Sentences with phrase «done public executions»

I also think it is demeaning as a society for people to get pleasure out of watching others fight and that we should consign this public spectacle, as we have done public executions, to the dustbin of history.

Not exact matches

Citizens of the dictatorship are forced to worship the Kim family, and anyone who does not is subject to immediate punishment — arrest, torture or death, which could come in the form of a public execution.

To give you an idea of what the new Bible - based order would be like, Dr. North advocates public execution of women who undergo abortions, and a similar fate for those who advise them to do so.

I find myself wondering whether we might not do some justice to the truth of each intuition by requiring at executions a public presence of randomly selected citizens» something like a jury.

In keeping with Thomas Lynch, who made a similar argument a few weeks ago in the pages of this magazine, Sarat wants to televise state killing, arguing that «the public is always present at an execution» — the only question that remains is whether we are willing to see what is being done in our name.

Though they eventually rescinded the invitation, why did members of the IOC invite to Sydney as observers two representatives of the Taliban, who use sports stadiums to make public spectacle of torture and execution?

«The leaders of the House of Representatives will do well to focus on their primary constitutional duty of making laws for the peace, order and good government, and performing oversight role on spending of public funds rather than engaging in inherently execution functions of designing and executing projects This will enhance the operation of the sacred principle of separations of powers and the ability of the House to properly hold the executive to account for spending of public funds.»

As an aside, his idea is not entirely logical, as what amounts to a public execution of a martyr figure would likely spur the revolution on, but they do address this and I am comfortable with megalomaniacal dictators making short - sighted decisions from time to time.

In our work with public school educators seeking to close the achievement gap for disadvantaged students, we have confronted this question often and have come to believe that the critical difference between schools that excel and schools that do not is the quality of execution.

The museum likes to point to Nasher XChange as it s moment of real «outside the box» curatorial practice (as it did during the event today), however, Rick Lowe aside, the diversity of approaches, inconsistency of execution on the part of the artists, and limited dynamics of public interaction throughout the various sites made it something of a mixed success.

The public didn't have to wait until the next day's 10 o'clock news to discover the Supreme Court's ruling on Davis» stay of execution; it was all happening and being reported, live.

Assuming there is complete financial disclosure and the prenuptial agreement does not violate any statue or public policy, the court's main focus will be comparing the circumstances of the parties at the time of the execution with the parties» financial condition at the time of the divorce.

This case will be of interest to commissioners, providers and care co-ordinators confirming the boundaries of the scope of the Court of Protection and that this Court does not have a role in adjudicating upon the decision making of a public authority exercising its statutory powers (for example, the execution of search warrants in criminal proceedings).