Senate Majority Leader Thomas Norment (R) has proposed an amendment to the state constitution that would restore the rights of certain ex-felons, but make it more difficult for others ― namely ones who were convicted of crimes the state deems "violent". .
The reasons varied, but all were red flags: felonies, gang ties, prior encounters that clearly deemed them violent, or not psychologically fit for the job.
That allows outlets such as Youku to show series that might be deemed too violent or political for state TV and to release them faster.
In scenes deemed too violent to be shown on MTV, Charlotte managed to pull a bed apart with her bare hands, breaking her foot in the process.
Originally shot as a TV original, it was deemed too violent for the small screen and was instead given a theatrical release.
The western, starring Samuel L Jackson, Kurt Russell, Tim Roth and Jennifer Jason Leigh, is also at the centre of suggestions it could be deemed too violent for Oscars voters.
We walked around the Fun Zone, a children's park with an arcade where she and Adam had spent hours playing video games that the social workers deemed too violent.
The British Board of Film Classification is said to have asked for blood splashes to be digitally removed from wounds and weapons, as well as changes to four scenes which it deemed too violent for younger viewers.
