Now, voting rights attorneys, including the Advancement Project's Judith Broworryiabout, worry abouthehe impact at the state level on voting rights and non-profit registration drives because of the spate of fear-mongering targeting ACORN.
The main reason for the spate of cancellations is "fear, straight simple fear fed by newspaper headlines in Europe and Asia that were describing New York as a war zone," Mr. Browning said.
That year, he unleashed a spate of propaganda, declaring, "Fear not, for our sword will not be broken, nor shall it ever drop from our hands".
The spate of attacks — and the fear of more — could actually end up buoying the fortunes of the global security industry.
A spate of reported incidents sparked fears of a wave of xenophobic abuse following the Brexit vote.
The police said Monday that they had arrested 150 people in raids at casinos and hotels across Macau after a spate of violent assaults raised fears of a revival of gang warfare in Macau, the world's most lucrative gambling market.
The recent spate of killings has raised fears that children are being abducted by online scammers known as "grazers" — because they "graze" on their prey and take their money — to be sacrificed in rituals to bring them luck.
The FA may fear a spate of walk-offs, copycats, games abandoned in confusing circumstances.
There have also been reports of apples and bananas being targeted with needles as police fear a spate of copy cats.
Wildlife campaigner Mark Avery called for driven grouse shooting to be banned after the latest spate of disappearances, which many conservationists fear are linked to the management of moors for grouse, a prey species for the hen harrier.
Over the coming weeks, disability living allowance is to be replaced by personal independence payments (PIP) and some fear a spate of rushed assessments and decisions based on poorly filled-in application forms.
