENTARY CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 SECTION 1 QUESTION 1(A) 4 QUESTION 1(B) 6 QUESTION 2(A) 8 QUESTION 2(B) 11 QUESTION 3(A) 14 QUESTION 3(B) 17 QUESTION 4(A) 19 QUESTION 4(B) 21 QUESTION 5(A) 23 QUESTION 5(B) 25 QUESTION 6(A) 28 QUESTION 6(B) 32 SECTION 2 QUESTION 7 36 QUESTION 8 39 QUESTION 9 43 QUESTION 10 46 QUESTION 11 48 We’d like to know your view on the resources we produce. By clicking on the ‘Like’ or ‘Dislike’ button you can help us to ensure that our resources work for you. When the email template pops up please add additional comments if you wish and then just click ‘Send’. Thank you. If you do not currently offer this OCR qualification but would like to do so, please complete the Expression of Interest Form which can be found here: www.ocr.org.uk/expression-of-interest OCR Resources: the small print OCR’s resources are provided to support the teaching of OCR specifications, but in no way constitute an endorsed teaching method that is required by the Board and the decision to use them lies with the individual teacher. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the content, OCR cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions within these resources. © OCR 2015 – This resource may be freely copied and distributed, as long as the OCR logo and this message remain intact and OCR is acknowledged as the originator of this work.
    [Show full text]
  • Betrayal in the Life of Edward De Vere & the Works of Shakespeare
    Brief Chronicles V (2014) 47 Betrayal in the Life of Edward de Vere & the Works of Shakespeare Richard M. Waugaman* “The reasoned criticism of a prevailing belief is a service to the proponents of that belief; if they are incapable of defending it, they are well advised to abandon it. Any substantive objection is permissible and encouraged; the only exception being that ad hominem attacks on the personality or motives of the author are excluded.” — Carl Sagan e have betrayed Shakespeare. We have failed to recognize his true identity. Any discussion of the theme of betrayal in his works must Wbegin here. We psychoanalysts have also betrayed Freud, in “analyzing” rather than evaluating objectively Freud’s passionately held belief during his final years that “William Shakespeare” was the pseudonym of the Elizabethan courtier poet and playwright Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford (1550-1604).1 Freud realized that one unconscious motive for our betrayal of Shakespeare2 is our implacable wish to idealize him. That is, we prefer to accept the traditional author not just in spite of how little we know about him, but precisely because we know so little about him. Thus, we can more easily imagine that this shadowy inkblot of a figure was as glorious a person as are his literary creations. The real Shakespeare was a highly flawed human being who knew betrayal first-hand, since his childhood, from both sides, both as betrayer and betrayed. * This article was originally published in Betrayal: Developmental, Literary, and Clinical Realms, edited by Salman Akhtar (published by Karnac Books in 2013), and is reprinted with kind per- mission of Karnac Books.
    [Show full text]
  • Living Small Is the Best Revenge
    Living Small Is the Best Revenge Despite less-than-rhapsodic memories of miniaturized apartment living, the married ar- chitects Mimi Hoang and Eric Bunge designed the winner of the adAPT micro-unit com- petition sponsored by the New York City Housing and Preservation Department and endorsed by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. Their entry, “My Micro NY,” features 55 prefabricated apartments, of 360 square feet or less, stacked in a 10-story building on East 27th Street in Kips Bay. The building does not stint on amenities, providing a common terrace, a laundry room and a bike room. The couple’s firm, nArchitects, is based in a Dumbo loft, and they live in a Carroll Gar- dens town house, but for the competition they drew on their cohabitation in a tenement in Lower Manhattan. The mission was to seize an opportunity to render a tight space habitable and, if possi- ble, aesthetically pleasing. “At first blush we weren’t so sure about entering,” Mr. Bunge said, “because we felt people should have more space than this. But that was before we understood that the alternatives out there are far worse. There are people living together in substandard apartments all over the city who would prefer to live alone but can’t afford to. So we said, ‘Wait a minute, let’s make a humane small space where people would want to live.’ ” The architects say the design is flexible and transferable to virtually any neighborhood or borough. “This is a pilot program, and it doesn’t mean micro-units are going to be sprouting everywhere,” Ms.
