She added that everyone at the top of the UN had become broken records, demanding the violence end.
The script goes something like this: thousands of protesters declare that they are going to march through Kuala Lumpur to demand electoral reform; a twitchy government and protest leaders spend days haggling over a suitable venue; the protest goes ahead in defiance of police demands; violence ensues, hundreds are arrested; government issues some apologies; everyone goes home.
Football is shadowed by the fear of concussions and other injuries in a game whose inner logic demands violence, and by such incidents as a bullying scandal, criminal charges, and players paying a "bounty" to teammates who injure men on other teams.
To give regional languages like Alsatian, Basque, Breton, Catalan, Corsican, Flemish and Provençal such "exorbitant rights" as those suggested in the charter was to "begin a process which will sooner or later lead to separatist demands, violence, and the dismantling of the French identity.
People hit and get hit in both boxing and football, and part of what Cunningham talks to the younger Porter about is how to perform at a world-class level in a sport that demands violence without compromising religious commitments.
"You're talking about the heinous crime of domestic violence demanding a tougher standard," Mr. Sampson said.
A national dialogue, promised since March, has stalled, with the opposition demanding that the violence stop first.
For Tolstoy, the state was one great big protection racket, a monopoly of organised violence demanding money for a false promise of security.
They're leading calls to stop the violence, demanding the government support them in holding a national inquiry.
The FPI has refused to accept any responsibility for the post-election violence, demanding ceaselessly that its supporters be released from prison -- no matter how great the evidence of their involvement in serious crimes.
