Sentences with phrase «punishment for crimes»

Mops made of silicone molds of cow's tongues lean against the walls at various corners of the installation (Floor Licker, 2014) furthering speculation that some sort of punishment for crimes has taken place here, much like the cutting out of tongues in ancient times.

The most important change is that punishment for crimes should be the same no matter the city, the county or the state.

Fugitives from British justice can not use Northern Cyprus to dodge punishment for their crimes, High Court judges have ruled in a landmark decision.

But public confidence in our justice system, including the youth justice system, does require some punishment for crimes committed to be inflicted on the perpetrator.

The bottom line is these women knew what they were doing and they know they live in Russia — a place known to have very severe punishment for crimes.

Capital punishment for crimes such as murder maybe thought as grievous and inhumane but to think that one can be punished for holding onto one's religious beliefs certainly is not fair.

A harmonious society will not emphasize punishment for crimes as much as restoration into community.

the last subway incident was a hate crime, guns are here and they are not going anywhere, I support stricter gun control laws, ban all assault weapons, and sever punishment for the crimes committed with firearms, no insanity plea accepted, just hang them

Does your whole religion crumble if there is no punishment for your crimes?

Named after the 13th constitutional amendment, which abolished slavery except as «punishment for crime,» the doc uses archival footage and expert commentary to make the case that slavery hasn't disappeared from the U.S. — it's evolved into our modern system of mass incarceration, one in which many prisons are run by for - profit companies and prisoners can be paid a pittance to work for corporations.

The 13th constitutional amendment was ratified in 1865 and stated: «Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.»

If Senator Leila de Lima has her way, crypto criminals in the Philippines will be facing tougher punishments for their crimes.

Which brings to this: 13th Amendment: «Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convictecd, shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction.»

13th Amendment: «Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction.»

It covers every facet of human relationships; it spells out punishment for crime; it states the way children, servants, and animals are to be treated; it gives directions in intimate detail for worship, sacrifice, burnt offering, dressing the altar, and a thousand other details.

Titled after the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which freed the enslaved and prohibited slavery (unless as punishment for a crime), DuVernay focuses on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with black people.

For example, there is the question of punishment for crime.

The political and legal fate of Jesus can not be reduced to the matter of a martyr who suffered unjust punishment for a crime which in the eyes of God he did not commit.

An eternal torment is not a fitting punishment for any crime.

To be clear are you looking for any example of a country allowed to reduce punishment for a crime?

«In doing their jobs, these two heroes made the ultimate sacrifice in service to this city and Ronell Wilson should pay the ultimate price as punishment for his crime,» Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon said.

As was later clarified by John Brennan, this is not a punishment for a crime but a preventive measure so to prevent crimes in the future.

â $ œNeither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party duly shall have been convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.â $ (Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Section 1)

The title of DuVernay's extraordinary and galvanizing film refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution — «Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States...» The progression from that second qualifying clause to the horrors of mass incarceration and the prison industry in the U.S. is laid out by DuVernay with bracing lucidity.

The 13th (Opening Night, previously announced) Directed by Ava DuVernay USA, 2016 World Premiere The title of Ava DuVernay's extraordinary and galvanizing documentary refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads «Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States.»

Ultimately she must face her fate, the punishment for her crime.

The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her — but ultimately she must confront her fate: the punishment for her crime.

Different countries practice and follow different kinds of laws and they decide the punishment for any crime or guilt as per their constitution.

Poachers were dangerous as they punishment for their crime was hanging so the dogs needed to be brave and tenacious characteristics that remain in the breed to this day making them a challenge for the novice owner give them an inch and they will take the proverbial mile.

The punishment for the crime is actually not really a punishment — it is often a source of fun and enjoyment.

The competing values of punishment for a crime committed on the one hand,?

With a criminal defense lawyer by your side, you'll be able to understand the possible punishments for your crime as well as possible defenses that may reduce those penalties.

A criminal homicide case seeks to exact punishment in the form of incarceration and / or capital punishment for the crime of murder and results from charges brought by the state or local government.

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

the punishment for the crime in the US is disproportionate to the local punishment.

Another reason: It is a relatively minor crime, where being extradited, having to go to court in a foreign country etc. is a greater «punishment» than the punishment for the crime itself.

Not exact matches

In any case, one doesn't need to in any way defend Edwards» conduct to see that the matter is a bit complex, and the prosecution for a federal crime, and the prospective punishment, extraordinarily harsh.

The other classical rationale for punishment — a rationale usually reserved for explaining the value of incarceration — is an interest in removing offenders from settings in which they would be able to repeat their crimes.

There are a lot of people who are opposed to the death penalty not because they think no one ever deserves to die for their crimes, but because they think the government shouldn't have the power to hand out such a punishment, even when that punishment is justified.

Arguing that the Quran incites violence, it insisted that «the verses of the Quran calling for murder and punishment of Jews, Christians, and nonbelievers be struck to obsolescence by religious authorities,» so that «no believer can refer to a sacred text to commit a crime.»

«The US government acted as police force (identifying the foreign government's crime), prosecutor (making the legal arguments), jury (ruling on the evidence), and judge (sentencing the foreigner to US retaliatory punishment),» Chad Bown, a senior fellow at the pro-free trade Peterson Institute for International Economics, wrote in a memo about Section 301's history earlier in August.

When the punishment is more profitable than the crime, there's a case for saying that prosecution is pointless.

Infinite punishment for finite crimes?

It also forms the idea of justice; through our empathy for other humans, we seek to mete out punishment to wrongdoers on the same level of seriousness as the crimes they have committed.

While some studies indicate that harsher punishments deter certain crimes, few show this effect for major human - rights violations, and the ones that do are much disputed.

In Christianity, there is eternal punishment for «crimes» committed in a finite life.

Eugene Methvin, who has reported on the U.S. criminal justice system for more than forty years and who served (from 1983 - 1986) on the President's Commission on Organized Crime, has done extensive analysis on crime and punishment findCrime, has done extensive analysis on crime and punishment findcrime and punishment findings.

Scourging and crucifixion were common, everyday punishments for a large number of «crimes».

And you would worship an immoral being that mets out infinite punishment for capricious «crimes»?

But again, finite crime + infinite punishment does not allow for the chance of reformation.