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These officers had a legal duty to Mr. Bronstein, he was in custody. We believe that they failed their duty and their failure was criminally negligent, causing his death. – Los Angeles	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It would be negligent not to take the inflationary development into account. – David Oxley	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I made comments earlier today in referencing the attack that took placeon the United States Capitolon Jan. 6, 2021. Referencing that situation as a dust-up was irresponsible and negligent, and I am sorry, i stand by my comments condemning violence in communities across the country. I say that while also expressing my support as an American citizen for peaceful protest in our country. I have fully supported all peaceful protests in America. I love, respect and support all my fellow coaches, players and staff that I work with and respect their views and opinions. – Del Rio	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
I made comments earlier today in referencing the attack that took place on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Referencing that situation as a dust-up was irresponsible and negligent, and I am sorry, i stand by my comments condemning violence in communities across the country. I say that while also expressing my support as an American citizen for peaceful protest in our country. I have fully supported all peaceful protests in America. I love, respect and support all my fellow coaches, players and staff that I work with and respect their views and opinions. – Del Rio	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
We do feel as an organization and as a Orange County community that someone is negligent concerning Tyre Sampson's death, please, take your structure down replace it with something more kid friendly, something that memorializes him in a brighter light. Because right now, that monstrosity, as it's known now, is not just an eye sore, it's a heart sore. – Tina Wilson	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I can’t think of the last case here, or anywhere else, where somebody committed a negligent or reckless crime that resulted in such a sentence, it’s really telling of how the government can come down and really crush someone if they want to. – Jay Tifickjian	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Plaintiffs agreed to settle claims alleging that the FBI was negligent when it failed to prohibit the sale of a gun by a licensed firearms dealer to the shooter, a self-proclaimed white supremacist, who wanted to start a ‘race war’ and specifically targeted the 200-year-old historically African-American congregation. – The Justice Department	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Joe Biden is criminally negligent, his administration, I think, is criminally negligent when it comes to controlling our border. – Graham Colton	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
There is a balance between being overly cautious and negligent, when it comes to young children, especially those under 12 years old, the benefit of wearing masks no longer outweighs the risks posed with prolonged mask-wearing in children when community transmission levels are low and there are high levels of immunity (vaccine and natural). – Nicole Saphier	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The reason I say this and the reason I'm getting emotional in this moment is because these folks who tell us to move on, that it's not a big deal, that we should forget what's happened, or even telling us to apologize. These are the same tactics of abusers. And, um, I'm a survivor of sexual assault, and I haven't told many people that in my life. But when we go through trauma, trauma compounds on each other. And so, whether you had a negligent or a neglectful parent, and -- or whether you had someone who was verbally abusive to you, whether you are a survivor of abuse, whether you experience any sort of trauma in your life, small to large -- these episodes can compound on one another. – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	Found on CNN 3 years ago
They couldn't even provide a risk assessment and it sounded like they hadn't done one, so their organization leading up to this was lacking. That's what I mean by they were negligent in the operation. – Juror No. 1	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We were disappointed about the charges themselves. They moved forward on negligent criminal homicide, we were both surprised and relieved to see charges going forward at all. It's been well past the normal time, well over a year since the incident happened. It caught us off guard, but it was a welcome relief. – Lee Merritt	Found on CNN 3 years ago
They only give limited protections, so they never would protect against, for example, gross negligence or recklessness, one could argue that holding a large public gathering that will draw people together in a context in which they're not able to do social distancing or follow the directive of the CDC, et cetera. One could argue that is grossly negligent. – Catherine Sharkey	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The way this has been handled by the state is totally irresponsible, negligent and stupid, they knew better. They shouldnt have sent these people into nursing homes. – Elaine Mazzotta	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
We would have been culpably negligent to the American people had we not made the decision we made. – Mark Milley	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Of course, law enforcement is going to look for similarities, youd be negligent if you didnt look. – Grafton Thomas	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Is failure to get a permit criminally negligent? Absolutely. – Deputy District Attorney Autrey James	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
This was just a tragic accident, and not a negligent homicide, at the center of this, we have a family who's been devastated. – Greg Beebe	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
To blame the workers for the outcomes, as if we are negligent, is wrong. – Michael Knowles	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Driven by concern for declining revenues amidst the falling market price of iron ore, the company took risks, increased production and turned a blind eye to dangers that ultimately claimed lives and destroyed communities, bHP was woefully negligent in its duty of care and the damages sought are entirely commensurate with the devastation the company has wrought.... – Tom Goodhead	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We are going to argue that the user agreements are not enforceable because the scooter companies have been grossly negligent, we feel confident that we're going to be able to defeat the user agreement. – Catherine Lerer	Found on CNN 5 years ago
It was probably a pretty thoughtless and negligent act that this happened and it never should have happened. – Harvey Smith	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Local government officials have been so negligent. They don't know how to manage and protect this island, it would be better if the national government can run this island. It's better for Boracay, it's better for our tomorrow. – Varril Santa	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
The failure of Broward County Public Schools and of the Principal and School Resource officer to adequately protect students, and in particular our client, from life-threatening harm were unreasonable, callous and negligent. – Alex Arreaza	Found on FOX News 6 years ago

These officers had a legal duty to Mr. Bronstein, he was in custody. We believe that they failed their duty and their failure was criminally negligent, causing his death.

