A man has been left devastated after he used a DNA test to see if his son was really his - and it's led to his wife demanding a divorce and his kids refusing to speak to him
There’s a case to be made for paternity testing, especially given how some people are forced to pay thousands of dollars in child support due to paternity fraud.
Court claims man who isn't father of child still owes child support payments
It’s expensive to maintain the criminals on death row. Maybe society should take a page from the Romans and allow felons to fight for freedom — or death.
Could decentralised content streaming be beneficial to the entertainment industry? We examine how blockchain could shift the power back to the creators
The tendency to stigmatise others for misdeeds committed by family members appears to extend to even acquaintances and is stronger in close-knit cultures.
This adage came to mind when reading Pope Francis’s latest interview with Eugenio Scalfari. It is sadly true that the pope has chosen Scalfari—an old social
Some police departments in the U.S. have a review program where you can anonymously rate police officers. However, they should make these reviews public for all to see!
Police department rolls out ratings service in Warrenton, Virginia
MORE than 1,000 sex crimes in four years were committed by repeat offenders who dodged jail after their first offence. It means hundreds of victims have fallen prey to perverts given a second chan…
A patient at the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders is suing the state for allegedly violating his First Amendment rights and forcibly sterilizing him. Eddie Risdal is seeking $375,000 from the State of Iowa for denying his freedom of speech and sterilizing him. Risdal, 74, has been he... Read more
Steve Hurst (inset), a Republican lawmaker from Calhoun County, Alabama, says that chemical castration for convicted child sex offenders is an appropriate punishment.
[JURIST] Indonesia on Wednesday passed a controversial law [Jakarta Post report] allowing for harsh punishment for pedophiles, including chemical castration, implanting electronic tagging chips in vio…
In South Korea, the abduction and rape of a 7-year-old girl last week outraged the public and prompted President Lee Myung-Bak to consider various measures including chemical castration to combat child sex crimes, according to local media.
Yeah, this article explains how you can’t tell if the site has a licence or not. Making it seem more legit. It’s still petty theft – similar to not paying the licence fee. Bless the BBC for surviving all this time being scammed before NETFLIX and the rest.
Five men who illegally streamed Premier League football matches to tens of thousands of people have been jailed. The gang, who were based in South London, sold cut-price £10-a-month subscriptions to a platform that allowed UK viewers to watch Premier League games that are not broadcast in the count... Read more
In the UK – You do not have to say anything. But, it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
The Canadian Children’s Rights Council advocates for mandatory government paid paternity testing as early as technologically practical which compliments the current mandatory genetic disease testing of newborn babies.
A Texas man is battling a court order that mandates he must pay tens of thousands in child support for a child whom he did not biologically father and whom he met only once. In 2003, a child suppor…
Here is the bad news for those idealists out there: relevancy is irrelevant. Not being relevant is about the best guarantee of the monarchy’s survival there is.
Sorry, Meghan and Harry fans, but the royal family is irrelevant by design
HER SERVICE IN WORLD WAR II
THE STABILITY SHE BROUGHT
TRANSFORMATION TO A COMMONWEALTH
SHE MODERNIZED THE MONARCHY
SHE MADE THE SUCCESSION MORE EQUITABLE
SHE WAS THE FIRST BRITISH MONARCH TO ADDRESS CONGRESS
HER VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND IN 2011
THE 1969 TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY
HER TIRELESS CHARITY WORK
SHE REFORMED THE MONARCHY’S FINANCES
SUPPORTING RACIAL JUSTICE IN THE COMMONWEALTH
SHE WAS THE LONGEST-SERVING MONARCH IN ENGLISH HISTORY
Queen Elizabeth II - Most Notable Accomplishments | Teaching Resources
RIP HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II Attached is a 40-slide PowerPoint about Queen Elizabeth II’s most notable accomplishments. . The PowerPoint is divided into the fo
Surely Galileo’s concept of inertia was first? no? Ie an object in a state of motion possesses an “inertia” that causes it to remain in that state of motion unless an external force acts on it.
An estimated 100 million people worldwide share their genetic information with companies like AncestryDNA, 23andMe, and FamilyTreeDNA. All that DNA has been a boon to detectives, who can use the in…
The massive enforcement of laws criminalizing personal drug use and possession in the United States causes devastating harm. Enforcement ruins lives, discriminates against people of color, and undermines public health. It’s time to decriminalize the personal use and possession of illicit drugs.
Many men are squeamish enough about feminine hygiene products; stick a Taser in one and you’ve got a guaranteed deterrent. Such is the Pink Stinger tampon stun gun, some inventor’s idea of “discreet protection.” It features a gentle glide applicator, a fresh floral scent and 50,000 volts of ... Read more
In this video, we discuss the pros and cons of stun guns. While many people, particularly women, use them for their everyday carry (EDC), we look at why they...
Agreed. they can take half of your house and divorce you within a year. The law needs changing and there should be somewhere you go to find out if your partner has a previous record of gold digging.
A gold digger is a person who is primarily interested in their partner’s money and what it can do for them. You’ll notice that gold diggers often push their partners for expensive gifts, loans, and allowances. They usually feel entitled...
Gold-diggers are on the rise. Why not, its easier than working your whole life. but this story is upsetting, marrying a 91 year old. Thankfully something is being done about it.
Fabian Hamilton, Labour MP for Leeds North East, has submitted a bill, under the 10 Minute Rule in Parliament which will aim to eradicate the loophole that currently nullifies any older Will upon marriage
Not sure how you would issue a warning or sling a tattoo on someone if they haven’t committed a crime, but you can check their previous marriage records here https://publiclibraries.com/public-records/
Currently I believe there are no fines for car alarm disruption, but the council can pass the costs on to you for dealing with it. Which is one step in the right direction in my opinion.
“I honestly feel that if the programs go away, you’re going to have a whole lot of people going back to their bad ways,” a former inmate firefighter said.
This is a great idea. It has worked well in California, where they need firefighters most – due to their naive choice of location of a large settlement.
#CatKoko #PoliceChief #JapanIn Japan, a cat named Koko, became an honorary police chief, for a day, for her heroic demeanor, when she rescued, an old man, in...
