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To: Amy J who wrote (277416)	3/1/2006 8:28:20 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576886

I think you said earlier that the penalty in this case was too lenient. Looks like the local prosecutor agrees with you. Prosecution appeals for stiffer punishment for rapists By Bassam Za'za', Staff Reporter gulfnews.com Dubai: The Dubai Public Prosecution has appealed to the courts to apply stiffer punishments against four young UAE nationals who were convicted of gang-raping a flight attendant last week. Appealing against the initial ruling, the public prosecution asked the Dubai Court of Appeal to apply the stiffest punishments, as per the UAE Penal Code, against the four nationals, a judicial source told Gulf News on Tuesday. The Dubai Court of First Instance sentenced each of the four, identified as S.Z., 21, A.Z. and K.S., both 20, and I.A., 19, to two years in jail. The convicts were also ordered to jointly pay the victim Dh10,001 in temporary compensation. Dubai: The Dubai Public Prosecution has appealed to the courts to apply stiffer punishments against four young UAE nationals who were convicted of gang-raping a flight attendant last week.

To: Amy J who wrote (277416)	3/1/2006 10:24:41 AM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1576886

re: I'd be for a gas tax under one provision: all the taxed money goes to RND for alternative energies, where 75% of it goes purely to startups and universities, not big oil companies. I would not be for gas tax if it goes to govt's deficit spending. I think the proceeds should go directly to subsidize the purchase of energy efficient vehicles, technology agnostic. We have solutions now, and we can make immediate progress towards more fleet efficiency. The incentives for purchasing efficiency will drive demand and work up-stream to the manufacturers. The only thing I don't like about funding R&D is that a lot ends up in pure research that never ends up being a pragmatic solution. John