Word: disrespectfulness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Olympic Women’s Team players and staff, as well as the entire USA Hockey organization, would like to make it clear that—contrary to reported accusations—there were no acts of disrespect committed against the Canadian flag by our athletes at any time,” said USA Hockey Executive Director Doug Palazzari. “Following an investigation by both organizations this is a case of false information being circulated by an unidentified third party...
...can’t imagine something like that taking place,” Chu told the New York Post. “We wouldn’t disrespect another nation’s flag just as we hope no one would disrespect our flag...
...furthest removed from power who gave the most striking testimony: the first Kosovo Albanian victims testified against - and were questioned by - the man they hold most responsible for the burnings, lootings, murders and deportations that defined Kosovo in 1999. With their backs turned to Milosevic in a sign of disrespect, one told how Serb forces murdered his entire family, another said simply: "It is unimaginable the things that you have done...
...sexual assault. For rape to disappear from any society, there needs to be a change in the mindset of individuals who believe that they are “entitled” to women’s (and men’s) bodies. No one has the right to disrespect the body or decision of another person—even if that person has been drinking, even if that person invited you into her or his room or even if that person is your spouse. We applaud individuals like Sachs who already practice this mindset of respect and speak out against...
...Only under the umbrella of its protection do we have the opportunity to shape America—and the military itself—into the inclusive community we try so hard to model. When we banish from campus the only military group that dares ask for our support, we disrespect not only the cadets who will one day protect us, but also the soldiers who protect us today and the veterans who have given us a freedom worth protecting. We turn our backs on the very institution that allows our University to thrive...