A burglar ruined Prentiss Robbins’ Christmas last year, but now Criminal Court Judge Joe B. Brown has brought Robbins tidings of good cheer. It’s making many lawyers cringe, but Robbins unexpectedly received court authority to visit the home of the confessed burglar and take any five items he…
A Tennessee judge allows burglary victims to go to the thief’s home and snatch whatever they want. He says unconventional sentences can get a lawbreaker’s attention in a big way.
Lol reminds me of this alternative solution “Residents of New Taipei City in Taiwan were offered a lottery ticket for every bag of poo they handed in. Officials collected 14,500 bags from 4,000 people, with the scheme said to have halved the amount of excrement in the city.”
Eight radical solutions to the problem of dog mess
A Madagascar hissing cockroach fitted with a “backpack” computer and infrared camera could help search-and-rescue teams locate bodies in the aftermath of an earthquake
Good idea. This is old stuff now but I dread to think what other gizmos are out there that allow folks to mess with animal’s brains. Anyone with morals knows this is wrong. the others? They need help or incarceration, simple enough.
You do know that motorcycles speak right? It’s a form of communication. But yes, often too loud and often illegal. Just not upheld like many of the laws they make.
Yeah this really works. They tried the idea out in Paris a while back and things are getting better. More of a deterrent though. The sensors should be signposted to remind noisy bikers.
Paris suburb pioneers ‘noise radar’ to fine roaring motorcycles
Motorcycles thundering through residential neighborhoods, revving their engines and waking up every child in the street, may soon be a thing of the past in France. A Paris suburb is trying out a new system that can identify noisy vehicles, pinpoint their location and automatically...
While noise cameras are typically set up to detect any noisy vehicles, the devices in Paris are specifically targeting motorcycles with one set up in Saint-Forget, a hilly rural area near Paris popular with riders.
The Motor Cycle Noise Act 1987 prohibits the supply of motor cycle exhaust systems and silencers likely to result in the emission of excessive noise; and for connected purposes.
In the UK, the noise limit for a motorbike is set at 80dB, with an extra 6dB added to account for mechanical noise.
An Act to prohibit the supply of motor cycle exhaust systems and silencers likely to result in the emission of excessive noise; and for connected purposes.
The police have no right to break into your phone. Or your house or your mind. Period. NO, The argument that if you have nothing to hide then why not let them use tech to violate your right to privacy isn’t logical, Future governments are likely to exploit this information, like they do now in China. Think smart. Cops keep out!
The Police Can Probably Break Into Your Phone (Published 2020)
At least 2,000 law enforcement agencies have tools to get into encrypted smartphones, according to new research, and they are using them far more than previously known.
Agreed. “China recently began tracking the location of more than 17 million Chinese users’ mobile phones. AFP reported the purpose of the tracking system data is to “better control traffic and monitor the population.”
U.S. Gov’t to thank for panic button app to wipe phones
Computerworld covers a range of technology topics, with a focus on these core areas of IT: Windows, Mobile, Apple/enterprise, Office and productivity suites, collaboration, web browsers and blockchain, as well as relevant information about companies such as Microsoft, Apple and Google.
These days, if you’re arrested and charged with a crime, the first thing cops will likely try to do is look at the contents of your phone. Digital forensics is increasingly a favorite way to secure a conviction, or at least gain a broader understanding of a suspect.
Activists in Nigeria have shown us how it’s possible to use mobile technology to prevent electoral fraud, while activists in the Middle East, have been making use of various mobile applications to broadcast images, videos and more from the
The decision in Tim Yeo MP v Times Newspapers EWHC 2853 (QB) is the first to engage section 11 of the Defamation Act 2013, specifically that a trial is to
The high court has plenty of international political cases to preside over. Bringing celebrity and business name-calling into the equation just prolongs proper justice, in my opinion.
You want child rapists to be released? So you can tell where they do it? Very odd. Think again read what the police say about it before having these silly ideas.
Home Detention Curfew- what happens when you’re ‘released on tag’ - WMB Law
“Recounting this, one of the residents played us a sound recording of the visit, in which a particularly disgruntled police officer angrily chastises the tenants for obstructing the activities of the thugs, simply because they worked for the landlord and therefore should be left to do their job.”
Case Study: Rogue Landlords in Action — Cambridge House
Our staff here at Safer Renting are used to visiting buildings with appalling living conditions, but were surprised recently when we were called to a prime property in central London with an exclusive address. Viewed from the outside, you might assume that it housed bankers or art dealers. Once ins
There was a case in the US where this rouge landlord was forced to live in one of his expensive hovels as a punishment. No doubt it didn’t work but it got the judge some publicity. Oh well.
Des Moines landlord must pay $50,000 after being found guilty of housing discrimination
The more property prices are pushed out of reach for normal working families, the more they are slaves to their masters. Read this. it’s getting worse.
Over a third of private renters forced to live in dangerous conditions for fear of eviction - Shelter England
New figures by YouGov released today show 39% of private renters – equivalent to 3.2m people – say they have been forced to live in dangerous or unhealthy conditions because they fear complaining to their landlord will trigger a retaliatory eviction.
The police are a service, not a lethal force – that’s why it attracts the wrong sort of people. Put these nutters in the army and police communities with community-minded people, not paramilitaries.
Projectiles were invented long ago. Why don’t we use tranquilizers and non-lethal weapons nowadays. Are the police scared of losing power against gangs with real guns?
Asgardia is a free borderless model of society, with knowledge, intelligence, science and the recognition of the ultimate value of each human life at its very core.
Once you got your ticket, there is little others can do to stop you littering the solar system.. and “Any American citizen who wants to launch a rocket or other kind of spacecraft into orbit must obtain authorization from the FAA, as would any foreigner who launches within U.S. territory. The FAA regulates the commercial sector’s space activities by requiring parties to obtain launch and re-entry licenses.”
Do you need special permission to land something on the moon?
Google recently announced its sponsorship of the Lunar X Prize, which awards $20 million to the first private firm to land a robotic rover on the moon...
“Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means.” Today, space lawyers are spending an awful lot of time debating what, exactly, that means.
what would you do to remove space junk? its a problem that will get worse before it gets better. ideas needed. Good explanation on this site though https://www.nap.edu/read/4765/chapter/10#136
Read “Orbital Debris: A Technical Assessment” at NAP.edu
Read chapter 7 TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE THE FUTURE DEBRIS HAZARD: Since the beginning of space flight, the collision hazard in Earth orbit has increased as ...
we need orbiting robots that clean things up for us. Just attract by going near with magnets, grappling and firing it down into a burn up.
However ESA are working on it already.
As a bartender, you need to know the signs of intoxication because it’s your legal responsibility to do so. And even if you live in a country where you, as
The offence of being drunk and disorderly in a public place is a minor offence under English criminal law. Our legal information pack is free for guidance
Intoxication is not an excuse for criminal conduct, but it may deprive an intoxicated person of the mental capacity to form the intent required by law to be convicted of certain crimes. This is a very complex area of law and standards differ from state to state. This article gives a general summary... Read more
A whistleblower reward is a financial incentive offered by the government to individuals for exposing certain wrongdoing. Visit our website to know more!
Someone with money should reward brave whistleblowers of the past, their lives suffered to help others, in some cases. It has had a long history which I didn’t realise, here is a list of prominent blowers.
This is a list of major whistleblowers from various countries. The individuals below brought attention to abuses of government or large corporations. Many of these whistleblowers were fired from their jobs or prosecuted in the process of shining light on their issue of concern. This list is not exha... Read more
One problem is that police think they are in agreement with the state that they need to do what they need to do, and the state will protect them. Like some badged vigilante sorting out the problems despite making things seem fair. It isn’t fair. It just attracts more bad people into law enforcement and make things worse. But some people have starting watching the watchmen.
This is the first database that tracks America’s criminal cops
The police crime database offers the most comprehensive look ever at how often American cops are arrested, as well as some early insights into the consequences they face for breaking the laws they’re supposed to enforce.
The Effects of Being a Police Officer. The effects of being a police officer make themselves felt in four key ways. The demands of fitting into a particular department’s culture make it hard for officers to balance work and family commitments. Long hours and irregular schedules lead to greater soc... Read more
“You tend to be protective of your industry. When individuals say, ‘you’re doing something wrong,’ we tend to go the other direction, or not admit our fault in it.”
George Floyd death: What US police officers think of protests
In the UK, the police are monitored by an organisation that is rather pally with the police themselves. When it was truly independent, they got far too many cases to deal with.
Make a complaint | Independent Office for Police Conduct
crime and the number of crimes the police choose to record are two totally different figures – well they were until they noticed that we realised that…
Here’s why filing a lawsuit for defamation, slander, libel, or invasion of privacy is a big step, and why from a PR perspective, it can be a big mistake.
Fortunately Save the Children still accept one-off donations in cash. It makes the others seem a little ungrateful knowing they only want to know if you set them up with a continuous stream of funding from your bank. How the world has changed. Donate to savey, as we used to call it back in the day when they were the only charity shop in town.
Save the Children is a leading humanitarian organization for children. We’ve changed the lives of over 1 billion children in the U.S. and around the world.
“Cash donations peak in certain months of the year, for example, November and December, where 51% of people say they’ve given this way in the last four weeks. This compares to 42% in an average month across the year.”
Cash is king for the young when donating to charity | CAF Online
“If the government were serious about tackling prison overcrowding and allowing prisons to focus on rehabilitation, it would put an end to ineffective super-short sentences of six months or less for those serving non-violent and non-sexual offences.”
Let’s invest in alternatives to prison that actually reduce reoffending – LabourList
After a decade of Tory failures in our criminal justice system, driven by deep austerity, Boris Johnson this week announced 10,000 new prison places at…
Does spending ‘100 years’ behind bars actually help deter crime? BBC Future explores the impact of long prison sentences, and looks at how Norway is taking an opposite approach.
Find out how you can donate to Save the Children UK, whether it’s a single donation, fundraising pay-in or a donation to a specific emergency. Read more.
23% of all homeless people are children – Our world sucks ass. We have had plenty enough time to sort this out in each and every country. Not going to happen.
Homeless Children, Countries’ New Generation | Keys to Recovery
This article will show how the face of the homeless population has changed over the past 3 years and hopefully bring attention to this social disease. Companies
You would be missing a lot of trade if you did this. Problem is that it’s tolerated. From wiki “Street children can be found in a large majority of the world’s famous cities, with the phenomenon more prevalent in densely populated urban hubs of developing or economically unstable regions, such as countries in Africa, South America, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia.”
Good idea, plus make when they fix their ways and you start to trade with them again, increase the tariff and donate a share of it to Save the Children – an publicise it, they should be ashamed.
Save the Children is a leading humanitarian organization for children. We’ve changed the lives of over 1 billion children in the U.S. and around the world.
A growing number of homeless children are spending their nights in a San Diego emergency shelter, and their days on the streets. In the first of a two-part s...
According to some scholarly articles, discretion is exactly how rouge states make almost everything illegal then allow the police to victimise minorities, legally. Very sketchy idea, maybe just make BAD things illegal and arrest/prosecute everyone and anyone, which would reduce the opportunity for them and the law to manipulated by bad politicians.
Deadly Discretion: The Failure of Police Use of Force Policies to Meet Fundamental International Human Rights Law and Standards
Nice idea but it would mean they arrest everyone for anything they did that was illegal. Not idea. However you don’t want them picking and choosing who gets “justice” and who doesn’t. Tricky problem with policing around the world. New ideas are needed here.
Policing the police - when does discretion become dangerous? - Legal Cheek
Despite the fact that it is unlawful and ineffective, ethnic profiling—the targeting of specific individuals or groups based on appearance—continues in Europe and the United States. Find out how we’re working to combat it.
Whoever is trolling these simple and paranoid people must be having great fun. A single post on FB sent to the right types of people gets a whole bunch of them running for cover, in case the police decide to get them. Its a mental health issue but likely great fun for those playing them.
