Word: affronted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...intent to kill. Neither was charged with shooting the two officers. There was also another aspect of the case. Crockett had told Cahalan to appear personally in court, and Cahalan had not. "It is my considered opinion," said the judge, "that the prosecutor is in contempt of court. An affront to the court is always a serious matter, and this is a personal affront. I am persuaded it has racial overtones...
...repulsive upset of the Baltimore Colts by the upstart New York Jets was an affront to all that is logical and decent in the world of sports. Where are the days of Vince Lombardi when the press couldn't come into the locker room until the Packers had prayed? Please, Vince come back. Don't let those long haired troublemakers take over America...
This direct affront to their city was probably enough to anger most proud Chicagoans. Policemen and viewers, however, were upset by the alleged lack of objectivity in reports like Perkins'. From them arose the charges of slanting the news. Mayor Daley claimed the media had been unfair by not giving the taunting, obscenity-shouting protesters equal time in their coverage. Television, he charged, had shown only his policemen's reaction, and not the provocations they were reacting...
...individuals concerned about the deeper relations of the university to society, however, we also have political objections to the presence on campus of ROTC. In any circumstance, the presence of an avowedly militaristic organization is prima facie an affront to the university. Given the current theory and practice of American foreign policy, it seems likely that one primary use of American military officers will be to prosecute more Vietnams and Dominican Republics. In this light, the militarism of the ROTC is particularly noxious. Furthermore, the ROTC, by furnishing preferential rank to college graduates, intensifies an undemocratic situation which already confronts...
...complaint: inasmuch as Shaw had little use for his first name, isn't the title By George a needless affront? In its place, how about St. Bernard...