Sentences with phrase «public violence on»

Back in February, North Carolina man named Garrett Grimsley was arrested for making what looked a lot like a threat of public violence on the app Whisper.

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The CDC, says Wintemute, has incorrectly «interpreted that as a mandate not to do research» on the public health dangers of guns and the epidemiology of gun violence.

Surgeon General nominee cautious on gun violence / public health question.

The group also released a new public service announcement video this month focused on spotting the signs of violence.

There is no current data on how violence in public prisons compares with violence in private ones.

Surprisingly, researchers sometimes rely on their research subjects» self - reports of exposure to video game violence even though members of the public are likely to define violence differently than the researchers.

Contrary to the popular portrayal of torture as «medieval,» it was the early - modern monarchies that inaugurated «the golden age of judicial torture,» along with offering spectacular public executions that reflected the fragility of the new state's monopoly on violence.

Threats of violence and / or public dischord will only instigate a crackdown on protesters.

At the September 1933 World YMCA conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, Bonhoeffer warned of the «growing persecution of minorities» in Nazi Germany and successfully influenced the delegates to pass a strongly worded resolution condemning the violence against Jews: «We especially deplore the fact that the State measures against the Jews in Germany have had such an effect on public opinion that in some circles the Jewish race is considered a race of inferior status.»

Finally, the objections are based on careful research developed by responsible experts and widely accepted by the public, in one case that children «s ads exploit children who are not yet old enough to discriminate, and in the other that violence on television causes violence in actual behavior.

Thus the annual Human Rights Report of the U.S. State Department, mute the previous decade on discrimination and the occasional acts of violence against Christians, included in its January 1990 report the observation that «Christians have had difficulty in getting permission to build new churches» and that «Christians complain that there are barriers to Christians rising to high positions in public service, public corporations, universities and the military.»

It concluded: «Television entertainment based on violence may be effective merchandising, but it is an appalling way to serve the «public interest, convenience and necessity.»»

In the U.S., the key to decreasing violence on television is for broadcasters to exercise their responsibility to serve the public welfare.

«This money is mandated for services for pregnant teens and women - violence prevention, vocational training,» said Carrie Gordon Earll, a spokeswoman for CitizenLink, the public policy arm of the evangelical group Focus on the Family.

In a recent article on FoxNews.com, Parents Television Council president Tim Winter comments on a 2004 study from the Harvard School of Public Health showing evidence that today's movies contain significantly more violence, sex and profanity than movies of the same rating a decade ago.

The key to solving the problems of violence on television is basically for broadcasters to exercise their responsiblity to serve the public welfare.

The report concluded: «Television entertainment based on violence may be effective merchandising, but it is an appalling way to serve the «public interest, convenience and necessity.

The authorities denied access to this forum on the grounds that allowing the Klan to use the public square in this way would implicate the government in the hatred and violence symbolically associated with the Klan's cross «burnings.

I have no doubt that Chelsea fans started it — it would've been seen as a perfect opportunity to drag us through the dirt for those people intent on marring football with violence — but we have our own element of morons who think it's okay to fight in public.

We also helped develop the Men's Coalition — a partnership launched in November 2007 by a group of agencies (Men's Health Forum, Respect, Fatherhood Institute, Men's Advice Line, Relate, the Research Unit on Men and Masculinities at Bradford University, NCH and the White Ribbon Campaign) to ensure public policies take full account of the specific needs and experiences of men and boys (eg across health, parenting and caring, relationships, education, employment, crime and violence).

Articles explore: the idea that violence should be thought of as a public health problem analogous to infectious disease; examine from a scientific perspective the impacts on children's social, emotional, and cognitive development of growing up in a violent community; share first - hand insights from children and caregivers; and explore various interventions, from the favelas of Recife, Brazil, to the inner cities of Chicago, Illinois, United States (US), and Glasgow, Scotland, which are offering a tangible sense of hope.

She has also had various media and public appearances speaking on a wide range of issues from multiculturalism, Islamophobia and racism to social issues such as sexual abuse, generation conflicts, domestic violence and gender.

Public sector spending on violence containment spending accounts for 10.8 % of GDP while private sector spending is 4.2 % of GDP.

«The EU's advice is totally in agreement with our public position on the same issue, to the effect that the Buhari administration must refrain from massive deployment of State violence and use of dark side of the laws of the land as well as levying of political, economic, social, ethnic and cultural wars against members of the Nigeria's Igbo and other Southern nationalities.

