Few believe that China would actually risk such a self-damaging tactic, but the airing of views like this suggests that some officials are acquiring more swagger.
At the time, Labour was in the midst of a damaging row over tactics employed by union officials in Falkirk to dominate the local party.
The plan would permit the state-authorized killing of geese in August, when protected geese are not flying through, and make it easier for public officials, landowners, farmers and airports to subdue resident geese without federal permits, using tactics like damaging eggs in suburban nests, which by definition do not belong to migratory birds.
Opponents recalled other uses of time-wasting tactics, deliberate damaging of the pitch by Surrey players to assist their bowlers, and intimidation of both the opposition and umpires.
It could even result in a child being forced into conversion therapy — a damaging and scientifically discredited tactic meant to change a person's sexuality, the New Civil Rights Movement noted.
The Home Office report also recommended that, in some cases, police who had committed crimes should be dealt with behind closed doors, rather than mount prosecutions in open court, with "alternative outcomes" such as "disciplinary procedures" and "disruption tactics" being "less damaging to the morale of the organisation".
Though the governor's legislation does not address the high number of stops by the police, it would take aim at what many black and Hispanic lawmakers as well as advocacy groups say has been one of the most damaging results of the aggressive police tactics: arrest records for young people who have small amounts of marijuana in their pockets.
Worse yet, these political tactics are sending a damaging message to the gay community, not to mention their friends and family, about the culture and priorities of the modern evangelical church.
Scare tactics can be more damaging than any good".
In comments to reporters on Thursday, Mr. Meldrum characterized the lawsuit as an attempt by Mr. Cahill to silence him before he could release damaging information about Mr. Cahill's campaign tactics.
