Part of what I think that speaks to is the best of America, even in the face of such mindless violence.

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And we will not stop until this mindless violence and thuggery is defeated and law and order is fully restored on all our streets.

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And on this we must agree: There is no speech that justifies mindless violence. (Applause.) There are no words that excuse the killing of innocents.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President to the UN General Assembly

His goal was to free us not only from the shackles of discrimination, but from the shadow of poverty that haunts too many of our communities, the self-destructive impulses, and the mindless violence that claims so many lives of so many innocent young people.

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The judge added that "if sense prevails and people no longer engage in mindless acts of violence" then bail applications would be looked at "sympathetically".

BBC: Belfast High Court

This time it has been easier to dismiss the violence as mindless criminality.

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