Sentences with phrase «by fear of crime»

«Our research suggests that the relationship between feelings of vulnerability, as measured by fear of crime, and women's preference for physically formidable and dominant mates is stable, and does not update according to environmental circumstances or relative level of protection needed.»

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By contrast, in Louisiana — reflecting the incredible tension over slavery and existential fear of revolt — «it was a capital crime to print or distribute material, or to make a speech or display a sign, or even to have a private conversation, that might spread discontent among the free black population or insubordination among slaves.»

The law, known as Senate Bill 4, is slated to take effect Sept. 1, but has been challenged in court by rights organizations and localities that say the law infringes on local governments» constitutional rights, and will sow fear through immigrant communities by dissuading people from reporting crimes or testifying as witnesses out of fear they will be deported.

Brossard's would - be assassins have been hired by the big fish who have been his longtime protectors and patrons, themselves guilty of «crimes against humanity» under Vichy, who fear that Brossard's arrest and trial will result in a public outcry over their own cases.

It is love to obey God, and by having a swift death penalty we love the people in our society [many of whom are our enemies also] and offer them the best chance for a life free from fear and crime.

Influenced by advisors whose white nationalists views are well known, the president has waged a propaganda war against ethnic and religious minorities, stoking fear and hate by lying about crime rates, terrorist attacks, and voter fraud and by issuing executive orders that have already hurt many thousands of people around the world, including desperate refugee families.

Vast stores of hidden wealth, gained by committing every crime in the book, and millions of fear - driven, deluded «slaves» who have been trained to give their very souls if need be... all under the thumbs of mere humans who use their power for every vice imaginable.

The forthcoming article in the American Journal of Political Science «The Externalities of Inequality: Fear of Crime and Preferences for Redistribution in Western Europe» by David Rueda and Daniel Stegmueller is summarized by the authors here:

Aber Kawas, a youth organizer for the Arab American Association of New York, said that in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, Muslims have «been living in collective fear, distress and demoralization» compounded by numerous hate crimes.

Odigie - Oyegun dismissed a report that Chime's move to APC was prompted by fears of possible prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

In the novel 1984, by George Orwell, the Thought Police are charged with uncovering and punishing «unapproved thoughts» as crimes, an «Orwellian» nightmare world of fear and submission to authority.

Firstly, I should point out that most sexual crime is committed by someone the victim knows - «stranger danger» is less of a fear than «partner danger»... or in many circumstances «pimp danger».

Governor Cuomo has shown his commitment to public safety by taking issue with a program that would deter victims and witnesses of crimes from coming forward because of fear of being deported.

But it also delivers the safety and security we want for all residents by lifting the cloud of fear that keeps immigrants from reaching out to County officials if they've been victims of a crime or if they have information about a crime.»

He explained that the fear of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by public officers was now the beginning of wisdom.

The film is further enriched by the performances of Jeff Daniels as Abe, the future boss of the crime syndicate, and by Paul Dano as Seth, a friend of Old Joe who fears the loop is about to be closed on him.

Over the course of that tenure, the legendary G - Man singlehandedly built the agency into an intimidating espionage and crime - fighting operation feared by gangsters and law - abiding citizens alike.

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The brother of one of James «Whitey» Bulger's alleged victims criticized «Black Mass,» the forthcoming movie about the gangster, saying Friday the big - budget Hollywood film is an insult to those still grieving for loved ones slain by the once - feared crime boss.

This comedy can be easily explained by comparing it to a certain Best Picture winner in the 70's (I won't say which for fear of ruining the entire film), but certain elements take it from lighter fare into an inferior Coen Brothers-esque crime caper.

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Even the movie's sole venture into the moral morass, in which Keller becomes the exact type of person that he most fears has his daughter, turns out to be a requirement for the movie's blunt thematic concern — that those wronged by the ills of others can and, in the wrongheaded statement of a character late in the movie (a really strained motive behind the crime), will perpetrate evil of their own.