Agreed, even happy-head Cox has poked his head up to explain to the masses that its not a spy app. Why he has to get involved I don’t know. If they want to appeal to the masses, just ask a pop star not a science teacher/publicity chap.
Brian Cox’s message to people with privacy fears over new UK Covid app
They are already having to explain that it doesn’t send your location or data to anywhere other than keep it on your phone, in case the conspiracy crew get worried that someone cares where they are.
Why this post about the NHS Covid-19 tracing app is going viral
UK is just as bad – however, at least these appointed judges declare some of the things the PM does is illegal. Once in a while. I agree I want to vote for a judge, rather than let the current PM pick them.
Britain’s brilliant method of picking Supreme Court justices, explained
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom’s unanimous smackdown of Prime Minister Boris Johnson was brought to you by their superior method of picking justices.
“Where the Executive and Legislative branches are elected by the people, members of the Judicial Branch are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate” We know, but WHY?
Article III of the Constitution of the United States guarantees that every person accused of wrongdoing has the right to a fair trial before a competent judge and a jury of one’s peers.
Why America refuses to learn from other countries is beyond me. I guess it is because they want to make their own mistakes, again and again and again. Shameful.
The nationwide effort to reduce bullying in U.S. schools can be regarded as part of larger civil and human rights movements that have provided children with many of the rights afforded to adults.
We want to appeal to all Civil Servants and those working in public bodies to remind them that by vocation, they have the moral duty to be impartial, coherent, responsible, cohesive and accountable for any declaration and action they take while representing their professional division. This also app... Read more
Already banned in parts of the UK. You can see the list here and add your name to the petition. Fire chiefs agree it’s absurd you can start a fire and leave it unatended.
Just give them the money or go to jail – even if you have to steal the money – it’s a silly situation in lots of countries and gets exploited by governments time and time again.
What will happen if you don't pay your court fine - VHS Fletchers Solicitors
There should be a job waiting for anyone that wants to pay off their fines but doesn’t have employment. Any decent society would set that up as soon as they set up the judicial system.
Work, Pay, or Go to Jail: Court-Ordered Community Service In Los Angeles
When I was a depressed teenager in a naff town I would have volunteered for a cryo prison, if I got let out as soon as I reached the future. Better if you could convince your family to come with you though. Too late now.
Some science-fiction works don't risk putting their dangerous criminals in a Cardboard Prison, instead they freeze the criminals. It makes sense, they can't escape without outside help while in cold sleep, but you have to wonder if it's …
Bad idea – just use the police for what they are paid for – if Artificial Intelligence gets control of this it will be turned into a major revenue stream regardless of it it helps anybody. Be warned…
“It is argued that cameras penalise “innocent” speeders, while doing nothing to deter more serious traffic offenders, such as uninsured and drunk drivers. Many have claimed that the rise of speed cameras has been paralleled by a reduction in conventional traffic policing.”
Speed Cameras - All you need to know - Politics.co.uk
SPEED cameras are being used by some police forces to bring in revenue and make money rather than enforce the law, according to a shocking new report from a police watchdog.
The punishment continues after incarceration… Those proven to have been wrongfully convicted through post-conviction DNA testing spend, on average, more than 14 years behind bars. The agony of prison life and the complete loss
SOME FACTS BEFORE YOU DECIDE IF THIS IS A GOOD IDEA – More than half the members are over 70; the Lords are 94 per cent white and 73 per cent male. Even more than the Commons, it represents the old establishment.
The argument against cameras are pretty feeble, to be honest, what have they got to hide exactly? Everyone else has a job that requires being responsible and accountable…. and humane!
The laws aren’t keeping up with the scandals at the moment. its a good idea for sure, but will it be possible to insist you add a camera to you relative’s room? Or will they just abuse them in another room instead?
What Is The Law Surrounding Spy Cameras In Nursing Homes?
Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t. Govt is at the whim of rich lobbyists that won’t give up on the dreaded weed gravy train. Good idea though, not gonna happen.
How the tobacco industry meddles with government attempts to stop people smoking
Evidence suggests that taxes can stop people smoking – but tobacco firms play price games such as cutting the number of cigarettes in a pack to disguise increasing prices
At least 10% of Americans ages 60 and older are believed to have been the victim of some form of elder abuse, whether physical, sexual or psychological, or in the form of financial mismanagement or a deprivation of resources such as food or medication. (Cases are believed to be underreported, making the 10 percent figure a low estimate.)
Security cameras in nursing homes aim to protect the vulnerable but present ethical dilemmas
Jail breeds crime = more customers for the businesses that profit from correction facilities…. “A U.S. Sentencing Commission report on recidivism among federal prisoners, released on January 24, 2019, showed that nearly 64% of prisoners who had been convicted of violent offenses were arrested within eight years compared with about 40% of those convicted of nonviolent offenses”
Long-Term Recidivism Studies Show High Arrest Rates | Prison Legal News
Genital mutilation as it is called when its a girl. Crazy world, yep the surgeon should have the same done to them by a bunch of religious nutters from another faith.
U.S. Government Fact Sheet on Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C)
The United States is committed to ending female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C). If you believe you are at risk of FGM/C, know of someone at risk of FGM/C, have questions about FGM/C, or have undergone FGM/C and need help or further information, please contact the number below.
“The government takes in a total of about £9.5 billion in tobacco duties, and the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association has told us another £2.5 billion goes to the Treasury in VAT. So the Treasury is taking in about £12 billion directly from tobacco sales.”
Does smoking cost as much as it makes for the Treasury?
Exclusive: FOI data shows scale of problem, ahead of planned launch of counter-corruption unit to tackle offences including bringing drugs into prisons
Why 'unconstitutional' anti-FGM law was set on a collision course with US supreme law.
'Unconstitutional' US anti-FGM law shows urgent need to prevent all child genital cutting
The similarities between the two practices are glaring. Both procedures vary in severity. Both involve painful and usually permanent surgery on a non-consenting child. Both are medically unnecessary. And both are risky
Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t. Govt is at the whim of rich lobbyists that won’t give up on the dreaded weed gravy train. Good idea though, not gonna happen.
