Word: assaultive
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...major athletes have had themselves and their families taped up while their homes were robbed, and two others have died as a result of gun violence. Others have probed Taylor’s life for explanations. While his past was troubled—Taylor had a 2005 armed assault arrest, and a few incidents regarding team functions—by all reports from friends and teammates, he had turned around his life since the birth of his daughter. But no amount of speculation about the possible cause affects the fundamental nature of the tragedy...
...talk sponsored by Harvard Men Against Rape and the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, Dines asserted that we live in a “culture completely hijacked by corporate culture.” The degree to which we have been victimized is so great, that we cannot even see the ways in which pornography has infiltrated our lives. Expressing similar sentiments at the Feminist Anti-Pornography Conference earlier this year, Dines despaired: “Everywhere we go, we are bombarded with the droppings of the pornography industry. Our lives are overwhelmed by images that scream misogyny...
...bear arms argue that state gun control laws have “reinterpreted” the right to gun ownership. These limitations on gun ownership, they say, demonstrate that gun ownership itself is not linked to increased violence. But in the wake of the expiration of the Federal Assault Weapon Ban in 2004, gun control remains relatively lax in many states, especially when it comes to handguns, which are responsible for many, if not most, gun-related murders. Gun advocates claim the need for handguns in self-defense, but such considerations are moot when weighed against the number of lives...
...career was fined at least seven times for infractions like late hits during games (once spitting in an opponent's face), was arrested in 2005 for threatening with a gun a group of people he accused of stealing his all-terrain vehicle. He later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault charges. Shortly after the altercation, Taylor's SUV was sprayed by bullets in a drive-by shooting, although no one was injured...
...shot advantage in the second period, Harvard seemed to have the momentum heading into the final frame. But the Crimson came out sloppy in the third. Harvard committed three penalties and regressed to a passive style of play in the closing minutes, allowing the Big Green to assault the net. “It was a very poor decision on our players’ part to play ‘keep-away’ with that much time on the clock,” Stone said. “We’re an attacking team. Attacking teams attack...