Also interesting is that the screenplay by Biderman (Primal Fear), Mann and Bennett (Lucky Break) touches on the broader scope of Burrough's book, which is a broad, non-fiction account of the gangster era and the creation of the FBI, and made it a personal film about Dillinger as a lover and a fighter, and Purvis as a love of crime fighting.

The suspect in the crime, 21 - year - old Dylann Storm Roof, is a white man who was known to be heavily influenced by online white supremacist hate speech, most notably from the Council of Conservative Citizens, a group that now functions primarily as an Internet clearinghouse for racial fear - mongering «news» stories.

’27 For that reason, the RPF government has been arguing that those who fled Rwanda between 1994 and 1998, regardless of their well - founded and reasonable fear to repatriate, «have a dark, ugly past to hide and are running away from prosecution» but not persecution.28 Whereas it can not be denied that some genocide perpetrators remain at large, it can strongly be argued that a list of Hutu refugees who were suspected of having committed genocide crimes was established and thus handed out by the RPF government to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).

The authors pointed out some of the advantages of low poverty noting, «Children whose parents read to them at home, whose health is good and can attend school regularly, who do not live in fear of crime and violence, who enjoy stable housing and continuous school attendance, whose parents» regular employment creates security, who are exposed to museums, libraries, music and art lessons, who travel outside their immediate neighborhoods, and who are surrounded by adults who model high educational achievement and attainment will, on average, achieve at higher levels than children without these educationally relevant advantages.»

Burn, Baby, Burn by Meg Medina Medina, author of the 2014 Pura Belpré Author Award - winning Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, takes readers to New York City in the summer of 1977, when temperatures were rising along with escalating crime and fears of a serial killer dubbed Son of Sam.

Fears over crime and the merger of Air Jamaica with rival Caribbean Air, in addition to the global tourism slowdown, are just some of the challenges which have recently been overcome by the island community.

Released as a counterpart to the entirely original title Fear Effect Sedna, the original title by Kronos Digital Entertainment was ahead of its time, using Resident Evil style gameplay with FMV backgrounds and cel shaded characters to tell a story of mercenaries mixed up in crime syndicates and the supernatural.

There can also be heightened fear in such communities of the social factors of safety, such as fear of being a victim of crime or harassed by police.

California Penal Code 211 PC defines the crime of robbery as the «felonious taking of personal property in the possession of another, from his person or immediate presence, and against his will, accomplished by means of force or fear.»

You may have had to spend time in a hospital for your physical injuries, lost time from work because of your injuries or the fear and anxiety you're experiencing in the wake of the crime, or been disfigured such as by a brutal assault or a stabbing.

Canadian lawyers admit they are in fear of «the possibility of a renewed effort by the federal government to extend the PCMLTFA (Proceeds of Crime — Money Laundering — and Terrorist Financing Act) to members of the legal profession.»

For the purpose of supporting Jamie Maclaren's statement about fear of assault by sexual minorities, the salient points made in the article include: (1) a heightened level of violence involved in hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation, and (2) the inherent problem with data collection where an estimated 75 percent of incidents go unreported.

Name neighbourhoods in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, etc. where people would have legitimate fear of an increased risk of assault by reason of being LGBTQ walking hand - in - hand (as opposed to anyone having legitimate fear because the neighbourhood itself is a high - crime area).

Wild swings in the price of bitcoin, the best known of a myriad of digital currencies issued by private companies, cyber heists involving such assets, and fears they may be used for crime have raised calls for concerted actions by global regulators.

My motto is «prevent crime by reducing the fear of crime» and I use this to bring community members together and indulge in crime prevention measures such as neighborhood watches.

Competent at protecting members of the public and their property by taking measures to prevent crime and reduce the fear of crime.

New psychological theoretical framework suggest U.S. handgun ownership motivated by combination of fear of crime and a general sense that the world is an unpredictable dangerous place.