Sentence examples for violent propensities from inspiring English sources

Her family has filed a $50 million lawsuit against Ms. Herold, saying she was negligent and reckless for lacking the ability to control "a wild animal with violent propensities".

While it's hardly surprising that most mainstream coverage of the Fort Hood massacre would be a blend of narratives A and B, I was surprised at the extent to which narrative C -- which begins with the idea that the enemy is our own violent propensities, and that violence always begets more violence -- also figured, at least implicitly, into the commentary and reporting.

He was active on neo-Nazi and anti-Islamic Web sites; however, he had not demonstrated a propensity for violent rhetoric.

Anyone familiar with research in behavioral genetics will be unsurprised to learn that the propensity for violent crime is partly heritable.

Even while he was South Africa's golden boy, with his cabinet full of medals and his creditable attempts to compete against the able-bodied elite, tales abounded of his craziness, his insane risk-taking, his propensity for violent outbursts and his obsession with firearms.

Will the propensity for violent sports in some cultures lead to adaptations to protect against head trauma?

"Neo-Malthusian" approaches link demographic changes, especially population growth, with resource scarcity, environmental problems, and increased propensity for violent conflict (e.g. Homer-Dixon).

In fact, a basic background check would have revealed that Yadav had a known propensity for violent and deviant conduct, including numerous arrests for rape and assault, which should have disqualified him from working as an Uber driver.

There are multiple socioeconomic and structural causes that increase an individual's propensity for violent behavior.

For boys, who are more likely than girls to be spanked severely, a large body of research indicates that the pain and powerlessness translates to a propensity to be violent themselves.

Thus, controlling behavior seems to play a significant role in the propensity to commit violent acts against women, most likely acts as predisposing factor to violence, although other factors may be needed to fully explain this relationship with IPV.