Although many might think that the disintegration of Narc was less important than the periods of electoral violence, it had a profound effect on public attitudes towards elections and their leaders.

Lawmakers on Tuesday will begin the public interview process for potential replacements for disgraced former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned Monday amid allegations of domestic violence and drug abuse.

Cuomo participated in an anti-gun violence «die in» demonstration with students from Leadership and Public Service High School in Lower Manhattan by laying on the ground in Zuccotti Park among the protestors.

The report also said 54 people have been arrested on charges of public violence, theft and possession of stolen property, the government said in a statement.

«Yesterday a school filled with innocent children and caring teachers became the scene of terrible violence, hatred and evil,» President Donald Trump said from the White House in his first public comments on the country's latest school shooting, the 18th so far this year.

Also at 11 a.m. — Rep. Nita Lowey, local law enforcement and students a hold roundtable discussion on gun violence and prevention, White Plains Public Library, 100 Martine Ave, second floor meeting room, White Plains.

The Post's interviews with parents and staffers at JHS / MS 80, as well as public documents, painted a picture of a school where students are allowed to shirk their studies, hurt each other and play on computers in rat - infested buildings, while administrators turned a blind eye and even discouraged staffers from reporting violence.

While all candidates generally attacked Albany's dysfunction, they heaped praise on AG Andrew Cuomo and the way he's handled the investigation of Gov. David Paterson's role in a domestic violence dispute involving his top aide — despite the fact that little information has been released to the public in recent month.

What seems to be missing from this discussion is the amount of violence being perpetrated on the British public and society.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Tuesday in Jos, began public hearing on hate speeches and electoral violence, witnessed during and after the...

Following the release of the footage on social media and the subsequent public condemnation, the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur, reported Bishop Obinim to the Accra Regional Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVSSU), while another person also lodged a complaint against the bishop at the Tema Regional Police.

In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.

He, however, added that the group (ICE) would soon reach out to student unions in tertiary institutions in the state, traditional rulers and the National Orientation Agency on the need to sensitise the youths and other members of the public to shun violence during the 2019 elections.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Tuesday in Jos, began public hearing on hate speeches and electoral violence, witnessed during and after the 2015 general elections in North - Central states.

The minister wrote her letter before an intervention by Cooper, who called on May to block Blanc's visit on the grounds that his promotion of violence against women was «not conducive to the public good».

Zimbabwe has charged 68 people with public violence following violent clashes between protesters and the police last week and a magistrate court will on Tuesday rule whether they should be released from custody while they await trial.

Renewing their call for an independent monitor to curb violence, a small group of public - school parents blamed Mayor de Blasio for being lax on campus chaos.

Elected officials, community leaders, victims and their family members will join Diaz Jr. in an effort to draw attention to the impact of gun violence on the public safety in the Bronx and in the city.

Also at 11 a.m., Rep. Nita Lowey holds a press conference to decry congressional inaction on gun violence in wake of the Orlando shooting, White Plains Public Safety Department, 77 S. Lexington Ave., White Plains.

Jacqui Smith will launch the largest ever cross-government public consultation on violence against women and girls today, in a move campaigners hope will end the «postcode lottery of support services».

ALBANY, NY (01/20/2009)(readMedia)-- «This rule will have a profound impact on the working lives of thousands of public employees and it will save lives,» CSEA President Danny Donohue told state Department of Labor officials today about a proposed DOL rule that would require public employers to put in place workplace violence prevention programs to protect their workers.

However, with the media circulating more and more stories about Paterson's alleged phone conversation with the victim in a possible domestic violence case involving one of his top aides and his alleged improper acquisition of Yankees» tickets, the governor is on a slippery slope when it comes to public opinion.

Unfortunately for Galloway, it is not the first time he has been on the receiving end of violence from a member of the public.

«It was an honor to have hosted one of the Assembly Minority Conference's public forums on domestic violence in Glenville.

Held on the college's Bronx campus and moderated by BronxNet TV personality Gary Axelbank, the forum featured representatives from the Jacobi Stand - up to Violence (SUV) Program, the Chair of the City Council's Public Safety Committee Councilmember Vanessa Gibson, Ret.

The Orleans body called on state legislators to hold public hearings on gun control violence, seeking «meaningful» solutions.