    [Show full text]
  • Poison and Revenge in Seventeenth Century English Drama
    "Revenge Should Have No Bounds": Poison and Revenge in Seventeenth Century English Drama The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters Citation Woodring, Catherine. 2015. "Revenge Should Have No Bounds": Poison and Revenge in Seventeenth Century English Drama. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Citable link http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:17463987 Terms of Use This article was downloaded from Harvard University’s DASH repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Other Posted Material, as set forth at http:// nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:dash.current.terms-of- use#LAA “Revenge should have no bounds”: Poison and Revenge in Seventeenth Century English Drama A dissertation presented by Catherine L. Reedy Woodring to The Department of English in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the subject of English Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts May 2015 © 2015 – Catherine L. Reedy Woodring All rights reserved. Professor Stephen Greenblatt Catherine L. Reedy Woodring “Revenge should have no bounds”: Poison and Revenge in Seventeenth Century English Drama Abstract The revenge- and poison- filled tragedies of seventeenth century England astound audiences with their language of contagion and disease. Understanding poison as the force behind epidemic disease, this dissertation considers the often-overlooked connections between stage revenge and poison. Poison was not only a material substance bought from a foreign market. It was the subject of countless revisions and debates in early modern England. Above all, writers argued about poison’s role in the most harrowing epidemic disease of the period, the pestilence, as both the cause and possible cure of this seemingly contagious disease.
    [Show full text]
  • Predictors of Faculty Trust in Flfmfntary Schools: Enabling Bureaucracy, Teacher Professionalism, and Academic Press
    PREDICTORS OF FACULTY TRUST IN FLFMFNTARY SCHOOLS: ENABLING BUREAUCRACY, TEACHER PROFESSIONALISM, AND ACADEMIC PRESS DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Jeffrey R. Geist, M.A. ***** The Ohio State University 2002 Approved by Dissertation Committee: Professor Wayne K. Hoy, Adviser Adviser College of Education Professor John Blackburn Professor Scott R. Sweetland Professor Franklin B. Walter UMI Number: 3081919 Copyright 2002 by Geist, Jeffrey Robert All rights reserved. UMI UMI Microform 3081919 Copyright 2003 by ProQuest information and Learning Company. Aii rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest Information and Learning Company 300 North Zeeb Road P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 Copyright by Jejfrey R. Geist 2002 ABSTRACT Previous research has suggested that trust in schools facilitates collaboration, school health, elementary student achievement, and school effectiveness. The purpose of this study was to investigate predictors of faculty trust in the principal, in colleagues, and in clients (students and parents). Moreover, it was hypothesized that because of a "trust spillover" phenomenon, each of the aspects of faculty trust would be moderately correlated with one another. The sample was composed 146 elementary schools in Ohio. Although data were collected from 4,069 teachers, the unit of analysis was the school. First, factor analysis confirmed the factor structure and construct validity of the trust scales. Then all of the hypotheses were confirmed. Enabling bureaucracy (structure) was positively related with and the best predictor of faculty trust in the principal; teacher professional behavior was positively related with and the best predictor of faculty trust in colleagues; and academic emphasis was positively associated with and the best predictor of faculty trust in clients.
    [Show full text]
  • The Question of Algorithmic Personhood and Being
    Article The Question of Algorithmic Personhood and Being (Or: On the Tenuous Nature of Human Status and Humanity Tests in Virtual Spaces—Why All Souls Are ‘Necessarily’ Equal When Considered as Energy) Tyler Lance Jaynes Alden March Bioethics Institute, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA; [email protected] Abstract: What separates the unique nature of human consciousness and that of an entity that can only perceive the world via strict logic-based structures? Rather than assume that there is some potential way in which logic-only existence is non-feasible, our species would be better served by assuming that such sentient existence is feasible. Under this assumption, artificial intelligence systems (AIS), which are creations that run solely upon logic to process data, even with self-learning architectures, should therefore not face the opposition they have to gaining some legal duties and protections insofar as they are sophisticated enough to display consciousness akin to humans. Should our species enable AIS to gain a digital body to inhabit (if we have not already done so), it is more pressing than ever that solid arguments be made as to how humanity can accept AIS as being cognizant of the same degree as we ourselves claim to be. By accepting the notion that AIS can and will be able to fool our senses into believing in their claim to possessing a will or ego, we may yet Citation: Jaynes, T.L. The Question have a chance to address them as equals before some unforgivable travesty occurs betwixt ourselves of Algorithmic Personhood and Being and these super-computing beings.
