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Any Lessons from Virginia Tech? Richard E. Vatz , Lee S. Weinberg
Category: Psychology Published: July 2007
"The ultimate frustration engendered by a mass murderer is that there are no fail-safe methods to ensure that a similar catastrophe or a worse one will not occur."
 
Bullying by Any Other Name. . . Richard E. Vatz , Lee S. Weinberg
Category: Law & Justice Published: September 2010
". . . The juvenile versions of assault, battery, and harassment must be treated seriously, fairly, and firmly. Our children should not be forced to experience their school years at a life of constantly living in panic and fearing for their safety."
 
Gambling, Psychology, and State Politics Richard E. Vatz , Lee S. Weinberg
Category: Psychology Published: May 2003
"Those who gamble too much and suffer significant losses--whether through lotteries, slots, or other means--choose to do so irresponsibly. No force extrinsic to willpower makes them."
 
Getting Away with Murder: Vincent Gigante and Exculpatory Psychiatry Richard E. Vatz , Lee S. Weinberg
Category: Law & Justice Published: March 2004
"Gigante's guilty plea should send a message to psychiatrists who too easily take up the cudgel provided by their psychiatric ethos to become hired guns for those trying to escape criminal responsibility."
 
Murderous Mothers: A Challenge for the Insanity Defense Richard E. Vatz , Lee S. Weinberg
Category: Psychology Published: November 2002
Andrea Yates' killing of her five children is the most-recent case triggering a clash between psychiatrists and prosecutors.
 
Problems in Diagnosing and Treating ADD/ADHD Richard E. Vatz , Lee S. Weinberg
Category: Psychology Published: March 2001
"The difficulties in finding a panacea for entrenched, maladaptive behavior in children do not provide sufficient justification for plunging into a nationwide pharmacopoeia for solutions."
 
Psychological Help for the Terrorized Richard E. Vatz , Lee S. Weinberg
Category: Psychology Published: November 2001
"No one knows all the answers as to how to help a nation heal."
 
Saluting Pittsburgh's Finest Richard E. Vatz , Lee S. Weinberg
Category: Athletic Arena Published: July 2008
"Understanding the magnitude of [Roberto] Clemente requires an appreciation of the gestalt of his presence, which was greater than the sum of his statistics. . . ."
 
Sexual Predator Statutes and Psychiatric Confusion Richard E. Vatz , Lee S. Weinberg
Category: Psychology Published: July 2001
". . . The use of psychiatry to commit offenders where there is little hope of rehabilitation and scant medical grounds to justify confinement could lead society down the slippery slope of abuse."
 
The Obama vs. Clinton Sincerity Sweepstakes Richard E. Vatz , Lee S. Weinberg
Category: Political Landscape Published: May 2008
" 'You can take all the sincerity in Hollywood and place it in the navel of a flea, and still have room left for three caraway seeds and an agent's heart.' It is much the same in American politics."
 
Voting Season Ventures Richard E. Vatz , Lee S. Weinberg
Category: Political Landscape Published: September 2015
"Those who are opposed to all negatism in political campaigning either yearn for insipidity or advantage, but not the rightfully vaunted marketplace of ideas to determine the best candidates."