Sentences with phrase «much violence for»

Its biggest weakness is too many characters, too many plot diversions, and too much violence for a very young children.

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And yet, as painful as such events are, and as much as they seem to increasingly define America's uniquely violent profile among developed nations, they account for just 1 - 2 % of all gun - related deaths in the U.S. «We lose upwards of 90 people a day on average to firearm violence, to suicide and homicide,» says Wintemute.

On social media, readers expressed intense loathing («I hate these people so much,») threats of physical violence («Dear god, I want to punch them in the face,») and a longing for karmic justice («I've never wanted the entire real estate market to completely collapse until now»).

Several Republican politicians and government officials including President Donald Trump have suggested that mental illness was to blame for the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday that left 17 people dead — but researchers say evidence suggests there is no traceable link between mental illness and gun violence, and that a much more widespread issue is to blame.

But the links between groups like the Flores brothers and street - level gangs responsible for much of the drug sales and violence in Chicago are a «gray area» of the drug trade, both law enforcement and gang members have said.

The change made it «that much harder for women» who had suffered abuse, says Natalia Pankova, the director of a state - run domestic violence organization called Sail of Hope.

Based on the research, the presence of more guns typically translates to much more general gun violence, while justified uses of a gun for self - defense are few and far between.

Horgan committed to making things better for survivors of sexual violence and for those fleeing abusive homes by making sure crime prevention dollars go to deliver much - needed services that keep more women safe, improving public policy, directing more funding to provincial and community based programs that directly serve women and children, and increasing funding to violence prevention and intervention programs by $ 8 million a year.

The cowards at CNN know Christianity is an easy target and can attack it without fearing for their lives, but that if they attack Islam — which is responsible for much much more violence in the world today — they will have to go into hiding.

My own childhood was very violent and I was able to not have any violence in my home but I know I wanted a much more normal life for my kids than I could provide.

Steve, you say, «He seems to me to blame the «implement» (the «institutional church») rather than the individuals who «use» it, much the same way the gun control people blame guns for violence.»

If «nature» were not a much misunderstood term, and especially if there were not so many people (those, namely, who paved the way for the reign of violence) who actually believe that Nature is beneficent, I would say that what we have here is an expression of Nature.

Once a man has begun to use violence he will never stop using it, for it is so much easier and more practical than any other method.

Ro much for seeking to alleviate world hunger or to ease the plight of refugees; so much for trying to mitigate violence or disorder or crime or family breakup.

For Brown, if the United States could commit itself to refusing to imitate the «evil deeds» of the terrorists, if the U.S. would eschew the violence that has marked its post-World War II foreign policy, if the U.S. could abandon its «faith in redemptive violence,» if the U.S. could spend as much money on a peace academy as it does on the service academies... well, there would be some hope for a peaceful futuFor Brown, if the United States could commit itself to refusing to imitate the «evil deeds» of the terrorists, if the U.S. would eschew the violence that has marked its post-World War II foreign policy, if the U.S. could abandon its «faith in redemptive violence,» if the U.S. could spend as much money on a peace academy as it does on the service academies... well, there would be some hope for a peaceful futufor a peaceful future.

As the BBC notes, the rise of ISIS — as well as the airstrikes and fighting to combat the Islamic militant group — is responsible for much of the uptick in violence.

The reason why people bash religions so much is because historically a lot of violence has been perpetrated but this is only because of authorities that utilize religions and beliefs for their war campaigns and the «just» cause.

Unfortunately, as women, we have found it difficult to persuade the churches and the ecumenical movement that the issue of violence against women is as much an issue of ecclesiology as is complicity in political conflicts, because women have been silent for too long and the churches too have been complicit by their often silence, but also by their sometimes legitimization of the violence theologically.

This perspective unmistakably reveals the unwholesomeness, not to put it more strongly, of our way of life: our obsession with sex, violence, and the pornography of «making it;» our addictive dependence on drugs, «entertainment,» and the evening news; our impatience with anything that limits our sovereign freedom of choice, especially with the constraints of marital and familial ties; our preference for «nonbinding commitments;» our third - rate educational system; our third - rate morality; our refusal to draw a distinction between right and wrong, lest we «impose» their morality on us; our reluctance to judge or be judged; our indifference to the needs of future generations, as evidence by our willingness to saddle them with a huge national debt, an overgrown arsenal of destruction, and a deteriorating environment; our unsated assumption, which underlies so much of the propaganda for unlimited abortion, that only those children born for success ought to be allowed to be born at all.

The devil himself is largely responsible for much of the violence that happens in the world, and he loves nothing more than to carry out that violence and then frame God for it.

Novelist Don Winslow has spent much of his life researching and writing about Mexican drug cartels and the horrific violence they are responsible for.

So much for not wanting to inflict violence on a girl.