How the tobacco industry meddles with government attempts to stop people smoking
Evidence suggests that taxes can stop people smoking – but tobacco firms play price games such as cutting the number of cigarettes in a pack to disguise increasing prices
The posters which have popped up in the streets have accused a private firm of “stalking” people and pretending to call the police to “bully” them into handing over their personal details
“Andrew Fisher is facing calls for his expulsion after a tweet emerged in which he appeared to back the Class War general election candidate over Labour in Croydon South.”
omg lol “(this) will involve encircling the earth with a network of satellites capable of delivering silly string to any location on Earth at a moment’s notice.”
Great idea but exploited by every side since it was coined.
“Margaret Thatcher criticised the use of the slogan by the left in a 1986 speech: “Socialists cry ‘Power to the people’, and raise the clenched fist as they say it. We all know what they really mean – power over people, power to the State.”
“When you’re a star, they let you do it,” Donald Trump boasts of sexually assaulting women in the recently leaked Access Hollywood tape. “You can do anything.”
Psychology suggests that power doesn’t make people bad—it just reveals their true natures
A wise one (Tobias) once said that when you distill it all down to its simplest form, every personal issue humans have can be summed up with the question: How are you giving your power away? I actu…
“Over the last few decades we have seen an unrelenting class struggle ‘from above’, with neoliberal transformation generating staggering levels of inequality and marginalisation. These processes have been backed by authoritarian states and the widespread deployment of violence.”
One Question Class Struggle Today - state of nature
We ask: What does class struggle mean today? Responses from: Dario Azzellini; Cinzia Arruzza; Jeffery R Webber; Adam Hanieh; Shahrzad Mojab; Guilherme Leite Gonçalves; Immanuel Ness; Demet Şahende Dinler; Cenk Saraçoğlu; Justin Akers Chacón; María Pía Lara; Terrell Carver; Charles Umney; Raju... Read more
The Catholic Church holds the view of natural law introduced by Albertus Magnus and elaborated by Thomas Aquinas, particularly in his Summa Theologiae, and often as filtered through the School of Salamanca.
The Natural Law Tradition in Ethics (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Even though we have already confined ‘natural law theory’
to its use as a term that marks off a certain class of ethical
theories, we still have a confusing variety of meanings to contend
with. Some writers use the term with such a broad meaning that any
moral theory that is a version of moral r... Read more
Venezuela is the most lawless country in the world according to the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2016. The 2016 edition covered 113 countries and jursidictions, evaluating over 100,000 household and expert surveys to measure the rule of law across 44 indicators. Western Europe and North A... Read more
The Universe was totally lawless for all forms of life until… God created the first rule that was broken by Adam and Eve. “You can eat from all the trees in the garden, but you cannot eat from the tree in the middle of the garden. If you do you will die”. The rest is history!
The one who wants to rule nd the one who wants the oppressed to oppress. Religious rules created by godman/ priest in the name of the god Social rules are created by the strongest to exploit the weakness or downtrodden Political rules based on the divine rights of the king/ state and concept of para... Read more
The first rule in politics is that there are no rules, at least not in the sense of inevitable defeats or inevitable victories. If you have the right policy and the right strategy, you always have a chance of winning. Without them, you can lose no matter how certain the victory seems.
The first rule in politics is that there are no rules, at least not in the sense of inevitable defeats or inevitable victories. If you have the right policy and the right strategy, you always have a chance of winning. Without them, you can lose no matter how certain the victory seems.
A ban on holding a phone while driving is coming to Britain's roads. A loophole in the current law means reckless drivers can be prosecuted only if they are caught using phones to call or text.
A so-called "smart gun" is a firearm that uses a ring with a chip in it to send a signal to a circuit board embedded in the firearm so that only an authorized user can fire the gun.
Asking your partner for a paternity test is akin to accusing them of cheating. It is bound to go wrong either way.
The test results could also be wrong, which can inadvertently destroy families.
While # DNA tests could help curb paternity fraud, they also raise several social, legal, ethical, and financial concerns.
There’s a case to be made for paternity testing, especially given how some people are forced to pay thousands of dollars in child support due to paternity fraud.
Wow! Some people still train and participate in fights as gladiators in Italy!
If gladiator fights are what you are after, Airbnb plans to host gladiator fights (although staged) at the Ancient Roman Colosseum.
The risk with such fights is that we will be releasing dangerous criminals into society, who could end up causing more harm.
Gladiatorial fights for convicted prisoners is a wild idea, but one could also argue that modern-day executions are just as bizarre.
You can also find mandatory or very strict recycling laws in a few countries worldwide.
Several states and local governments in the US have mandatory recycling laws.
Mandatory recycling can offer several benefits that significantly reduce the global pollution crisis.
Microsoft has also been looking into blockchain as an anti-piracy solution.
Check out this Indonesian company that is using blockchain to fight digital piracy.
https://kr-asia.com/indonesian-book-giant-turns-to-tech-to-fight-piracy
Why is the entertainment industry not using this tech? It could save them billions of dollars annually!
Blockchain can provide foolproof digital watermarks that can make pirating content very difficult.
This is a bad idea and more so in the age of cancel culture.
Guilt by association is a dangerous trend that more often than not punishes the wrong party.
This is long overdue! Especially when you have powerful people who stood by a someone like Jeffery Epstein.
As a popular saying goes, “Show me your friends, and I will tell you who you are.”
This can work as long as people don’t leave fake reviews.
Some police departments in the U.S. have a review program where you can anonymously rate police officers. However, they should make these reviews public for all to see!
This is a smart move that can help make police officers more accountable.
This may be the only solution to deal with repeat sex offenders who somehow find loopholes in the justice system.
Forced castration is a controversial area that touches on human rights violations.
The state of Alabama in the U.S. has a similar law.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7105553/Alabama-legislature-passes-bill-requiring-child-sex-offenders-undergo-chemical-castration.html
Some countries do punish rapists with castration!
Castration should be a justified punishment, especially for child sex offenders.
Another assumption not included, which should be.
The presumption of innocence until proven guilty
(4 upvotes)Make English the official language of the USA
(4 upvotes)From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs
(5 upvotes)The right to remain silent
(3 upvotes)There is a more accurate video you should watch here. https://study.com/learn/lesson/innocent-until-proven-guity.html
What have the Romans ever done for us? This idea, amongst many others. Thanks guys.