    [Show full text]
  • Betrayal, Rejection, Revenge, and Forgiveness: an Interpersonal Script Approach
    Betrayal, Rejection, Revenge, and Forgiveness: An Interpersonal Script Approach Julie Fitness Macquarie University Email: [email protected] In: Leary, M. (Ed.) (2001) Interpersonal rejection (pp. 73-103). New York: Oxford University Press. Acknowledgement: The author acknowledges the support of a Large ARC grant A79601552 in the writing of this chapter. 2 Introduction Throughout recorded human history, treachery and betrayal have been considered amongst the very worst offences people could commit against their kith and kin. Dante, for example, relegated traitors to the lowest and coldest regions of Hell, to be forever frozen up to their necks in a lake of ice with blizzards storming all about them, as punishment for having acted so coldly toward others. Even today, the crime of treason merits the most severe penalties, including capital punishment. However, betrayals need not involve issues of national security to be regarded as serious. From sexual infidelity to disclosing a friend’s secrets, betraying another person or group of people implies unspeakable disloyalty, a breach of trust, and a violation of what is good and proper. Moreover, all of us will suffer both minor and major betrayals throughout our lives, and most of us will, if only unwittingly, betray others (Jones & Burdette, 1994). The Macquarie Dictionary (1991) lists a number of different, though closely related, meanings of the term “to betray,” including to deliver up to an enemy, to be disloyal or unfaithful, to deceive or mislead, to reveal secrets, to seduce and desert, and to disappoint the hopes or expectations of another. Implicit in a number of these definitions is the rejection or discounting of one person by another; however, the nature of the relationship between interpersonal betrayal and rejection has not been explicitly addressed in the social psychological literature.
    [Show full text]
  • Walpole Public Library DVD List A
    Walpole Public Library DVD List [Items purchased to present*] Last updated: 9/17/2021 INDEX Note: List does not reflect items lost or removed from collection A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Nonfiction A A A place in the sun AAL Aaltra AAR Aardvark The best of Bud Abbot and Lou Costello : the Franchise Collection, ABB V.1 vol.1 The best of Bud Abbot and Lou Costello : the Franchise Collection, ABB V.2 vol.2 The best of Bud Abbot and Lou Costello : the Franchise Collection, ABB V.3 vol.3 The best of Bud Abbot and Lou Costello : the Franchise Collection, ABB V.4 vol.4 ABE Aberdeen ABO About a boy ABO About Elly ABO About Schmidt ABO About time ABO Above the rim ABR Abraham Lincoln vampire hunter ABS Absolutely anything ABS Absolutely fabulous : the movie ACC Acceptable risk ACC Accepted ACC Accountant, The ACC SER. Accused : series 1 & 2 1 & 2 ACE Ace in the hole ACE Ace Ventura pet detective ACR Across the universe ACT Act of valor ACT Acts of vengeance ADA Adam's apples ADA Adams chronicles, The ADA Adam ADA Adam’s Rib ADA Adaptation ADA Ad Astra ADJ Adjustment Bureau, The *does not reflect missing materials or those being mended Walpole Public Library DVD List [Items purchased to present*] ADM Admission ADO Adopt a highway ADR Adrift ADU Adult world ADV Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ smarter brother, The ADV The adventures of Baron Munchausen ADV Adverse AEO Aeon Flux AFF SEAS.1 Affair, The : season 1 AFF SEAS.2 Affair, The : season 2 AFF SEAS.3 Affair, The : season 3 AFF SEAS.4 Affair, The : season 4 AFF SEAS.5 Affair,
    [Show full text]