“The most horrible thing is not a government that stages public executions, but a government that secretly disposes of its victims.” GovernmentStageVictimHorribleTyrantsExecutionHorrible Things Author:Lu Xun
“I always say, "Never give your lead character an infant. Make them a recovering alcoholic, or the victim of a horrible violent crime because you can really never truly recover from that." It's a story pitfall.” GivingCharacterStoriesCrimeVictimViolentHorribleInfantAlcoholicsRecoveringPitfallsViolent CrimesLead CharactersRecovering Alcoholics Author:Julie Plec
“If a shot aimed at aptness succeeds aptly, it is then fully apt, since it is not only apt but also aptly apt. But the full aptness of such an attempt is entirely compatible with its being a horrible murder, if the "hunter" is an assassin and the prey his victim. That hunter's shot may still be outstandingly, fully apt, if it manifests the agent's competence in both archery dexterity and shot selection.” IfsMayStillsSucceedShotsMurderVictimHorribleAgentsHuntersSelectionPreyCompetenceAssassinsCompatibleArcheryDexterity Author:Ernest Sosa
“If Slater were someone else, Kevin would merely be the poor victim of a horrible plot. Unless he was killed by Slater, in which case he would be the dead victim of a horrible plot” IfsWould BePoorCasesVictimHorriblePlotKevin Book:Dekker 2 in 1 (Obsessed & Three) Source: Dekker 2 in 1 (Obsessed & Three)
“Hopefully as a result of 'The Frozen Ground,' more and more people will be aware of the horrible things that happen to ladies all over the world and give them respect. This movie is a love letter to those victims.” PeopleWorldGivingHappensResultsLettersVictimHorribleHopefullyFrozenLove LetterHorrible Things Author:Nicolas Cage
“Our emotions may cry for vengeance in the wake of a horrible crime, but we know that killing the criminal will not undo the crime, will not prevent similar crimes by others, does not benefit the victim, destroys human life and brutalizes society. If we are to still violence, we must cherish life. Executions cheapen life.” IfsKnowsHumansMayDoeStillsEmotionViolenceCrimeCryBenefitsVictimKillingCriminalsHorribleHuman LifeCherishExecutionVengeanceDeath PenaltyLife Death Author:Ramsey Clark
“Capital punishment is the most premeditated of murders, to which no criminal's deed, however calculated can be compared. For there to be an equivalency, the death penalty would have to punish a criminal who had warned his victim of the date at which he would inflict a horrible death on him and who, from that moment onward, had confined him at his mercy for months. Such a monster is not encountered in private life.” MomentsDeathDyingMonthsMercyMurderVictimDeedsCriminalsMonstersPunishmentHorribleThat MomentPenaltiesPrivate LifeDeath PenaltyConfinedLife DeathCapital Punishment Author:Albert Camus
“In addition, to punishing sexual offenders and protecting our children, we must also provide services, resources and counseling to the people who are victims of these horrible crimes.” PeopleChildrenCrimeResourcesOur ChildrenVictimHorribleCounselingOffenders Author:Jim Costa