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With hooliganism rife in English soccer throughout the 1980s and the events of Heysel still fresh in the memory, there were immediate attempts to assign blame on the Liverpool fans and defend policing at the match.—
Steve Douglas,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025 -
In 2011, he was fined and banned from Romanian stadiums for six months after being accused of hooliganism and racist chants during a soccer match between Romania and Bosnia.—
Andrew Higgins,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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That much of this criminality has occurred on American college campuses is because many who inhabit these campuses – faculty, administrators, and students – either support it or refuse to condemn it.—
Jay Bergman,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
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The state has failed to produce a single piece of evidence linking me to any act of violence or criminality.—
Mahrang Baloch,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Jail maintenance worker, Sterling Williams, 33, was charged with being a principal to simple escape and malfeasance in office.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 June 2025
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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill shared in a statement that Sterling Williams, 33, had been arrested and charged with 10 counts of principal to simple escape and malfeasance in office.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2025
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Fans of horror movies and crime thrillers will be intrigued by Get Out and Seven.—
Paulina Jayne Isaac,
Glamour,
5 July 2025
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Cincinnati's recent uptick in crime During a June 24 news conference, Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval, Police Chief Teresa Theetge and other city leaders acknowledged the unease over crime among Cincinnati residents, particularly in neighborhoods in the urban core.—
Fox19 staff,
The Enquirer,
5 July 2025
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“Gangsterism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangsterism. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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