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In the last few months alone, weâve seen several high-profile Harvard Law School graduates grace the news with unseemly headlines: vacationing during a massively impactful crisis, distorting the truth through non-stop falsities, or engaging in inappropriate use of governmental resources. The trend makes it tempting to view Harvardâs legal education as a corrupting force.
But it isnât, or at least it doesnât have to be. Sometimes our Law School can make us proud, with brave alumni who showcase the very best of our ideals and ambitions â the very best of Harvard, even.
THE STANDARD
AMERICA
By Reuters | April 27th 2021
People pray against an epidemic of kidnappings sweeping Haiti, amid deepening political unrest and economic misery, during a mass in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on April 15. [Reuters]
A wave of kidnappings is sweeping Haiti. But even in a country growing inured to horrific abductions, the case of five-year-old Olslina Janneus sparked outrage.
Olslina was snatched off the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince in late January as she was playing. The child’s corpse, bearing signs of strangulation, turned up a week later, according to her mother, Nadege Saint Hilaire, a peanut vendor who said she couldn’t pay the $4,000 (Sh432,400) ransom. Saint Hilaire’s cries filled the airwaves as she spoke to a few local radio stations seeking help raising funds to cover funeral costs.
INSIGHT- Descent into hell : Kidnapping explosion terrorizes Haiti Reuters 3 hrs ago
By Andre Paultre and Sarah Marsh
PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 26 (Reuters) - A wave of kidnappings is sweeping Haiti. But even in a country growing inured to horrific abductions, the case of five-year-old Olslina Janneus sparked outrage.
Olslina was snatched off the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince in late January as she was playing. The child s corpse, bearing signs of strangulation, turned up a week later, according to her mother, Nadege Saint Hilaire, a peanut vendor who said she couldn t pay the $4,000 ransom. Saint Hilaire s cries filled the airwaves as she spoke to a few local radio stations seeking help raising funds to cover funeral costs.