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| Israeli cabinet approves tougher punishments for throwing stones, firebombs | |
| 2015-09-25 | |
| [Ynet] Measures include expanding conditions in which police can open fire, mandatory minimum four-year sentences and increased fines on minors' parents. Stone throwing, which has seen a sharp uptick in recent weeks in Jerusalem, has also become common in the Negev. Since the beginning of 2014, there have been 130 recorded incidents of stone throwing in the southern region. Wednesday saw police arresting 15 local residents who were suspected of throwing rocks at a police facility in Tel Sheva.
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| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 Bullet comes from the French word boulette, little ball, though I'm sure the tool's name predates written language, back to the first thrower who realized a uniform projectile size doesn't drift when thrown, and was worth the time to manipulate a natural item into a uniform shape, allowing a human to cause harm without being within claw and tooth. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2015-09-25 22:21 |
| #2 throw a stone:throw a bullet Bullets were originally invented to be thrown by slings, I've read; guns are just much better slings. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-09-25 20:54 |
| #1 throw a stone:throw a bullet |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-09-25 18:18 |