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*A person is guilty of [[w:Ethnic group|ethnic]] intimidation if that person [[malicious]]ly, and with specific intent to intimidate or [[harass]] another person because of that person's [[race]], [[w:color|color]], [[religion]], [[gender]], or [[w:National origin|national origin]], does any of the following:(a) Causes physical contact with another person.(b) Damages, destroys, or defaces any real or personal property of another person.(c) [[w:Threat|Threat]]ens, by word or act, to do an act described in subdivision (a) or (b), if there is reasonable cause to believe that an act described in subdivision (a) or (b) will occur.<br>Ethnic intimidation is a [[w:Felony|felony]] punishable by [[imprisonment]] for not more than 2 years, or by a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.<br> Regardless of the existence or outcome of any [[w:Criminal prosecution|criminal prosecution]], a person who suffers injury to his or her person or damage to his or her property as a result of ethnic intimidation may bring a [[civil]] [[w:Cause of action|cause of action]] against the person who commits the offense to secure an [[w:Injunction|injunction]], actual damages, including damages for [[w:Emotional distress|emotional distress]], or other appropriate [[relief]].
*A person is guilty of [[w:Ethnic group|ethnic]] intimidation if that person [[malicious]]ly, and with specific intent to intimidate or [[harass]] another person because of that person's [[race]], [[w:color|color]], [[religion]], [[gender]], or [[w:National origin|national origin]], does any of the following:(a) Causes physical contact with another person.(b) Damages, destroys, or defaces any real or personal property of another person.(c) [[w:Threat|Threat]]ens, by word or act, to do an act described in subdivision (a) or (b), if there is reasonable cause to believe that an act described in subdivision (a) or (b) will occur.<br>Ethnic intimidation is a [[w:Felony|felony]] punishable by [[imprisonment]] for not more than 2 years, or by a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.<br> Regardless of the existence or outcome of any [[w:Criminal prosecution|criminal prosecution]], a person who suffers injury to his or her person or damage to his or her property as a result of ethnic intimidation may bring a [[civil]] [[w:Cause of action|cause of action]] against the person who commits the offense to secure an [[w:Injunction|injunction]], actual damages, including damages for [[w:Emotional distress|emotional distress]], or other appropriate [[relief]].
**Michigan Penal Code, in ''[[http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(jcfln0vdjteu4s452ztiwif4))/mileg.aspx?page=GetMCLDocument&objectname=mcl-750-147b the Michigan Penal Code (excerpt) Act 328 of 1931]'', Legislative Council, State of Michigan
**Michigan Penal Code, in ''[[http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(jcfln0vdjteu4s452ztiwif4))/mileg.aspx?page=GetMCLDocument&objectname=mcl-750-147b the Michigan Penal Code (excerpt) Act 328 of 1931]'', Legislative Council, State of Michigan
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[[File:Jon Howard (Threat Signal).jpg|right|thumb|[[w:Threat|Threat]] of [[harm]] is defined as, all actions, statements, written or non-verbal messages conveying threats of physical or mental [[injury]] which are serious enough to unsettle the [[child]]'s mind. It includes: expressions of intent to inflict [[pain]], injury, or [[punishment]] on the child.]]
*[[w:Threat|Threat]] of [[harm]] is defined as, all actions, statements, written or non-verbal messages conveying threats of physical or mental [[injury]] which are serious enough to unsettle the [[child]]'s mind. It includes: expressions of intent to inflict [[pain]], injury, or [[punishment]] on the child.
*[[w:Threat|Threat]] of [[harm]] is defined as, all actions, statements, written or non-verbal messages conveying threats of physical or mental [[injury]] which are serious enough to unsettle the [[child]]'s mind. It includes: expressions of intent to inflict [[pain]], injury, or [[punishment]] on the child.
