Sentences with phrase «victims of circumstances in»

Others might be victims of circumstances in which families are moving and decide to leave their pet behind, or can not afford to care for them any longer.

Not exact matches

To sin is not simply to be maladjusted, or mentally ill, or socially conditioned in a certain way, or otherwise to be a victim of bad circumstances.

In his response, Hybels presents himself as a victim of circumstance.

Generally speaking, an alcoholic's motivation is inadequate, so far as successful treatment is concerned, if he mainly sees alcohol as a solution, wants help in changing those around him or avoiding the consequences of his immature behavior, and / or comes because he was pressured (either by a person or by crisis circumstances of which he feels himself the victim).

A few of the obvious drives that pack us off, daily or weekly or episodically or, for some, in hope, permanently, are fear or even terror in the particular given set of circumstances; the sheer discouragement and exhaustion of facing questions without answer; profound disillusionment — it takes many forms — with the pertinent, prevailing system or systems; deep and bitter contempt for one's own society, bred of the abysmal failure to attain in consistent practice even a semblance of the justice professed and acclaimed; despair — so it was with the college generation of the late sixties — over the formidable obduracy of a political establishment in going its merciless way quite apparently deaf to the cries of anguish of its empathetic and real victims, victims by the tens of millions here and around the world.

As long as Nana Akufo Addo has become the victim in these circumstances that facilitated the attainment of the primary objective of NDC as stated above, then he has as said by Osafo Buabeng, already paid the money for Woyome.

«Employers are clearly spending hours of time producing lists of ways to ensure that teachers, who have been victims of circumstances beyond their control, are penalised in one way or another.

Firstly, I should point out that most sexual crime is committed by someone the victim knows - «stranger danger» is less of a fear than «partner danger»... or in many circumstances «pimp danger».

An insiders close to the embattled singer, Dammy's aunties, who lives in the US and who pleaded for her identity to be shielded, he was only a victim of circumstance.

An officer of the party in the Volta region stated that «In as much as we demand the reinstatement of Chairman Afoko and all other suspended executives, i wish to note unequivocally that Chairman Afoko did no wrong to merit such utter dislike and persecution from Akufo - Addo, but only a victim of circumstancein the Volta region stated that «In as much as we demand the reinstatement of Chairman Afoko and all other suspended executives, i wish to note unequivocally that Chairman Afoko did no wrong to merit such utter dislike and persecution from Akufo - Addo, but only a victim of circumstanceIn as much as we demand the reinstatement of Chairman Afoko and all other suspended executives, i wish to note unequivocally that Chairman Afoko did no wrong to merit such utter dislike and persecution from Akufo - Addo, but only a victim of circumstances.

Cuomo stopped, short though, of criticizing the Assembly Speaker for the previously undisclosed payout to Lopez's victims back in June, saying he did not have all the information about the circumstances.

Meanwhile Catherine the former MP for Evalue Gwira has told this reporter in an interview conducted in Accra that she has been a victim of circumstance and that the Court failed to hear her side of the story which was the truth.

In all but one case the firm's lawyers have successfully argued that mitigating circumstances — mainly the victim's alleged drug use or a pre-existing cardiac condition — meant they would have died from the trauma of being physically subdued by police officers in any casIn all but one case the firm's lawyers have successfully argued that mitigating circumstances — mainly the victim's alleged drug use or a pre-existing cardiac condition — meant they would have died from the trauma of being physically subdued by police officers in any casin any case.

These criminals also use stories of severe life circumstances, tragedies, deaths in the family, injuries to themselves, or other hardships to keep their victims concerned and involved in their schemes.

«A rape victim is never at fault and we do not want the circumstances in which these assaults take place to cause any victim to doubt that,» said Sean Sutton, Head of the NCA's Serious Crimes Analysis Section.

The hopelessness cultivated in the preceding 90 minutes as a means to transform Abdi into a victim of circumstance is weirdly forgotten in a third act desperate to engineer an optimistic conclusion.

who become criminals on the lam has a tenderness and romantic despair that makes this memorable movie quite moving as it examines two everyday people who are very much the «victims of circumstances» in Depression era society.

Her beautiful, exhausted performance in You Only Live Once (1937) as the young woman partnered with a vulnerable Henry Fonda who become criminals on the lam has a tenderness and romantic despair that makes this memorable movie quite moving as it examines two everyday people who are very much the «victims of circumstances» in Depression era society.

And the nightmarishly - dark, rapid - paced and definitive D.O.A. (1949) from cinematographer - director Rudolph Mate - told the flashback story of lethally - poisoned and doomed protagonist Frank Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien), a victim of circumstance who announced in the opening: «I want to report a murder - mine.»

Considering that this is a story set in the Victorian era, it is a welcome surprise that Campion refuses to make Ada a victim of anything (except maybe circumstance).

But the circumstances between Infinity the comic and Infinity War are wildly different here; in the former, its invasion was brought on by a vengeful Namor wanting to ruin T'Challa's life, leading to the near death of T'Challa's sister Shuri, the unfortunate victim of a petty rivalry.

The thing that struck me about what happened to Tonya Harding in the larger realm of sports, crime, and punishment is that whether you see Harding as a victim of her circumstances, or as an accomplice in this crime: her punishment is more severe than men who have beaten, raped, or even killed their wives.

The usually quiet small town of Tarker's Mills is shaken by a series of gruesome murders, as a nasty werewolf seems obsessed with ridding the small town off any «weak» individuals: whether they are are alcoholics, suicidal, or simply lazy, the victims all die for their sins in horrible circumstances.

