Sentences with phrase «police turn a blind eye to it»

«The police turn a blind eye to marijuana quite often because they really don't believe it's a serious crime.

Police turned a blind eye to most of the smokers.

Even the police turn a blind eye to it.

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In Indonesia, Uber's local staff reportedly made a number of small payments to police officers to get them to turn a blind eye to the fact that it was operating a support office for local drivers outside the registered business zones of the capital, Jakarta.

One critic said the move, if implemented, could be more onerous for recreational marijuana users, as police who turn a blind eye to it now would instead start writing tickets.

if there is one they are outed and turned over to the police... and the other groups do nt turn a blind eye to the problem....

Traditionally in NHL towns, the long arm of the law withered when it came to enforcing laws in hockey arenas; police and the courts have almost always turned a blind eye to the game's violence.

For years we have been turning a blind eye to these idiots while they hijack demos and it will keep happening until legitimate peaceful protesters stand up to the idiots, co operate with the police and route out the troublemakers.

Hopkins, who is gay, said he wants police to crack down on the violence with the same diligence whether or not the perpetrators are LGBT people, because he fears that turning a blind eye to LGBT - driven violence could hurt the ongoing struggle for gay equality.

The campaign group New Fathers 4 Justice piped up to accuse the police of «disgracefully using out of date gender stereotypes» and «living in the dark ages [while] turning a blind eye to modern life».

The former roommate said that they called police «in the beginning but it was very clear he had connections to everyone in law enforcement in Cohoes and a blind eye was turned at every call.»

The Westchester County DA's office has turned a blind eye to alleged criminal acts by Police Management and police officers throwing the Civil and Human rights of taxpayers out the wPolice Management and police officers throwing the Civil and Human rights of taxpayers out the wpolice officers throwing the Civil and Human rights of taxpayers out the window.

When one of the sons (Norton) discovers that his brother - in - law (Farrell) might be somehow responsible, he must make the choice between turning a blind eye or revealing the truth that might bring shame to his family and the entire police department.

For this you'll need an international driving license, a copy of the vehicle registration papers, and thick skin - firstly to deal with any police trying to extort fines from you, and secondly to turn a blind eye to the diabolically low and dangerous driving standards of the locals.

A member of the general public will call the police when they see me break in to a car, but seem to turn a blind eye when I shoot someone point blank in the face with a shotgun.

yeah, if only «they» were a monolith, they might have official bodies capable of issuing position statements on behalf of their scientist members, they might have some sort of (I don't know) Royal Society even... they might, in short, be capable of at least a rudimentary form of self - policing, perhaps even enough to render themselves culpable en masse for the abuses they collectively turned a blind eye to, despite having the collective ability to stop them.

-LSB-...] they might, in short, be capable of at least a rudimentary form of self - policing, perhaps even enough to render themselves culpable en masse for the abuses they collectively turned a blind eye to, -LSB-...]

He went on to add that indians are frequently beaten by loggers encroaching upon their reservations and that so far local police and government officials have turned a blind eye to the abuses.

In what is perhaps the most obvious sign that cities are turning a blind eye to the law just to make a few extra bucks, here's a story of a woman who was in a funeral procession for a family member, was waived through a red light by a police escort, and was later issued a red light camera ticket.