Yeah, this article explains how you can’t tell if the site has a licence or not. Making it seem more legit. It’s still petty theft – similar to not paying the licence fee. Bless the BBC for surviving all this time being scammed before NETFLIX and the rest.
… up to 5 years – not gonna happen though, easy to say you didn’t realise.
A leader of an illegal streaming gang in the UK got 11 years. Not sure what their “customers” got, other than cheap footy.
….which should be a constitutional right already.
The presumption of innocence until proven guilty
(4 upvotes)Make English the official language of the USA
(4 upvotes)From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs
(5 upvotes)The right to remain silent
(3 upvotes)Use it or lose it Trumpets
It may be on it’s way out in the UK. Shame, one of the US’s best ideas in my opinion. They won’t let it fade away without a real fight.
But…
In the UK – You do not have to say anything. But, it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
A mandatory DNA testing law will likely face fierce opposition from privacy proponents.
https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/police-are-using-newborn-genetic-screening
A paternity test at birth could also help to protect an individual’s right to know their biological parents.
A few jurisdictions have tried passing mandatory DNA testing laws at birth, though there’s nothing concrete.
https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/bill-could-make-it-mandatory-for-unmarried-fathers-to-take-dna-test-to-sign-birth/article_e22bb2b8-11a1-57a5-8ade-5d3b46c4196a.html
This needs to happen everywhere; there are too many cases of paternity fraud!
Here is the bad news for those idealists out there: relevancy is irrelevant. Not being relevant is about the best guarantee of the monarchy’s survival there is.
80 years ago the crown and church guided our entire lives. Not now, a relatively short time and the monarchy is already irrelevant.
Leave the entertainment to princes, politicians and other pro-entertainers.
So my god! Ive never had a king before I might give it a try.
The Queen will be. … a hard act to follow.
HER SERVICE IN WORLD WAR II
THE STABILITY SHE BROUGHT
TRANSFORMATION TO A COMMONWEALTH
SHE MODERNIZED THE MONARCHY
SHE MADE THE SUCCESSION MORE EQUITABLE
SHE WAS THE FIRST BRITISH MONARCH TO ADDRESS CONGRESS
HER VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND IN 2011
THE 1969 TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY
HER TIRELESS CHARITY WORK
SHE REFORMED THE MONARCHY’S FINANCES
SUPPORTING RACIAL JUSTICE IN THE COMMONWEALTH
SHE WAS THE LONGEST-SERVING MONARCH IN ENGLISH HISTORY
True! Employees need more protections given how redundancies have become common!
These panic buttons are better than restraining orders.
The UK has panic buttons for domestic abuse victims.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/duchess-cornwall-hails-magic-secret-panic-alarms-domestic-abuse/
Check out this discreet panic button that is hidden inside jewellery.
A panic button that alerts police in case of an assault
(6 upvotes)A smart wristband with a panic button
(4 upvotes)Uber has a “panic button” feature in the app that immediately sends the trip details and location to the police.
https://www.uber.com/newsroom/emergencybutton/
This has been done in India. Public buses are equipped with panic buttons to help curb sexual assaults.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/6/3/india-orders-panic-buttons-for-women-installed-on-buses
There are redudancy laws you can use to file a case in court, but it’s usually an uphill legal battle.
This needs to happen! Many businesses and companies are using redundancies to make more profits!
https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1746667/businesses-using-redundancy-repair-profit-margins
Brexit and economic tightening cause uncertainty for companies, with £3.8bn paid out last year
Gallileo’s concept was different from Newtons, dunno who had the idea first but that’s a different thing altogether.
Surely Galileo’s concept of inertia was first? no? Ie an object in a state of motion possesses an “inertia” that causes it to remain in that state of motion unless an external force acts on it.
linking to Ash, who knows a thing or two about Mass
DNA is just another tool that law enforcement agencies can misuse!
DNA evidence is a revolutionary technology that is helping solve decades-old cold cases that would have otherwise remained unsolved.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-were-cracking-cold-cases-dna-website-then-fine-print-n1070901
Already been done! Canada has started decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs in the hopes of helping fight against addiction.
https://www.voanews.com/a/canadian-province-decriminalizes-small-amount-of-hard-drugs/6944480.html
Some drugs, such as marijuana, should not be illegal in the first place. They do more good than harm!
Criminalizing drug use punishes the victims – addicts – who cannot find the proper treatment for their addiction.
You can get one on Amazon for a few bucks
Yikes, imagine being tasered by this stun gun torch.
Just to you know –
By Garrow. Solved many people’s problems with a timeless idea.
was a great idea…
A tampon taser is as discreet as you can get with a stun gun https://www.wired.com/2007/05/tampon-taser-st/
This lipstick stun gun is another discreet personal protection tool you can carry around
Stun guns are practical self-defence tools that can get you out of tricky situations.
Agreed. they can take half of your house and divorce you within a year. The law needs changing and there should be somewhere you go to find out if your partner has a previous record of gold digging.
Gold-diggers are on the rise. Why not, its easier than working your whole life. but this story is upsetting, marrying a 91 year old. Thankfully something is being done about it.
Not sure how you would issue a warning or sling a tattoo on someone if they haven’t committed a crime, but you can check their previous marriage records here https://publiclibraries.com/public-records/
Agree with this idea – especially as some people set their own alarms off by remote control – just to annoy others.
fyi
Currently I believe there are no fines for car alarm disruption, but the council can pass the costs on to you for dealing with it. Which is one step in the right direction in my opinion.
fyi
Maybe – or maybe CF just got away without paying for professional firefighers – who are now looking for work!
This is a great idea. It has worked well in California, where they need firefighters most – due to their naive choice of location of a large settlement.
Thames Valley Police have a cat unit, according to this.
I thought this was a stupid idea or a joke but Troy Police have a Feline Unit. Go figure.
Japan is weird. But their cats are cool.