He said: «As we see you, as we see this area with its constant memories of what has happened, we seek to share with you in a way that reminds you that you are not alone, that the pain you suffer is not considered passing but profound, and that the grief for the lost is something that will forever be inscribed by our memories in these very stones, stones that over so many centuries have seen so much violence, but have also seen the renewal of hope and the overcoming of evil.

To be sure, there may be media excesses that are too gross for even thoroughly acculturated Christians to ignore: too much sex and violence in films, too many commercials.

Just goes to show you that there are some in the Christian community that would resort to violence and bullying LGBT people... I know that there are plenty of Christians who aren't that deluded but there are a vocal minority like this sorry excuse for a man that hates what he doesn't understand so much that they feel it is their responsibility to wipe it out.

Research shows, for example, that people become more tolerant of violence as a result of so much violence in TV programming.

But in fact, the devil himself is largely responsible for much of the violence that happens in the world, and he loves nothing more than to carry out that violence and then frame God for it.

Cost savings, combined with what researcher Dr. Jerome Singer documents as the importance of movement and action as an immediate attention - getter, account for much of the pressure for gratuitous violence on the screens in our homes.

The infant movement of a new men's consciousness holds enormous promise for addressing the distorted masculinism that contributes so much violence and peril to our fragile planet.

The Dodgers are under as much pressure to win as any team in the game, but they declined to finalize a trade for Chapman because of an ongoing domestic violence investigation.

I've seen too much violence already in my life for reasons far more trivial than a sport.

While the President said he's glad that the controversy has brought much - need attention to the issue of domestic violence, he was critical of not only the NFL, but of football culture at large for allowing the issue to go unchecked for so long.

I guess in the countries with the highest rates, it is as much a political problem (severe violence within the country making it unsafe for outsiders to try to help) as a money problem.

Children's cartoons have often been slammed for portraying too much violence whether it is of an actual physical combat variety or immature clownishness.

There is a real irony in Diaz hosting Abrazo Boricuaparticularly with his expressed desire to «protect» his community.I guess that desire doesn't extend to the women of his community (excuse the pun) because the Grand Poobah of the parade this year is a wife beater — who SERVED TIME IN PRISON for the crime.His enablers at the Puerto Rican Day Riot committee attribute his violence to a youthful error — ignoring the fact that he was in his FORTIES at the time.Check out which politicians march and which do not and ask yourself if they'd ignore a violent anti — semite or racist or homophobe being so honored.Once more women in that parade are relegated to the position of tarted up and half naked — even the pre teens — but not worthy of respect.So much for Diaz» «protection».

In theories of protest and revolution, the question whether violence is justified is premissed on the idea that it is probable.On the other hand, as is often observed, much modern social and political theory more or less eclipsed war within or between states, taking the socialising and civilising forces of historical progress for granted.

Yet the demand for a revolution, channelling the kind of violence, looting and murder seen in London and on other UK cities» streets two years ago against «the source of (the rioters») grievance» is much more delusional, much more seriously irresponsible towards the youth whom he admires for their refusal to take democracy seriously.

In moments of political precariousness, where people are faced with terrible losses whether because of economic crisis or political violence, the temptation is very much to find a kind of commonality in that trait of finitude or vulnerability, and to look for a way to build ethics and politics on that commonality.

Or they use it as a justification for violence and power abuse, much like ISIS.

He spent much of the 1970s serving as the Jesuit's Provincial for Argentina during a period of intense political violence and repeated coups d'état.

The former have too much to protect, and the latter too little to lose, both of which can create the justification for violence and upheaval.

The law decriminalised sex work both on the street and in premises, making it much easier to report violence and club together for safety.

«The issues to which Council Member Williams has dedicated much of his career - affordable housing, gun violence, and policing to name a few - are also critical issues for the City of Syracuse.

A day after deadly violence struck the J'ouvert parade in Brooklyn for the third straight year, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday that the annual celebration of Caribbean culture would continue but that the city would consider changing the hours of the overnight event, which precedes the much bigger West Indian American Day Parade.

This potential cover - up seems much like the order of protection issued against him for a domestic violence back in the early 1990's.

Another interesting question the reporter could have asked is: how much money did NYC pay in each of the last couple of years for settlements and jury awards involving police brutality and / or threats of violence against citizens by the NYPD?

Wu, who is running for lieutenant governor, said, «There's been so much violence and bloodshed.

I usually have so much for Gay City News, so it was disappointing to hear about your endorsement of this apologist for plutocrats, police violence, and the bigoted status quo.

Much of other animals» intraspecies violence is about competition for mates and the chance to pass on genes.

«Reduce crime and gun violence and stabilize neighborhoods: A randomized controlled study: As much as a 29 percent reduction in gun violence in poor neighborhoods could translate into hundreds of fewer shootings every year for cities affected by blighted spaces.»