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On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 08:35:23PM +0000, Cathal Garvey wrote:
> > I am not native English speaker, so have 2 questions.
> >
> > 1. What is the difference between "Martial Law" and
> > torturing innocent people without trial [-1]?
> 
> Literally, Martial law means you can be shot for breaking the orders
> of the designated enforcers. It represents "ad hoc, brutalist law"
> in common usage.
>

Thank you.

You mean something like the 2014 Ferguson unrest
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2014_Ferguson_unrest&oldid=644092498
where "police established curfews and deployed riot squads to maintain
order."?

curfew == веÑ?еÑ?ен Ñ?аÑ??