Indeed, it seemed as if the spasm of violence had held up a mirror to British society, challenging it to confront decades of brewing unease that had turned inner-city housing projects into restive havens of gang rule, distinguished by youthful illiteracy, unemployment, resentment and crime.
But when two European relief workers from Doctors Without Borders were abducted outside the exclusive Plantation restaurant this month and held for five days, the episode served as a reminder of how Haiti's poverty could give rise to resentment and crime.
Other sources of resentment are crimes committed by American soldiers.
But these disparities, authorities fear, bear the seeds of social tensions, resentments and crime.
These inequalities are generating resentment, frustration, and violent crime.
Get the balance right, and we have the basis for a safe, tolerant and harmonious nation; get it wrong, and we risk harassment of the law-abiding, resentment and ultimately more crime.
Ms. Strand, whose previous work includes "Inventing Niagara" (2008), a history of Niagara Falls, dilates frequently upon class issues in her new book, upon the social inequities and simmering resentment behind many violent crimes.
The affair has also boosted the personal standing of Mr Kostunica, who has long been more popular than Mr Djindjic with voters.As anti-western sentiment (and in particular, resentment of the war-crimes tribunal in The Hague) resurfaces among Serbian citizens, it will be harder for the authorities in Belgrade to yield to international pressure and deliver more war-crimes suspects to the UN court.
Public revulsion over Vick's crimes and resentment at his fame, wealth and race only partly explain why he's in a near hopeless spot when it comes to fully rehabilitating his image.
Public revulsion over Vick's crimes and resentment at his fame, wealth and race only partly explain why he's in a near hopeless spot when it comes to rehabilitating his image.
