Sentences with phrase «irrational public fears»

Justice Iacobucci and three others dissented, arguing that independent courts should resist «irrational public fears» and «outrage» about «a highly publicized serious crime».

To counter the impact of irrational public fears, he advocates delegation of authority to politically insulated experts using economic cost - benefit analysis.

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So your irrational fear that taking god out of public schools and the public in general would lead to a huge catastrophe is ridiculous and is fear mongering that I am sure has been hammered into your head since you were a child.

The Archbishop of Westminster went on to make a broader attack on the treatment of immigrants in the British media, warning that «there is a moral responsibility on all those in public life, including the media, to avoid stirring up irrational fears that feed prejudice».

«We all lose when we allow irrational fear, fueled in part by prime - time ratings and political expediency, to supersede pragmatic public health preparedness,» Spencer wrote.

The filmmakers maintain that public schools have failed the nations children and future by robbing students of all freedoms due largely to irrational fears that young people pose a threat to society.

The documentary film The War on Kids argues that public schools have become overly restrictive and ineffective due in part to an irrational fear of young peoples potential for violence.

But a tipping point has now been reached, with objective scientists and the public finally rejecting the quacks who remain possessed by the irrational fears of saturated fat and cholesterol.

The longer - term threat to nuclear power in the United States is the high cost of construction and the public's irrational fear Continue reading Can Nuclear Power be Saved?

The real threat to the public comes from irrational fears of nuclear power.

The longer - term threat to nuclear power in the United States is the high cost of construction and the public's irrational fear of radiation.

But I will suggest that public ignorance about the various electromagnetic waves we encounter in our daily lives is immense, which, with the help of the media, can lead to unfounded fears and then to irrational policy.