as in peaceful
not involving violence or force
nonviolent protests
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The government doesn't deny Smith was verbally abusive toward Rodriguez, but stated Smith was nonviolent, unarmed and physically diminutive and two other officers were there to react to any contingency or emergency.
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Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024
The report said Ohio should stop sending nonviolent first-time offenders and children under age 14 to the state's youth prisons and give juvenile court judges more discretion on how to handle kids caught with guns.
—Anthony Shoemaker, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2024
Trump pushed through bipartisan criminal justice reform during his term known as the First Step Act, which sought to reduce nonviolent sentences.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Sep. 2024
That means Biden would not have been technically pleading guilty to gun charges—criminal possession of a gun can be considered a felony—but would enter a program for nonviolent offenders with substance abuse problems.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024
The report said Ohio should stop sending nonviolent first-time offenders and children under age 14 to the state's youth prisons and give juvenile court judges more discretion on how to handle kids caught with guns.
—Anthony Shoemaker, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2024
Trump pushed through bipartisan criminal justice reform during his term known as the First Step Act, which sought to reduce nonviolent sentences.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Sep. 2024
That means Biden would not have been technically pleading guilty to gun charges—criminal possession of a gun can be considered a felony—but would enter a program for nonviolent offenders with substance abuse problems.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Nonviolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviolent. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.
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