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law-abiding
1. They had been caringly and conscientiously raised by their parents to “fit in” as they were now doing with their own offspring, being law-abiding, church-going, loyal citizens of their nation, and responsible members of their species
2. Khan was the wrath and indignation of law-abiding citizens
3. I agree, though, that the law-abiding population should not fear their own police
4. Police bashing has become the prevailing custom in many of our urban centers despite the heroic efforts of the many brave men and women who routinely place their lives on the line each and every day protecting law-abiding citizens
5. As it is oftentimes the case, it‘s the law-abiding citizen who desires a firearm for a variety of (legitimate) reasons; security, sport or collection, who finds himself entangled in so much Red Tape
6. Although I agree that gun licenses should not be issued arbitrarily and only under extraordinary circumstances, isn‘t reasonable to assume that the vast majority of individuals willing to surrender their ―weapons‖, that are (otherwise) gathering dust inside clothes closets, dresser drawers and kitchen cupboards, or stuffed inside a sock, for that matter, represent a small minority of law-abiding citizens who, in any event, would be unlikely to use them, unless pressed, unlike hardened criminal elements in the community who wouldn‘t give a second thought to surrendering the tools of their trade unless they were compelled to do so? A fifty-dollar gift certificate from Macys is insufficient compensation for the criminally-minded
7. Although society‘s ultimate goal should be, wherever possible, the rehabilitation of its hardened citizens; and allowing that a rehabilitated, productive citizen must necessarily accrue to the mutual advantage of that society and that polite and polished manners otherwise enhance the quality of life or, if not for humane reasons only, its immediate objective should be maintaining the safety and security of its law-abiding citizens by keeping them out of harm‘s way
8. In whatever manner many have been unfairly characterized by virtue of their group identity; the majority of otherwise law-abiding citizens are oftentimes viewed with suspicion because of their ethnicity or the color of their skin or because they are simply poor
9. (Some of my conservative colleagues will undoubtedly take issue with me) Be that as it may, many of those left behind, law-abiding in every respect, were/are destined, it seems, to share a common environment with criminal elements and other (social) misfits who continue to create havoc in their lives, whatever their skin color
10. ―—what with the average, law-abiding citizen afraid to walk the streets at night and rising crime rates—‖
11. This scenario should be especially troubling to (otherwise) law-abiding citizens expected to operate under the rules and guidelines that these individuals casually ignore
12. I find it quite troubling whenever an (activist) judge eagerly concedes the legal ―rights‖ of a terrorist (at the risk of endangering the lives of law-abiding citizens) who would otherwise nullify, without pause, the very laws that he or she conveniently utilizes for his or her own (legal) advantage
13. Further legal restrictions would (merely) impose stricter licensing requirements on law-abiding individuals who would purchase them through normal, legal channels, to begin with
14. Ironically, laws on top of laws, that seek to reduce the (legal) possession of firearms, may actually produce unintended results by creating an imbalance between criminal elements procuring them through alternative (illegal) sources and law-abiding citizens denied or restricted legal access
15. (I can visualize our police surreptitiously glancing along our sidewalks at night with tape measures of their own!) Why does it always seem to fall on the shoulders of hard working, over taxed (law-abiding) citizens to defray the costs of profligate spending by our municipalities that, despite increasing revenue, are invariably under-funded
16. Diligence was considered a virtuous characteristic and most Law-abiding parents tried to hammer that into their children if they had to, so as to become people worthy of upholding the Law whenever they could, whatever their place in society might be
17. Nonetheless, the idea of a simple, law-abiding, and controllable universe has been modified
18. A liberated man is extremely law-abiding
19. these two turns out to be a moral, law-abiding citizen, and the other turns out to be
20. Although one might assume that a reliable source also checks her facts, is consistent, is law-abiding, always tells the truth, has no con-cealed motives, etc
21. We are a law-abiding household
22. They are shrewd in business, acute in reasoning, thrifty, religious, sober, charitable, obedient to parents, reverential to old age, amiable, law-abiding, compassionate towards the helpless and patient under suffering
23. In Scumble"s bosom dwelt a simple, peace-loving soul, desiring nothing more than the chance to live an honest, law-abiding life
24. They grasped the teaching that God is no respecter of persons, races, or nations; that there is no favoritism with the Universal Father; that the universe is wholly and ever law-abiding and unfailingly dependable
25. But at what point does society protect the rights of those that seek to destroy it to the detriment of the overwhelming majority of moderate, law-abiding citizens? There must come a point when society will no longer tolerate extremists such as those behind these recent atrocities? I believe we have reached that point
26. I’m a law-abiding citizen
27. purposes, but Bob and I are law-abiding citizens of Canada!
