brutality

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This idealized view is also far more sympathetic than modern perceptions of other medieval events, including the Crusades, which are now linked with coercion and brutality.

From Science Daily

Facebook removed two posts from Higgins in 2020, after he wrote he would "drop any 10 of you where you stand", referring to any armed protesters that might attend a Louisiana demonstration against police brutality.

From BBC

And she said Maduro's "criminal regime must be held accountable" for its "brutality," including holding thousands of "political prisoners" behind bars.

From Barron's

Mexican authorities denied allegations of brutality and said that at least 60 police officers were injured.

From Los Angeles Times

"The problem has been the speed and the brutality of the process. In six months, we are experiencing a process that should have taken over a decade" or more, he said.

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