Закон в силе - Law Booster I. Дроботенко Ю.Б - 46 стр.

2. Read the article and make its presentation (follow the steps of crime                                                A cousin of soul legend Dionne War-
   report presentation and use necessary linking devices).                                                       wick, she had a squeaky clean image until she
                                                                                                                 married rap star Bobby Brown in 1992. Their
    Vocabulary note:
                                                                                                                 marriage has been the source of continued ru-
      squeaky clean = somebody who lives a very moral life and has never
                                                                                                                 mours, while Brown had had several brushes
                     done anything wrong
                                                                                                                 with the law. The couple have also has a previ-
                                                                                                                 ous run-in with the Hawaii authorities. In 1997,
       Police probe Whitney drugs claim
                                                                                                                 Honolulu police investigated a report that
       Authorities in Hawaii are considering whether to charge pop superstar
                                                                                                                 Brown slapped Houston in the face during a
Whitney Houston after she was allegedly found in possession of a quantity
                                                                                                                 quarrel in a car park. Houston and Brown have
of marijuana.
                                                                                                                 one child, Bobbi Kristina, who was born in
       Hawaii County Prosecutor
                                                                                                                 1993.
Jay Kimura said he would wait for
the results of a police investigation
                                                                                  3. Complete the table.
before deciding whether to take the
matter further. He said the most                                                         What crimes are mentioned in the article? What categories can they
likely charge would be promoting a                                                be referred to (“treason”, “felonies” or misdemeanors”)? What punishment
detrimental drug, an offence which                                                would you give for these crimes? (see Unit II, section “Ask the lawyer”)
could carry a prison sentence of up
to 30 days and a &1,000 (&600) fine.                                                   Category; type of crime      Punishment      Prove your viewpoint
       Houston was stopped at Keahole-Kona International Airport security                        …                       …                     …
checkpoint while on her way to board a United Airlines flight to San Fran-
cisco. During a search of her bag, a security officer allegedly found the mari-
juana and seized the bag. The Hawaii Tribune-Herald of Hilo reported that
15.2 grammes of marijuana were found. Airport security officers, who can
only arrest passengers for crimes related to airport security, told her to stay
with them until police arrived, police said.
       But Houston left the scene and boarded her flight, which departed
about a half hour before police arrived, according to police spokesman Wil-
liam Donham.
       Prosecutor Jay Kimura said his office typically does not pursue
mainland suspects who are charged with petty misdemeanors such as mari-
juana possession. But he said Houston could be served with a summon if she
ever returns to the islands and could be arrested if she ignores it. Once
squeaky clean Houston has been one of the most successful recording artists
of the 1980s and 1990s, and her current album “My Love Is Your Love” is
nominated for four Grammy awards at next month's ceremony. She has also
starred in films, most famously 1992's “The Bodyguard”, and 1995's “Wait-
ing To Exhale”.

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