Cats are good sniffers, but…
odd idea, but I read about something similar here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhH7te5Txfo
More from the American take on justice here:
They should likely have an ANTI dog fouling campaign rather than a dog fouling campaign round here. Bet it’s grim by now.
Blimey, I didn’t know about this. I bet hardly anybody does.
Lol reminds me of this alternative solution “Residents of New Taipei City in Taiwan were offered a lottery ticket for every bag of poo they handed in. Officials collected 14,500 bags from 4,000 people, with the scheme said to have halved the amount of excrement in the city.”
Careful what you wish for though. Read on…
Sick yes, but could be a cheap way to have bugs go and survey inside places that may contain a bomb.
Good idea. This is old stuff now but I dread to think what other gizmos are out there that allow folks to mess with animal’s brains. Anyone with morals knows this is wrong. the others? They need help or incarceration, simple enough.
Neuron spiker box anybody? Weird stuff. Should not be used for anything but research.
Sick!
You do know that motorcycles speak right? It’s a form of communication. But yes, often too loud and often illegal. Just not upheld like many of the laws they make.
According to this they do – another way for the govt to generate revenue from crime. Good idea!
Yeah this really works. They tried the idea out in Paris a while back and things are getting better. More of a deterrent though. The sensors should be signposted to remind noisy bikers.
While noise cameras are typically set up to detect any noisy vehicles, the devices in Paris are specifically targeting motorcycles with one set up in Saint-Forget, a hilly rural area near Paris popular with riders.
The Motor Cycle Noise Act 1987 prohibits the supply of motor cycle exhaust systems and silencers likely to result in the emission of excessive noise; and for connected purposes.
In the UK, the noise limit for a motorbike is set at 80dB, with an extra 6dB added to account for mechanical noise.
The next TRUMP is likely to start banning apps he doesn’t like. True already.
The police have no right to break into your phone. Or your house or your mind. Period. NO, The argument that if you have nothing to hide then why not let them use tech to violate your right to privacy isn’t logical, Future governments are likely to exploit this information, like they do now in China. Think smart. Cops keep out!
Agreed. “China recently began tracking the location of more than 17 million Chinese users’ mobile phones. AFP reported the purpose of the tracking system data is to “better control traffic and monitor the population.”
Good on the guy who developed the panic button app. I read about it here https://gizmodo.com/this-guy-designed-an-android-app-that-deletes-all-your-1846850066
Just one of many tools people find they need when unfortunate enough to be living under a bad government. Tools are key to mankind’s development
Cool, this is has been long discussed in legal circles. Don’t expect much change when paying lawyers to decide how much work they want though.
The high court has plenty of international political cases to preside over. Bringing celebrity and business name-calling into the equation just prolongs proper justice, in my opinion.
Agreed. Why bring the Queen’s Bench into play for libel and defamation, it’s simply gossip.
So the police can retrieve the tag we just paid for? Think again.
Linking to this cool resource. It shows which countries class drug offences as urr, offences. Drugs should not be illegal it creates gangs.
You want child rapists to be released? So you can tell where they do it? Very odd. Think again read what the police say about it before having these silly ideas.
…. and lifelong probation. You get one chance…
“Recounting this, one of the residents played us a sound recording of the visit, in which a particularly disgruntled police officer angrily chastises the tenants for obstructing the activities of the thugs, simply because they worked for the landlord and therefore should be left to do their job.”
There was a case in the US where this rouge landlord was forced to live in one of his expensive hovels as a punishment. No doubt it didn’t work but it got the judge some publicity. Oh well.
Sounds a bit harsh, but it is a problem in today’s age as ever before.
The more property prices are pushed out of reach for normal working families, the more they are slaves to their masters. Read this. it’s getting worse.
The police are a service, not a lethal force – that’s why it attracts the wrong sort of people. Put these nutters in the army and police communities with community-minded people, not paramilitaries.
Pigs save deer by killing it. Unbelievable.
Projectiles were invented long ago. Why don’t we use tranquilizers and non-lethal weapons nowadays. Are the police scared of losing power against gangs with real guns?
asgardia?
Once you got your ticket, there is little others can do to stop you littering the solar system.. and “Any American citizen who wants to launch a rocket or other kind of spacecraft into orbit must obtain authorization from the FAA, as would any foreigner who launches within U.S. territory. The FAA regulates the commercial sector’s space activities by requiring parties to obtain launch and re-entry licenses.”
“Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means.” Today, space lawyers are spending an awful lot of time debating what, exactly, that means.
what would you do to remove space junk? its a problem that will get worse before it gets better. ideas needed. Good explanation on this site though https://www.nap.edu/read/4765/chapter/10#136
we need orbiting robots that clean things up for us. Just attract by going near with magnets, grappling and firing it down into a burn up.
However ESA are working on it already.
Police should be trained to spot the signs of intoxication – fnarrrr
And being unruly or disorderly should not be an offence.
I’m adding this link as I don’t think it’s as simple as that. The intent is what matters to the law.
Some are dishing out over a million! Just think how Snowdon feels. Here is a list of schemes already in place.
There is actually a pretty strong case for rewarding whistle blowers. The more corruption they uncover the more they get paid right? https://www.ft.com/content/cac4c994-3f24-11e9-9bee-efab61506f44
Someone with money should reward brave whistleblowers of the past, their lives suffered to help others, in some cases. It has had a long history which I didn’t realise, here is a list of prominent blowers.
Courage helps change the world for the better. It is less looked at as unamerican despite their establishment being painted as the bad guy.
One problem is that police think they are in agreement with the state that they need to do what they need to do, and the state will protect them. Like some badged vigilante sorting out the problems despite making things seem fair. It isn’t fair. It just attracts more bad people into law enforcement and make things worse. But some people have starting watching the watchmen.
“Police officers most commonly associate with other officers, because they feel uncomfortable in non-law enforcement settings.”
“You tend to be protective of your industry. When individuals say, ‘you’re doing something wrong,’ we tend to go the other direction, or not admit our fault in it.”
In the UK, the police are monitored by an organisation that is rather pally with the police themselves. When it was truly independent, they got far too many cases to deal with.
