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This is an epidemic," said Turner, who explained that until recently the penalty for illegal dumping in China amounted to a single, "slap-on-the-hand fine" that sometimes made it cheaper for factories to pollute and pay than to properly dispose of toxic waste.
A series of single slap bond tests were conducted on CFRP steel joints with three different adhesives, which individually represent the linear and nonlinear adhesive of the CFRP delamination failure and the adhesive of the cohesive failure for comparison.
Overturning an earlier ruling that a single or "rapid" slap on the rear was acceptable, the court ruled that an uninvited touching of the buttocks constituted a sexual act.
She told the military chiefs that "not every single commander can distinguish between a slap on the ass and a rape".
"Not every single commander necessarily wants women on the force, not every commander believes what a sexual assault is, not every single commander can distinguish between a slap on the ass and a rape because they merge all of these crimes together".
In fact, it is really just a slap on the wrist compared to the longest prison sentence handed down to a single person on multiple counts.
Slap on the wrist?
A slap on the wrist?
Not even a slap on the wrist.
Is a slap on the arm "confusing"?
"It's a slap on the wrist".
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