Where previously these marks acted as a sign that the bearer belonged to the caste of thieves and adhered to the thieves' code, today they act as both a method of identification for law enforcement and a hindrance to the business world, the real aspiration of the modern Russian criminal.
The Syrian government has been repeatedly warned that starvation of civilians as a method of combat is prohibited by international humanitarian law – but still it continues.
As Gladwell sees it, honor cultures arose in harsh lands among herding peoples as a method of protecting property in the absence of any institutional law enforcement.
As a method of dismissal, handling the ball has been included in the laws of cricket since the original code was written in 1744.
The Helms amendment, a 43-year-old law, stipulates that abortions cannot be funded as a method of family planning.
This week, Utah House Representatives on the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee endorsed bringing back firing squads as a method of execution, with a 9 to 2 vote supporting a bill sponsored by Republican Representative Paul Ray. .
As a method of describing the interactions between biological molecules, biological network theory reveals the processes and laws involved in, for example, growth, development, aging, and disease.
Again, this began as a method of optimising performance.
Women have been systematically raped as a method of intimidation.
How about taunting as a method of inspiration?
Sarkozy embodies cheating as a method of government.
