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The video of George Floyd’s death was appalling to Joe Sullivan, who spent 38 years with the Philadelphia police department, much of it overseeing the unit that handles large demonstrations, eventually rising to deputy commissioner.
WHAT PHILADELPHIA REVEALS ABOUT AMERICA’S HOMICIDE SURGEBY ALEC MACGILLIS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY HANNAH PRICE/MAGNUM PHOTOS, SPECIAL TO PROPUBLICAJULY 30, 2021PROPUBLICA
As Covid-19 vaccination efforts ramp up in the world, the figures on the continent are appalling.
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To me, it’s appalling, because she actually radiates a deep belief in the basic humanity of all people.
EIGHT MINUTES WITH THE PRESIDENT: REP. RASHIDA TLAIB, THE LONE PALESTINIAN AMERICAN IN CONGRESS, GAINS RELEVANCE IN ISRAEL DEBATEMICHAEL KRANISHMAY 20, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Immigration advocates lamented the crowded, appalling conditions.
CAN ONE AGENCY KEEP THE U.S. SAFE AND STILL BE HUMANE? THE NEW DHS CHIEF THINKS SOALANA ABRAMSONMAY 12, 2021TIME
Beneath what appears to be another appalling accidental shooting actually belies a complex, systemic issue at the core of America’s problematic, hyper-aggressive policing philosophy.
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The San Diego County Grand Jury visited Las Colinas in 2006 and expressed surprise at the appalling conditions — “the floor of at least one dorm was caving in,” the group wrote.
WHY ONE WOMAN HAS SPENT 5 YEARS IN A SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAIL WITH NO TRIALJESSE MARXAPRIL 8, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
Justin has repeated his appalling comparison to Emmett Till since 2019.
JUSTIN FAIRFAX CRITICIZED FOR COMPARISON TO GEORGE FLOYD, EMMETT TILL AT DEBATEGREGORY S. SCHNEIDERAPRIL 8, 2021WASHINGTON POST
We had an administration that for four years turned its back on some among us in a way that is reprehensible and appalling.
TRANSGENDER RIGHTS EMERGE AS A GROWING POLITICAL FLASH POINTMATT VISER, MARIANNA SOTOMAYOR, SAMANTHA SCHMIDTMARCH 4, 2021WASHINGTON POST
As a Midwesterner with a rather tame palate, to Borgerson the idea of eating them was appalling.
THEY'RE HEALTHY. THEY'RE SUSTAINABLE. SO WHY DON'T HUMANS EAT MORE BUGS?ARYN BAKERFEBRUARY 26, 2021TIME
He wished her mother had not been quite such an appalling person, fat and painted.
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