Word: penalize
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Karen Tumulty's story about her "underinsured" brother: Ironically, if Patrick Tumulty had decided to retaliate against his insurance company's executives with physical violence, he would now be in our penal system, with full medical benefits...
...promptly violated parole, was in and out of prison, then moved West to avoid the Arkansas penal system. He tried to start a lawn-care business but never got out of trouble with the law. In May this year he began talking about his ability to fly and his feeling that the Secret Service was looking for him. Clemmons also said he believed he was the Messiah and that the President would soon acknowledge him as such. But on Nov. 28, Clemmons apparently wasn't reflecting on his relationship with God. Ed Troyer, spokesman for the Pierce County sheriff...
...book machine is well worth a look: It actually comprises two machines. One resembles an industrial-sized copier, and the other reminds me of that baroque execution device from Kafka’s “In the Penal Colony.” A transparent casing surrounds the latter half, affording a view of the various gears, clamps, trays, and rollers in action...
...there's been no response from @blaneysblarney to the injunction. The real Blaney is already planning his next moves - to try to persuade a British judge to serve a penal notice via Twitter, a more serious move that could result in the jailing of the impostor. He may also file a suit against Twitter. "My aim is to get this taken down, ideally to identify the individual behind it and to set the precedent," says Blaney. (Read: "Brought to You by Twitter...
...back to Los Angeles, he could face up to four years in state prison for the initial crime he pleaded guilty to before fleeing the United States. He could also face a maximum of three additional years served consecutively if the courts decide to charge him under California state penal code 3059 for leaving the state without permission. "I think it would be very unlikely that he would get that, but that's probably what's possible," says Levenson...