Word: assaultive
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...last week, several students reported items missing and an individual was arrested for trespassing and assault and battery of a police officer at the Malkin Athletic Center, although it is not known whether the two incidents were related. —Staff writer Anna L. Tong can be reached at tong@fas.harvard.edu...
...Saturdays ago, for example, was the first game for the Blue Devils since their 2006 campaign was washed away in the thundering wake of the accusations of sexual assault. They beat Dartmouth, 17-11, in front of a home crowd that approached a school record, but my thoughts weren’t on the great fan support, the pressures facing first-year coach John Danowski, or the “innocent until proven innocent” buttons that apparently filled the bleachers...
...Cheryl Lynn Noel, a church-going mother: Shot and killed after grabbing her legal handgun when masked intruders—a SWAT team—stormed into her bedroom in Baltimore. The justification for the assault? Police investigators had found marijuana seeds in the family’s trash...
...SWAT teams—despite the Fed’s role in distributing used army equipment—and therefore training is erratic. More importantly, even disciplined cops can make a mistake when placed in a high-intensity, low-light environment that demands split-second decisions. Arming them with assault rifles and delusions of military grandeur only increases the chance of creating a violent, deadly situation...
These scenarios, and many others like them, are not inherently dangerous and involve suspects with no history of violence. Using a SWAT team only risks causing a tragic accident. Is it a surprise that when cops are given inspirational action-flick videos, a bit of tactical training, assault rifles, and placed in front of alleged criminals, lots of innocent nails get whacked...