She is never proactive in her situation, more of a victim of circumstance than a controller of destiny.

As a reviewer wrote, «In Babel, there are no villains, only victims of fate and circumstance.

What's worse, the film's story made the title character into a hapless victim of circumstance, someone barely, if at all, in control of his destiny, despite his facility for homicide.

That movie also featured Jordan playing a black man who became a victim of his circumstances because of the color of his skin (the film is based on the 2009 shooting death of an unarmed Oscar Grant at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland, California, by a police officer).

The difference, of course, Tom is somewhat complacent in his circumstance, while Truman is a victim of it.

And yet Marguerite is simply a victim of her own circumstance, tucked away in a lofty bubble surrounded by people who don't love her enough to tell her the truth.

But in spite of the film's marketing, Time isn't so much the villain as he is a victim of circumstance.

The movie doesn't see Kennedy in quite the same way the character sees himself — as a victim of circumstance and a family curse, which has left him the only living son of a dynasty that never made much room for him.

Her character is, like all great noir heroes, caught up in the currents of often unseen forces, partly responsible for what assails her and partly a victim of circumstance.

It is my firm belief that children who live in communities where their lives do not matter to the police, politicians, or members of their own community will fall victim to traumatic circumstances that will have a tremendous impact on them for the rest of their lives.

Too many women allow themselves to be victims because of the lack of knowledge or the courage or because they are in circumstances about which they have little power to control.

Low credit scores simply mean that either you have made credit management mistakes in the past or that you have been the victim of unfortunate circumstances.

The economic collapse in 2008 has created a great many bad credit borrowers, but many of these are victims of circumstance rather than unreliable borrowers.

The massive amount of foreclosures and bankruptcies in the past five years has destroyed the credit score of many people who were doing the best they could, but merely fell victim to circumstances beyond their control.

«Pets end up in shelters through no fault of their own — they are often victims of circumstance.

We are dedicated to rescuing, caring for, and rehabilitating dogs left homeless for any reason, such as pet overpopulation, pets given up by their owners because of difficult circumstances, and those who are victims of or in danger of abuse or neglect.

In addition, the program offers emergency planning assistance and support for victims of domestic violence, individuals requiring brief hospitalizations, and others who risk losing their pets due to unexpected circumstance.

Inspector: But it might have done, in some circumstances #, and then your unauthorised version could cause us all to become victims of fraud.

Apart from these last concerns, the WAIS is much less worrying than the GIS, because the huge thermal inertia and albedo effect of the EAIS, the antarctic continent itself, and the large amount of antarctic sea ice in the southern winter, all act to reduce the degree of warming for the WAIS (whereas the GIS is the victim of various unfortunate circumstances which amplify warming there).

«Manipulators often play the victim role («poor me») by portraying themselves as victims of circumstances or someone else» s behavior in order to gain pity or sympathy or to evoke compassion.»

In deepest Africa one gets precisely these same words from self - taught shamanic diagnosticians who can explain everything as the fault of the victim of circumstance with a universal.

Accused went to cottage of JC with whom she previously cohabited — Accused found JC with victim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public intvictim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public intVictim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public intvictim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public intvictim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public intvictim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public interest.

Accused went to cottage of JC with whom she previously cohabited — Accused found JC with victim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed against order to provide DNA sample — Appeal allowed — Order was issued to destroy DNA sample that was taken — Trial judge erred in failing to exercise discretion not to order DNA sample — Accused was first time offender, in circumstances that resulted in serious injuries, but with no intention of causing those injuries — Accused had otherwise been exemplary citizen, and likelihood of re-offending was rvictim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed against order to provide DNA sample — Appeal allowed — Order was issued to destroy DNA sample that was taken — Trial judge erred in failing to exercise discretion not to order DNA sample — Accused was first time offender, in circumstances that resulted in serious injuries, but with no intention of causing those injuries — Accused had otherwise been exemplary citizen, and likelihood of re-offending was rVictim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed against order to provide DNA sample — Appeal allowed — Order was issued to destroy DNA sample that was taken — Trial judge erred in failing to exercise discretion not to order DNA sample — Accused was first time offender, in circumstances that resulted in serious injuries, but with no intention of causing those injuries — Accused had otherwise been exemplary citizen, and likelihood of re-offending was rvictim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed against order to provide DNA sample — Appeal allowed — Order was issued to destroy DNA sample that was taken — Trial judge erred in failing to exercise discretion not to order DNA sample — Accused was first time offender, in circumstances that resulted in serious injuries, but with no intention of causing those injuries — Accused had otherwise been exemplary citizen, and likelihood of re-offending was rvictim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed against order to provide DNA sample — Appeal allowed — Order was issued to destroy DNA sample that was taken — Trial judge erred in failing to exercise discretion not to order DNA sample — Accused was first time offender, in circumstances that resulted in serious injuries, but with no intention of causing those injuries — Accused had otherwise been exemplary citizen, and likelihood of re-offending was remote.

12 Whether the Crown must prove the identity of the victim of an assault, or as we sometimes say — the complainant in an assault charge — depends on the circumstances.

The Kahler personal Injury lawyers have represented injury victims of all types in a large variety of circumstances.

Due to the tremendous variation in sexual assault cases, the question of consent is usually determined based on circumstance and often is heavily based on the testimony of the victim and the accused.

However, in circumstances where victim and the keeper were both equally aware of the risks it is often not a great hurdle to establish that the claimant accepted that risk.