You know, despite all the statements of support, I think a lot of this is really a false face.

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The law stipulates that anyone convicted of kidnapping, illegally detaining, or jailing people by force or under false pretences face a prison sentence of no less than seven years.

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However, online posts that are merely "grossly offensive, indecent, obscene or false" would face a much tougher test before the individual could be charged under laws designed to prevent malicious communications.

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But history teaches that the false comfort of complacency is a dangerous indulgence in the face of a determined enemy.

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The Justice Department said Ahmadullah Sais Niazi, 34, was to appear before a federal judge in Santa Ana, California, late Friday to face a five-count indictment on perjury, fraud and making false statements.

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If those arrested were Iraqi Chaldean Christians who frequently try to enter the U.S., claiming they face persecution in Iraq and California is home to a sizable Chaldean community, why make false statements and destroy documentation at all?

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With the False Face Society merging the freaks and masked villains into armed groups with distinct territories, Batman faces a worst case scenario for Gotham and his own private life.

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