That's astonishingly petty behaviour from the BCCI.
She told the Fabian Society meeting there were areas where the two parties could agree, such as constitutional change and devolution, "particularly in light of David Cameron's extremely partisan and petty behaviour in the aftermath of the Scottish referendum".
Speaking of petty behaviour, Newcastle United winger Matt Ritchie deserves a mention.
In the "order" condition (with four bicycles parked nearby, but not locked to the fence) 27% of people were prepared to trespass by stepping through the gap, whereas in the disorder condition (with the four bikes locked to the fence, in violation of the sign) 82% took the short cut.Nor were the effects limited to visual observation of petty criminal behaviour.
Brady, said Boyd, argued that "in some ways his behaviour was petty compared with politicians and soldiers in relation to wars".
It was a big achievement for the 18-year-old, who convinced the court she had given up her old habits of petty theft and antisocial behaviour to work hard at college studying performing arts.
Forensic psychiatrist Dr Cameron Boyd, who along with a judge and another expert, will decide whether Brady is fit to serve out his sentence in prison, said Brady's view on his crimes was that "his behaviour was petty compared to politicians and soldiers in relation to wars".
When asked about his crimes, Brady had said that "in some way his behaviour was petty compared to politicians and soldiers in relation to wars", said Dr Boyd.
If the court of appeal throws this case out, we might hope to focus similar tolerance on drug abuse, shop-lifting, antisocial behaviours and petty crimes for which imprisonment is such a primitive answer.
Then he quietly unveiled a plan to tackle petty criminality and anti-social behaviour that was startling for its moderation, at least by comparison with what has come before.Britons may not suffer more from incivilities such as graffiti, spitting and verbal abuse than other nations, but they certainly make more of a fuss about them.
(IDI, 24, petty drug seller)Violence and controlling behaviours enacted by men against their female partners were widely described by men as an attempt to reassert their dignity and respect in relation to women.
