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The people who do not want murderers and rapists to vote should join others like Common Justice and Survived & Punished in learning how to reduce murder and sexual violence.

From The Guardian • Apr. 25, 2019

BBC Our World's Pakistan's Women - Punished For Love broadcasts on the BBC News Channel at 21:30 GMT on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 December - or catch up online.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2014

Punished for seeking privacy, he vowed never again to use an on-course restroom.

From Golf Digest • Aug. 19, 2014

Punished for breaking school rules, Farello said that Stanford Robinson was not allowed to attend the game.

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2012

Punished for our sins we surely are; and yet how often they become our blessings, teaching us that which nothing else can teach us!

From Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography by Hughes, Thomas




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