Sentences with phrase «act as civilians»

Also mixed in are angels that act as civilians.

Not exact matches

Though older versions are technically legal to own, buy, and sell in many states, brand new «machine guns» — defined by law as a fully automatic weapon capable of firing more than one shot per trigger pull — have not been available for sale or purchase for civilian use in the United States since the Firearm Owners» Protection Act of 1986.

Of course, you notably worded it as «won't let us catch them», when what is really meant by calling the terrorists cowards is how they hide amongst civilians, perform heinous acts of terrorism against civilians and then run off and hide in tunnels, houses, caves, etc, forever afraid to show their faces.

Any way seems that we Muslims are seeing our religion is being Nailed one after another with acts that we disapprove of under any name such as targeting civilians or those in duty of the law and order..!

-- Afghanistan as of 10/23/2013, 2,151 US troops killed, 1,782 from hostile fire, 369 from non-hostile activities, Over 40,000 Afghan civilians killed due to the dark - age, koranic - driven Taliban acts of horror

At a community meeting last week, the debate between residents heated up when a civilian beat facilitator, who acts as a go - between for police and residents, said gang problems at Haas Park have declined dramatically despite the shooting.

We can only hope that Pakistan's democratization process will move forward; and civilian leaders who assume power after the forthcoming general elections will act as pragmatically as Jinnah and show the due political resolve to institutionalize his secular, progressive ideals of statehood.

Since the end of WWII, Germany has defined itself as a «civilian power», implying a reluctance to use military means as well as a desire to strengthening international law, preserving human rights and acting in a multilateral fashion.

The warnings by NGOs, such as Human Rights Watch in a coalition of 47 organizations in June that the UN was not sufficiently prepared for the elections and lacks «adequate and appropriate resources to protect civilians... and to avert election - related violence» (HRW 2011) were not acted upon.

Separately, a 2015 executive order from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo gave the attorney general the authority to act as a special prosecutor, but only to investigate the deaths of unarmed civilians by law enforcement.

The expression «attack directed against any civilian population» is defined as meaning «a course of conduct involving the multiple commission of acts against any civilian population, pursuant to or in furtherance of a State or organizational policy to commit such attack.»

Former President JJ Rawlings described the ghastly murder of a service man by civilians in Denkyira - Obuasi as «an act of cruelty.»

Most of thew times, we see military intervention is to «protect the civilians» or to serve as «help» in the conflict but the history show us military often choose a side (usually, not always rebels) to «protect and help»; remember for example, NATO acted in Libya to help civilians; we know know they only protected the rebels.

The Shomrim group acts as an auxiliary police unit for this Orthodox community, a civilian safety group that patrols in marked cars and works closely with the NYPD to keep the community safe.

The Civilian JTF who noted that the Boko Haram kingpin, popularly called Bashir Sarkin Yanka, which in Hausa means «Bashir the King of Slaughter» had been the terrorist acting as Abubakar Shekau in some videos on the social media.

The local security volunteer group, known as Civilian JTF in Konduga local government Area of Borno State claimed that it had arrested a notorious Boko Haram Kingpin, named Bashir who had been acting as Abubakar Shekau in some videos on the social media.

Deborah Archer, a visiting professor of clinical law at the New York University School of Law, will take over as acting chairwoman while the Civilian Complaint Review Board conducts a search.

The arrested suspect was reported to have confessed to the Civilian JTF that he had acted as Boko Haram Leader, «Shekau» in some videos and was responsible for the death of his (Bashir's) mother, two sisters and brother apart from engaging in mass slaughter.

Jointly known as the Right to Know Act, the bills would obligate cops to provide extensive identification in stops that don't result in a summons or an arrest and to inform civilians of their constitutional right to refuse a search.

Cuomo's feud with de Blasio appears to be helping insulate him from backlash he has faced from police unions for signing an executive order giving the Attorney General the ability to act as special prosecutor in cases where police kill unarmed civilians.

Manish's experience drove me to introduce the Students LIVE Act, which will safeguard the rights of our nation's returning servicemembers as they transition back to civilian life.»

