Word: draconian
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...sometimes seems to be, we chose to be proactive.” While advance action is admirable, such arbitrary preemption by an unelected figure is alarming. In a city of 600,000 that is the local hub for nightlife and A-list musical acts, thousands will suffer for this draconian maneuver. And Malone did not seem to have given these tremendous effects much thought, telling The Crimson “I had no idea how popular these concerts were.” When asked whether the vague criminality was necessarily perpetrated by 19- and 20-year-old concertgoers, none...
...What do you do when an “it” does something bad? “It” can’t be warned, punished, or counseled. While “it” can be shut down, closing a school is a draconian solution that can’t be employed except in the most extreme of circumstances...
...like to call "the worst of the worst," the kind of felons who dealt drugs or led gangs or killed on the outside and continued to do so in prison. For them, maximum security would not be enough--only supermax would do. And say what you will about the draconian environment, it keeps them under control. (See pictures from inside Guantanamo Bay's detention facilities...
...Lisa Peterson, a spokesperson for the American Kennel Club, considers the Albuquerque ordinance draconian, but acknowledges it is part of a nationwide trend. Ordinances similar to Albuquerque's have been passed or are being considered by 138 local communities, along with many states. She is concerned that the new laws punish responsible pet owners and breeders, and could even jeopardize the existence of some breeds. In Denver, for example, pitbulls are outlawed completely. This has forced owners to flee the city or go underground, where they keep their dogs behind closed shades and take them out only under the cloak...
...doesn't take much to whip up Britain's irascible press: "Secret courts imposing draconian Islamic justice operate across Britain," read one paper's front-page splash last week, following a BBC report suggesting that observance of Sharia law is spreading...