Sentences with phrase «than the crime»

Instead of a second chance, probation ends up being a land mine, with a random misstep bringing consequences greater than the crime.»

A far more pressing concern than crime and communism?

It protects our customers and aids our commitment to making sure that Bitcoin is associated with positive aspects such as innovation, rather than crime.

When the punishment is more profitable than the crime, there's a case for saying that prosecution is pointless.

«This is more of a blunder than a crime.

The coverup, as with many crimes and scandals, is often worse than the crime itself.

The fear of crime is a greater problem than crime itself.»

Worse than a crime itself is it to legalize a crime, because criminals are motivated to increasingly commit crimes, which are called good deeds by the false prophets.

These four I deem not direr than the crime, If one, in coming forth from woe to weal, Abandon any meanest comrade then.

Easter Islanders considered the consumption of one's neighbour as more of an insult than a crime.

If one were to take a pure «beauty is in the eye of the beholder», it would be difficult to saw Twilight is a worse book than Crime and Punishment.

So while there were no «headset malfunctions» or «surreptitous video surveillence» people forget that the cover0up is worse than the crime, and Amendola should be charged by NFL security with destruction of evidence and obstruction of justice for giving away a ball that should of been properly marked «Exhibit A.»

As it was said of Napoleon after he murdered a well - connected French duke and united European aristocracy against him, «it was worse than a crime, it was a blunder.»

The cover - up, or more specifically, the exercise of powers of office to facilitate a cover - up, is often a crime of much greater magnitude than the crimes or activities attempting to be covered - up.

Leaders say the challenge is to change the minds of those who view Jamestown as nothing more than a crime - ridden city, obsessed with Lucille Ball.

Shur countered that the evidence would help the government «argue that the cover - up is worse than the crime.»

Albany County DA David Soares insisted Dixon was more dangerous than the crime let on.

Now, barring other issues, finding that marijuana in a lawful search will lead to a summons — a violation, rather than a crime.

We are guided by the old chestnut: The cover - up is worse than the crime.

«It seems to be about him, rather than the crime that was committed against him.»

Watching a superhero isn't supposed to be a drag but it seems like the cast of «Pawn Stars» have more exciting lives than the crime - busting, trench club using, knight of justice.

Penn & Teller set out to reveal that the only thing scarier than crime is America's war on crime.

Time for the TV portion of the HECG and TV doesn't get much better than Starz's first essential drama, a piece about the ripple effect of the unimaginable more than the crime itself.

Still, if Vaughn REALLY wanted to avoid such comparisons, he could always have brought out something other than a crime - drama about a bunch of inter-twined Londoners who deal drugs, carry «shooters», and jam each others» heads in sunbed lids.

McDonagh tries to pass «In Bruges» off as more than a crime thriller.

«Slo - mo» creates a plot device that allows for impressive cinematography, making a bullet ripping open someone's face look more like a ballet than a crime.

Soderbergh's obvious intelligence leads you to expect his film to be about something more than a crime caper and an unlikely romance.

This looks to be very much a crime drama in the vein of The Sopranos, in that the focus is more on how the business impacts the family rather than the crime business itself.

The leisurely opening set in Munich and the later, plodding material at Lisa's family home in Verona are full of padding, and the final revenge sequence lands with substantially less power than the crimes that preceded it.

The imagery at some points makes you think you paid money to see a horror film rather than a crime thriller, but it is all the more effective as Blunt gives a strong, but vulnerable performance.

And the schools they are most likely to attend are in villages and seaside towns rather than crime - hit inner cities, the education watchdog will say.

He adores both Kafka and Kerouac and had an urge to write something completely different than crime novels.

This is mostly because property crimes are often easier to get away with on a large scale than crimes that cause bodily injury or death to people.

There are a couple of engaging stories, but overall they feel weaker than Crime & Punishments tales.

I'd like to see more, and I'd like to see some attention paid to deforestation, which will have to be brought under control if we are to reduce CO2 emissions and is in any case nothing less than a crime against the human future.

One of the simplest rules of public relations is that the cover - up is worse than the crime, and that certainly seems to describe what happened in this instance.

And most of all, remember that the «cover - up is worse than the crime.»

Usually, libel is a tort enforced in a civil lawsuit rather than a crime.

There's no reason, Giannelli says, why the clinical lab that does Pap smear tests should be held to higher standards than the crime lab, whose work could put a defendant on death row.

Amanda Pinto QC, a tenant at 5 Paper Buildings and co-author of Corporate Criminal Liability, questions why the authority has chosen to deal with substantial offences, such as fraud and misleading conduct, as breaches of regulations rather than crimes.

Any attempt to compromise that independence is a crime; worse than a crime, it is a blunder, and you, dear public, will pay the price.

Moderator, «Obstruction and False Statements: the Cover - Up is Worse than the Crime,» American Bar Association, White Collar Crime Institute, March 2010

Once marijuana use is legalized and regulations are created for government - authorized growing and selling, behaviour such as Mr. Morris's will be more of a regulatory offence than a crime — like fishing without a license.

This is mostly because property crimes are often easier to get away with on a large scale than crimes that cause bodily injury or death to people.

«A crime prevented is far better than a crime prosecuted,» said District Attorney Vance.

Violent crimes are far more serious than crimes like underage drinking.

If the tenant committed a crime a few months ago, then it is more relevant to you than a crime committed many years ago.

Not exact matches

Immigration and Customs Enforcement data show that, in fiscal year 2016, crime - based removals represented more than 90 percent of the noncitizens removed from the interior of the United States.

When it comes to white collar crime, Canada has enjoyed a less - than - stellar reputation for prosecuting those involved in financial schemes and corporate corruption.

He became a second fiddle to the film's other villain, Sandman, who proved to be more menacing than one of Spidey's most beloved adversaries, a crime that Spider - Man fans simply couldn't forgive.