– Los Angeles

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It would be negligent not to take the inflationary development into account.

– David Oxley

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I made comments earlier today in referencing the attack that took placeon the United States Capitolon Jan. 6, 2021. Referencing that situation as a dust-up was irresponsible and negligent, and I am sorry, i stand by my comments condemning violence in communities across the country. I say that while also expressing my support as an American citizen for peaceful protest in our country. I have fully supported all peaceful protests in America. I love, respect and support all my fellow coaches, players and staff that I work with and respect their views and opinions.

– Del Rio

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I made comments earlier today in referencing the attack that took place on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Referencing that situation as a dust-up was irresponsible and negligent, and I am sorry, i stand by my comments condemning violence in communities across the country. I say that while also expressing my support as an American citizen for peaceful protest in our country. I have fully supported all peaceful protests in America. I love, respect and support all my fellow coaches, players and staff that I work with and respect their views and opinions.

– Del Rio

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

We do feel as an organization and as a Orange County community that someone is negligent concerning Tyre Sampson's death, please, take your structure down replace it with something more kid friendly, something that memorializes him in a brighter light. Because right now, that monstrosity, as it's known now, is not just an eye sore, it's a heart sore.

– Tina Wilson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I can’t think of the last case here, or anywhere else, where somebody committed a negligent or reckless crime that resulted in such a sentence, it’s really telling of how the government can come down and really crush someone if they want to.

– Jay Tifickjian

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Plaintiffs agreed to settle claims alleging that the FBI was negligent when it failed to prohibit the sale of a gun by a licensed firearms dealer to the shooter, a self-proclaimed white supremacist, who wanted to start a ‘race war’ and specifically targeted the 200-year-old historically African-American congregation.

– The Justice Department

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Joe Biden is criminally negligent, his administration, I think, is criminally negligent when it comes to controlling our border.

– Graham Colton

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

There is a balance between being overly cautious and negligent, when it comes to young children, especially those under 12 years old, the benefit of wearing masks no longer outweighs the risks posed with prolonged mask-wearing in children when community transmission levels are low and there are high levels of immunity (vaccine and natural).

– Nicole Saphier

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The reason I say this and the reason I'm getting emotional in this moment is because these folks who tell us to move on, that it's not a big deal, that we should forget what's happened, or even telling us to apologize. These are the same tactics of abusers. And, um, I'm a survivor of sexual assault, and I haven't told many people that in my life. But when we go through trauma, trauma compounds on each other. And so, whether you had a negligent or a neglectful parent, and -- or whether you had someone who was verbally abusive to you, whether you are a survivor of abuse, whether you experience any sort of trauma in your life, small to large -- these episodes can compound on one another.

– Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Found on CNN
3 years ago

They couldn't even provide a risk assessment and it sounded like they hadn't done one, so their organization leading up to this was lacking. That's what I mean by they were negligent in the operation.

– Juror No. 1

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We were disappointed about the charges themselves. They moved forward on negligent criminal homicide, we were both surprised and relieved to see charges going forward at all. It's been well past the normal time, well over a year since the incident happened. It caught us off guard, but it was a welcome relief.

– Lee Merritt

Found on CNN
3 years ago

They only give limited protections, so they never would protect against, for example, gross negligence or recklessness, one could argue that holding a large public gathering that will draw people together in a context in which they're not able to do social distancing or follow the directive of the CDC, et cetera. One could argue that is grossly negligent.

– Catherine Sharkey

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The way this has been handled by the state is totally irresponsible, negligent and stupid, they knew better. They shouldnt have sent these people into nursing homes.

– Elaine Mazzotta

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We would have been culpably negligent to the American people had we not made the decision we made.

– Mark Milley

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Of course, law enforcement is going to look for similarities, youd be negligent if you didnt look.

– Grafton Thomas

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Is failure to get a permit criminally negligent? Absolutely.

– Deputy District Attorney Autrey James

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

This was just a tragic accident, and not a negligent homicide, at the center of this, we have a family who's been devastated.

– Greg Beebe

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

To blame the workers for the outcomes, as if we are negligent, is wrong.

– Michael Knowles

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Driven by concern for declining revenues amidst the falling market price of iron ore, the company took risks, increased production and turned a blind eye to dangers that ultimately claimed lives and destroyed communities, bHP was woefully negligent in its duty of care and the damages sought are entirely commensurate with the devastation the company has wrought....

– Tom Goodhead

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We are going to argue that the user agreements are not enforceable because the scooter companies have been grossly negligent, we feel confident that we're going to be able to defeat the user agreement.

– Catherine Lerer

Found on CNN
5 years ago

It was probably a pretty thoughtless and negligent act that this happened and it never should have happened.

– Harvey Smith

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Local government officials have been so negligent. They don't know how to manage and protect this island, it would be better if the national government can run this island. It's better for Boracay, it's better for our tomorrow.

– Varril Santa

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

The failure of Broward County Public Schools and of the Principal and School Resource officer to adequately protect students, and in particular our client, from life-threatening harm were unreasonable, callous and negligent.

– Alex Arreaza

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

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