Sentences with phrase «who turned violent»

(It's not clear whether those who turned violent actually saw their violence as speech.)

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A vicar in the Pakistani capital Islamabad has told Premier protests over the death of a Muslim man who killed a politician defending Christians could turn violent.

Anyone who believes in the Judaeo - Christian values of tolerance, mutual respect and peaceful coexistence can't help but be extraordinarily distressed that the world has taken such a violent turn.

Now, Dionne says she feels betrayed by the California filmmaker who turned the low budget - movie with a threadbare plot into an anti-Islam film that provoked outrage - with sometimes violent results - in parts of the Muslim world.

Any student of the Græco - Roman world at the beginning of our era who tries to penetrate beneath the surface of the political, economic and military history of the period and discern what was going on in the minds of men, becomes aware of a widespread expectation of a turn for the better in human affairs, even the dawn of a golden age, after the violent convulsions which had disturbed society for a century or more.

Religious influence throughout history is usually a violent one where civilizations turn on each other over who has the right religion.

If a satirist had come up with the idea of a violent criminal who had spent time in an asylum being admitted by a university to its doctoral program in «homicide studies,» thereafter turning into a serial killer, that satirist would have been denounced for poor taste.

Now, Dionne says she feels betrayed by the California filmmaker who turned the low budget - movie with a threadbare plot into an anti-Islam film that provoked outrage — with sometimes violent results — in parts of the Muslim world.

What is interesting is how much that God changes when Christ supposedly arrives and completely changes the narrative of the bible from one of a dominant violent jealous God named Yhwh to an inclusive pacifist who turns the other cheek when given offense.

Doctors often encourage teens who have sleep problems to make lifestyle changes — like turning off the cellphone or computer before bed, cutting down on caffeine, or avoiding violent video games or movies at night — to promote good sleeping habits.

Children who acquire attachment disorder because of their experience of physical abuses often turn violent, cruel and destructive.

In turn, they were soon targeted by elected officials and law enforcement who labeled them violent and criminal.

Okafor, who spoke to journalists in Awka on Saturday, said, «You should ask yourselves why the Fulani herdsmen who we all know, and who have always been with us for as long as we can remember have suddenly turned violent?

When we worry that a violent game is going to turn our kids into killers, aren't we the ones who can't tell fantasy from reality?

She says her «underlying panic» to fall pregnant was part of the reason she started a relationship with a stranger, who sadly turned out to be violent and abusive.

«These types of things can turn violent very quickly, so having someone who knows what's going on — and who you can stay with, if needed — can be very helpful,» says Parker.

The film follows former war hero and convict Snake Plissken, who's sent into a futuristic Manhattan which has been turned into a no - man's land / maximum security prison to bring back the American President after he's shot down over the island and captured by the violent gangs who now lay claim to the island.

One of the most effectively unpleasant King adaptations, this 1993 offering features a blistering turn from Max Von Sydow as Leland Gaunt, the devilish proprietor of a small town antiques store who offers customers the realisation of their wildest dreams in return for loyalty and violent favours.

He is a cruel, violent man who never shies from shocking the creature with his baton; his fingers also start turning black after being reattached, further perpetuating his ugliness.

Sanaa Lathan stars as a political lobbyist who rebounds from a bad breakup by getting involved with a handsome and seemingly super-cool new guy (Michael Ealy), who — per the traditions of the genre — turns out to be a violent creep.

Nicolas Cage (Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Trespass) plays the titular character, an ex-con who has managed to turn his life around, despite his tendencies toward a violent temper and antisocial behavior.

Byung - gil Jung's film — crazy, ludicrous, violent fun — would be just ludicrous without Kim, who turns her trained assassin killing machine into something irresistibly sentimental.

Epenow wishes to turn violent against the English who mistreated them.

An American crime film directed by Scott Cooper («Out Of the Furnace»), «Black Mass» centers on the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who turned FBI Informant.

The only other significant character to complicate the mix is a sour old busybody (Camryn Manheim) who passes the stolen car on the road and has the bad luck to intervene just as the fun turns violent — as the carefree lark evolves into a more high - stakes action movie.

Before Kubrick made his mischief iconic in A Clockwork Orange, Malcolm McDowell made a hell of an impression as the insouciant Mick Travis, who, along with his school chums, trumps authority at every turn, finally emerging as a violent savior in the vicious games of one - upmanship played by both students and masters.

Naomie Harris vies for some potential nominations as well, as she steps inside the role of Winnie Madikizela, Nelson's second wife, an extremely frustrated woman who turned to more radical and violent measures of fighting for her fellow oppressed people.

In fact, there's barely a line between sex and death in the movie, which tells the story of a strange young woman who has been repressing feelings both sexual and violent and comes to an awakening soon after she turns 18.

The violent full - throttle upshifts on straightaways are not for anyone who's protecting a lower spine injury, but the 457 lb - feet of torque helps us to readily find 120 mph before stamping on the brake and letting the six - piston front calipers settle the nose in advance of the next turn.

After her one night stand with a biker ends up in a kidnapping and the local sheriff's department prove themselves useless she turns to the only people who can help: The Sons of Mayhem.Pursued by her violent and dangerous ex Karen and the Sons of Mayhem have to fight for all their worth as the handsome but devious Dewey leads them on a trail of destruction.

These pioneering photographs publicly exposed the violent consequences of human rights abuses at the turn of the century, and are exhibited alongside newly commissioned work from acclaimed contemporary Congolese artist Sammy Baloji who continues to investigate the colonial legacies and fractured histories that haunt contemporary Congolese society.

Granted, she doesn't seem like the kind of person who would suddenly turn violent.

Children who acquire attachment disorder because of their experience of physical abuses often turn violent, cruel and destructive.

I'm also slightly nervous they'll turn violent after reading a news story last year about some bitter nutjob who attacked a woman for looking too happy.