**US Legal, in:''[http://definitions.uslegal.com/t/threat-of-harm/ Threat of Harm Law & Legal Definition]'', USLegal.com
**US Legal, in:''[http://definitions.uslegal.com/t/threat-of-harm/ Threat of Harm Law & Legal Definition]'', USLegal.com
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[[File:US Army 53633 Troops re-position to better protect Afghan people.jpg|right|thumb|...their own rightness bring on them an [[intellectual]] [[w:Stability theory|stasis]] which they project on to the nation at large. Intimidation and [[propaganda]] work in a duet of [[w:Oppression|oppression]], while the people, lapped in [[fear]] and [[distrust]], learn to dissemble and to keep [[silent]].]]
*[[Torture]] is any act by which severe torment, whether physical or [[psychological]], is intentionally inflicted on a person as a means of intimidation, [[w:Deterrent|deterrent]], [[revenge]] or [[punishment]], or as a method for the extraction of [[information]] or [[w:Confession|confession]]s]] (i.e., “third-degree methods” of interrogation).
*[[Torture]] is any act by which severe torment, whether physical or [[psychological]], is intentionally inflicted on a person as a means of intimidation, [[w:Deterrent|deterrent]], [[revenge]] or [[punishment]], or as a method for the extraction of [[information]] or [[w:Confession|confession]]s]] (i.e., “third-degree methods” of interrogation).
**Carl Slawski in: ''[http://journals.isss.org/index.php/proceedings50th/article/viewFile/414/125 Torture and Secrecy vs. Democracy and Peace Development]'', Journals.isss.org
**Carl Slawski in: ''[http://journals.isss.org/index.php/proceedings50th/article/viewFile/414/125 Torture and Secrecy vs. Democracy and Peace Development]'', Journals.isss.org
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[[File:Luddite.jpg|right|thumb|Every [[honest]] man knows why [[w:Trade Unions|Trade Unions]] insist on the right to a strong numerical picket:... But though arguments may never persuade them, numbers may easily intimidate them. And it is just because [[argument]] has failed and intimidation has succeeded that the Labour Party insists upon its right to a picket.[[F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead|F. E. Smith]]/]]
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*Every [[honest]] man knows why [[w:Trade Unions|Trade Unions]] insist on the right to a strong numerical picket:... But though arguments may never persuade them, numbers may easily intimidate them. And it is just because [[argument]] has failed and intimidation has succeeded that the Labour Party insists upon its right to a picket.
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**[[F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead|F. E. Smith]] in: John Campbell ''[http://books.google.co.in/books?id=N1-vAAAAIAAJ F. E. Smith: First Earl of Birkenhead ]'', Jonathan Cape, 1983, p.
*...their own rightness bring on them an [[intellectual]] [[w:Stability theory|stasis]] which they project on to the nation at large. Intimidation and [[propaganda]] work in a duet of [[w:Oppression|oppression]], while the people, lapped in [[fear]] and [[distrust]], learn to dissemble and to keep [[silent]].
*...their own rightness bring on them an [[intellectual]] [[w:Stability theory|stasis]] which they project on to the nation at large. Intimidation and [[propaganda]] work in a duet of [[w:Oppression|oppression]], while the people, lapped in [[fear]] and [[distrust]], learn to dissemble and to keep [[silent]].
**Ronald J. Terchek, Thomas C. Conte in: ''[http://books.google.co.in/books?id=feT9AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA301 Theories of Democracy: A Reader]'', Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 31 July 2000, p.301
**Ronald J. Terchek, Thomas C. Conte in: ''[http://books.google.co.in/books?id=feT9AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA301 Theories of Democracy: A Reader]'', Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 31 July 2000, p.301
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*The experienced [[w:Mountain climber|mountain climber]] is not intimidated by a [[mountain]] — he is inspired by it. The persistent [[winner]] is not discouraged by a problem, he is challenged by it. Mountains are created to be [[conquer]]ed; adversities are designed to be [[defeat]]ed; problems are sent to be solved. It is better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.
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**[[w:William Arthur Ward|William Arthur Ward]] in:''[http://books.google.co.in/books?id=0DYqAbWj0T4C&pg=PA63 Lose the Baggage, Lose the Weight: A Woman-to-Woman Recipe for Life]'', Tate Publishing, 18 October 2011,p.63
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