28. Most are law-abiding citizens, while some who have already seeds of anti-social behavior or who are somewhat dimwitted will do the more extreme acts
29. The ‘Constitution’ was supposed to work for law-abiding
30. appeared to be ‘law-abiding’, and within the US government’s silent, but obvious, approval of
31. “Apparently a law-abiding citizen
32. You issue a mandatory evacuation and whom do you have left after every law-abiding citizen has departed?
33. Law-abiding citizens of Russian Federation, who have never had any connection to
34. Rubano's father, a decent, sorrowing old man, sat in the rear of the courtroom, probably wondering how it had all happened, for he came evidently of a clean, law-abiding family
35. productive, law-abiding citizens before they
36. Liz knew that these high-profile demonstrations were making life difficult for ordinary secular and law-abiding Muslim citizens
37. The streets at night weren’t safe with black males robbing and harassing law-abiding citizens
38. Peter felt so angry and like most law-abiding citizens who had been the victim of black anti-social behaviour for years, he decided to do something about it
39. We the law-abiding citizen have to pay more taxes because a few savage individuals refuse to live by the laws that govern a civilised society”
40. Does Chuck Colson therefore care to make a claim as to why children of law-abiding parents are less worthy of Christmas cheer than those with mommy or daddy in the state pen where they belong? Taken to its logical conclusion, maybe economically challenged parents ought to consider going out and committing a crime so their progeny might have a shot at a descent Christmas, or at least the possibility to avoid strafing by these hit-and-run direct mail artists
41. The savage instinct was either latent or triggered off by some stressful life experience, or law-abiding citizens suddenly became monsters when society allowed murder and torture, as had happened in Nazi Germany
42. It is about making the law-abiding citizen feel guilty and
43. burglar and you are going to jail! If you as a law-abiding citizen have a gun it is a crime, but is it because
44. These emasculated Roman communities became sitting ducks for invaders to ravish and loot, simply because they had lived under a military dictatorship called a ‘Republic’ for so long; that they had no idea of how to defend themselves at all… They were so used to being law-abiding imbecile-citizens, who were not allowed to bear arms; that they still believed they were living inside an actual democratic Republic
45. he’s law-abiding and so pays his taxes
46. Her preference, repeating to the President what she’d told her senior staff hours earlier, was to issue summonses ordering these people to appear in court at a later time, a time that, she silently hoped, could be postponed enough times so some new crisis would draw the public’s attention and she would not have to prosecute generally law-abiding citizens, prosperous citizens, for doing what she felt in her heart she would have done had she been in their shoes at the time
47. speaking, are men conservative in temperament and law-abiding; they live under control and love to be controlled
48. Young squires caused a lot of trouble, and often escaped punishment because they were wearing the colours of some baron; and this was deeply resented by law-abiding tradesmen and peasants
49. He looked at the archers, and recognized many of them: fat Dick Brewer, randy Edward Butcher, convivial Paul Bell, grumpy Bill Watkin – timid, law-abiding citizens of Kingsbridge, every one
50. Carnies are a tightly knit community and generally more law-abiding than the rest of us
