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He admitted to being a lawbreaker.
legislation that mandates lengthy prison sentences for chronic lawbreakers
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But Bates’s no-nonsense approach to crime and dogged determination to hold all lawbreakers accountable created a seismic shift in how crime and punishment would be tackled in Maryland’s largest city.
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Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
Pardons shouldn’t be gifts for friends, donors, and relatives who happen to be lawbreakers.
—Ron Faucheux, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
Hochman said his office would specifically go after lawbreakers linked to gangs and crimes involving guns.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Jan. 2025
In his up-is-down, ignorance-is-strength mindset, those lawbreakers are the actual victims of the violent assault on our country and its foundational principles.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
Pardons shouldn’t be gifts for friends, donors, and relatives who happen to be lawbreakers.
—Ron Faucheux, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
Hochman said his office would specifically go after lawbreakers linked to gangs and crimes involving guns.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Jan. 2025
In his up-is-down, ignorance-is-strength mindset, those lawbreakers are the actual victims of the violent assault on our country and its foundational principles.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Lawbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawbreaker. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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