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Supporters Of Grant Misled

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Everyone who supports Gina Grant keeps talking about how she has served her time and rehabilitated herself. For the record, we should remember that Grant was a straight-A student before the murders too. Her excellent record before her crime is part of what made the community then rally around her.

Bearing this in mind, it would be inaccurate to portray Grant as someone who turned her life around. It seems that killing her mother had so little effect on her that she just continued on with her scholastic achievements unpurturbed. It is dangerous to use Grant's academic records, as many have, to suggest her moral character; plenty of intelligent people are capable of wrongdoing. The worst part is that they are usually the most cunning about their crimes. For those who defend her as having been a juvenile, I am reminded of the case of the 10- or 12-year old English boys who beat to death a little four-year-old. To me, youngsters who kill are the most terrifying. Before supporters rally to Grant's defense, they might want to think a bit harder about these issues.

Lastly, other supporters have commented that where the legal system has made its decision, Harvard should just concede. I find this blind faith in the legal system ironic when popular opinion seems always to suggest cynicism and contempt for the system. David D. Sherwood '95

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