Social science popularizer Malcolm Gladwell explains in his book Outliers, that people descended from herding cultures such as those that flourished in the Middle East depended for their safety upon the creation and maintenance of public reputations for violence.
It ought to concern every nation, because it endangers public health and fuels violence and organized crime.
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At the time, the gay rights movement was understandably focused on combating private violence and public discrimination.
Deciding that there was a public interest in deterring violence, it sentenced the culprit to three years in prison.
Miss Widdecombe was offering up further details of the Tories' proposed new offence of violence against public sector workers during a visit to a London housing estate on Monday.
Defence Minister Henry Rangel Silva said the armed forces had identified some groups planning to cause public disturbances but said violence was "unlikely", the state news agency AVN reported.
Most demonstrators are middle-class people, he says, who prefer to protest at weekends or on public holidays and eschew violence (he receives frequent calls from the police telling him to stay away altogether).
They also remind us that the silent majority who once stood in the face of these threats will be silent no more and that public revulsion against the violence has strengthened the resolve of girls to go to school.
"Only an outraged public can end the gun violence that has enveloped our country, " she added.
Our refusal to talk about violence as a public health problem with known (or knowable) risk factors keeps us from helping the young men who are at most risk and, of course, their potential victims.
Despite measures such as high visibility police patrols and setting up a homophobic attack hotline, police said it was decided the lay-bys should be closed in the interests of public safety to prevent further violence.
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Classification issues: race, violence, and the public reaction to the BBFC decision.
"They should have notified all the parents, " said Grisalda Tavarez, whose 10th-grade daughter transferred to Williamsburg Charter High School to escape violence in her previous public school.
Participating in the original conversation were a program that uses public health strategies to reduce urban violence ( Cure Violence), a group of young people creating health care tools for mobile devices ( Medic Mobile), and organizations using crisis mapping and SMS messaging to promote peace and facilitate humanitarian relief ( Ushahidi and Sisi ni Amani).
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He describes walking with two policemen in the violence-plagued Nickerson Gardens public-housing project in South Los Angeles.
In addition to being a law enforcement challenge, gun violence is also a serious public health issue that affects thousands of individuals, families, and communities across the Nation.
His rare pronouncements on the two main national issues of the past few weeks show him failing to use opportunities for straight talking: he was late in criticising Congress's Kosovo votes, and did little to lead public debate about gun laws and youth violence in the wake of the high-school killings in Littleton, Colorado.
Critics say Mr Sharon knew the visit would trigger violence and gambled on the Israeli public turning to a tough leader like him who would know how to handle it firmly.
Public shame is a very powerful motivation against violence.
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Now just imagine if we took that same level of public outcry and fundraising to the issue of domestic violence.
While the United States rejects efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others, we must all unequivocally oppose the kind of senseless violence that took the lives of these public servants.
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Trevor Reeves says the answers are difficult to ascertain, but he recalled being struck by the rancor at a post-riots public meeting he attended in Tottenham, where the violence began some 20 miles north of his Croydon store.
Lord Brooke said that the advisors had been effective in reducing violence, and "particularly effective in saving public monies".
Recent gun violence have had little impact in swaying the public, despite the outrage at the time of their occurrence.
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Both sides left without making any public comment on the meeting which took place despite more violence on Friday afternoon.
Deputy secretary-general Dr Daud Abdullah faced calls to resign after it was alleged he signed a public declaration of support for Hamas which ministers said condoned violence against UK troops.
Mr. ARSALAN IFTIKHAR (National Legal Director, CAIR): Now, this ranged from everything from employment discrimination to the denial of public accommodation to airport profiling to anti-Muslim physical violence and hate crimes.
Along with promoting female leadership by offering training and support to women who want to run for office and be active in public life, KIND is also tackling issues such as violence against women.
Four years ago, as an elementary school student, she appeared in a public service video imploring kids to stay away from gangs and violence.
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