But after watching scores of service men and women die while civilians flee in terror in the final act, shouldn't George be lumped in the same category as Superman in «Man of Steel?»

Included with the 2 - Disc Special Edition is a widescreen presentation of the film and two documentaries: Chasing Planes: Witnesses to 9/11 examines the details of all four airplanes hijacked on September 11, 2001, focusing on the experiences of both military personnel and civilians as they responded to these acts of terrorism.

In Section 2331 of Chapter 113 (A), defines terrorism as activities that: involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; (B) ``... activities that involve violent... or life - threatening acts... that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State and... appear to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and... (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States...» (10) Subsequently paper will go deeper in counter-terrorism legislation of US.

UN Security Council will adopt Resolution 1566 in 2004 and gives a definition of terrorism as «criminal acts, including against civilians, committed with the intent to cause death or serious bodily injury, or taking of hostages, with the purpose to provoke a state of terror in the general public or in a group of persons or particular persons, intimidate a population or compel a government or an international organization to do or to abstain from doing any act.»

During the blackout there was great fear of a blood bath as the Assad regime could act with impunity and continue its bombardment of civilians, as no longer would they have the world's eyes on them and atrocities could not be reported and transmitted to a global audience.

Most definitions of terrorism include only those acts which are intended to create fear or «terror», are perpetrated for an ideological goal (as opposed to attack), and deliberately target or disregard the safety of civilians.

Through ample training, testing, and patience, assistance dogs are able to transform the lives of the human they help — whether they detect life - threatening seizures, act as a blind person's eyes, or help a veteran acclimate back to civilian life, these amazing canines are an irreplaceable facet of the communities they help.

You can ziptie people to act as hostages and even move them around the level, which forces any cops to go after them first, although you do have to be careful because civilian deaths incur a cleanup cost.

More recent subject matter has addressed difficult topics relating to religiously inspired terrorism such as Guantanamo Bay, the Moscow theatre siege, and home - grown acts of violence against civilians.

While climate change alone does not cause conflict, it may act as an accelerant of instability or conflict, placing a burden to respond on civilian institutions and militaries around the world.

The Act arises from a letter from a group of health physicists who pointed out that the limited understanding of low - dose health risks impairs the nation's decision - making capabilities, whether in responding to radiological events involving large populations such as the 2011 Fukushima accident or in areas such as the rapid increase in radiation - based medical procedures, the cleanup of radioactive contamination from legacy sites and the expansion of civilian nuclear energy.

However, they may act as an accelerant of instability or conflict, placing a burden to respond on civilian institutions and militaries around the world (NRC, 2012b).

The man retaliated and he was arrested; the judge ruled that since the officer was not acting as a policeman should have acted he was not entitled to the legal protections policemen have, and decided the issue as a brawl between civilians.

Also, the post-9-11 experience has been that, contrary to common belief, civilian courts are actually a faster way of resolving cases of non-uniformed persons who commit violent, war - like acts than military tribunals and impose penalties that are just as harsh as those imposed by military tribunals.

In addition to her Tribunal work, Joanne also has experience of acting as the legal advisor to panels constituted to hear disciplinary matters involving police officers and civilian police employees.

Over the years, he has acted and advised clients in all civilian and military courts, as well as for administrative detainees - with experience in private prosecutions for regulatory compliance and professional misconduct.

The overall context is a statute about military procurement of goods and services, not about deputizing civilians to act as involuntary federal investigators.

Terrorism is defined as a willful and deliberate act that is 1) an act that is a violent felony; 2) an act that the person knows or has reason to know is dangerous to human life; and, 3) an act that is intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or influence or affect the conduct of government through intimidation or coercion.

In McCormack, for example, it was held that the police had deliberately misrepresented three sources, two of whom they had instructed to act as agents and one of whom was a civilian employee of the police force, as confidential informers simply as an «investigative technique» (paras. 7 - 21).»

Acted as Site Lead, Production Supervisor, Line Chief and Flight Chief for USAF and civilian operations.

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The Act protects a member of the military's civilian job while on active duty for up to five years, so long as the individual receives an honorable discharge from military service.