That chart is from this on the bbc
crime and the number of crimes the police choose to record are two totally different figures – well they were until they noticed that we realised that…
And law makers too? Crime rate depends on what you want to be a crime, and not really on those you think to be criminals.
fake, but not looser and fake lol
Cases of “rhetorical hyperbole” fall outside libel law. Some of former President Trump’s pre-White House lawsuits set precedents in this regard.
I guess its a great idea that this is already a crime they can be sued for. You need money to sue though.
Fortunately Save the Children still accept one-off donations in cash. It makes the others seem a little ungrateful knowing they only want to know if you set them up with a continuous stream of funding from your bank. How the world has changed. Donate to savey, as we used to call it back in the day when they were the only charity shop in town.
Charity donation conflict app
(5 upvotes)Force all charities to go back to accepting one off cash donations
(6 upvotes)Trade embargos with countries that have homeless children
(7 upvotes)Charity wishing wells in shopping malls
(7 upvotes)Greenpeace charity shops
(20 upvotes)Good point. Charities lose out when some payments don’t get processed, if the giver knew, they would have given with cash.
True, but they should accept both or they will miss out on a huge stack of funding they need. I read this recently and it spells it out,
“Cash donations peak in certain months of the year, for example, November and December, where 51% of people say they’ve given this way in the last four weeks. This compares to 42% in an average month across the year.”
Sounds like 1 day would be enough for most of us.
“If the government were serious about tackling prison overcrowding and allowing prisons to focus on rehabilitation, it would put an end to ineffective super-short sentences of six months or less for those serving non-violent and non-sexual offences.”
Got to be said, if you have a 100 year sentence, there is no reason to reform and become law abiding. I day though? not so sure.
Until politics starts working you need to donate to STC.
23% of all homeless people are children – Our world sucks ass. We have had plenty enough time to sort this out in each and every country. Not going to happen.
You would be missing a lot of trade if you did this. Problem is that it’s tolerated. From wiki “Street children can be found in a large majority of the world’s famous cities, with the phenomenon more prevalent in densely populated urban hubs of developing or economically unstable regions, such as countries in Africa, South America, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia.”
Good idea, plus make when they fix their ways and you start to trade with them again, increase the tariff and donate a share of it to Save the Children – an publicise it, they should be ashamed.
Charity donation conflict app
(5 upvotes)Force all charities to go back to accepting one off cash donations
(6 upvotes)Trade embargos with countries that have homeless children
(7 upvotes)Charity wishing wells in shopping malls
(7 upvotes)Greenpeace charity shops
(20 upvotes)Hey babies, if you don’t like America… Get the hell out, somehow.
According to some scholarly articles, discretion is exactly how rouge states make almost everything illegal then allow the police to victimise minorities, legally. Very sketchy idea, maybe just make BAD things illegal and arrest/prosecute everyone and anyone, which would reduce the opportunity for them and the law to manipulated by bad politicians.
Nice idea but it would mean they arrest everyone for anything they did that was illegal. Not idea. However you don’t want them picking and choosing who gets “justice” and who doesn’t. Tricky problem with policing around the world. New ideas are needed here.
Whoever is trolling these simple and paranoid people must be having great fun. A single post on FB sent to the right types of people gets a whole bunch of them running for cover, in case the police decide to get them. Its a mental health issue but likely great fun for those playing them.
Agreed, even happy-head Cox has poked his head up to explain to the masses that its not a spy app. Why he has to get involved I don’t know. If they want to appeal to the masses, just ask a pop star not a science teacher/publicity chap.
They are already having to explain that it doesn’t send your location or data to anywhere other than keep it on your phone, in case the conspiracy crew get worried that someone cares where they are.
UK is just as bad – however, at least these appointed judges declare some of the things the PM does is illegal. Once in a while. I agree I want to vote for a judge, rather than let the current PM pick them.
“Where the Executive and Legislative branches are elected by the people, members of the Judicial Branch are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate” We know, but WHY?
Why America refuses to learn from other countries is beyond me. I guess it is because they want to make their own mistakes, again and again and again. Shameful.
Careful now, most cops weren’t the victims of bullying – know why that is right…
In the states, these crimes are being tackled by initiatives that confuse crime with civil rights. It’s crime.
Violence and theft are crimes, why the police wait until nasty kids turn into murderers is anyone’s guess.
They are neither litter or a problem. See this https://www.nightskylanterns.co.uk/blog/?sky-lanterns-myths-questions-and-answers
Already banned in parts of the UK. You can see the list here and add your name to the petition. Fire chiefs agree it’s absurd you can start a fire and leave it unatended.
Just give them the money or go to jail – even if you have to steal the money – it’s a silly situation in lots of countries and gets exploited by governments time and time again.
There should be a job waiting for anyone that wants to pay off their fines but doesn’t have employment. Any decent society would set that up as soon as they set up the judicial system.
Or just make them “think” they have served thousands of years- found this, which I read years ago. These drugs are a real time killer for sure.
reminded me of the penitentiary planet in Alien from a while back
When I was a depressed teenager in a naff town I would have volunteered for a cryo prison, if I got let out as soon as I reached the future. Better if you could convince your family to come with you though. Too late now.
Bad idea – just use the police for what they are paid for – if Artificial Intelligence gets control of this it will be turned into a major revenue stream regardless of it it helps anybody. Be warned…
“It is argued that cameras penalise “innocent” speeders, while doing nothing to deter more serious traffic offenders, such as uninsured and drunk drivers. Many have claimed that the rise of speed cameras has been paralleled by a reduction in conventional traffic policing.”
WHAT? And give the police another way to profit rather than reduce crime?
The speed guarantee should be adopted by all food delivery brands. Well done pizza hut
in the US you’re encouraged to sue them as there are laws to protect you – because your time is valuable too.
Worse is that some of them insist you stay off work ALL DAY just to receive something a postie could deliver anytime. Crazy!
Cops use apps – which often get it wrong, costing them a packet of YOUR money. Better ideas are here needed…
Good idea maybe, but those wrongly convicted deserve cash for the time they lost to a bad decision imposed by the state.
Currently the law can be used to hold a competitor back, rather than get justice. Shame the US got the idea of law all mixed up with tax.
No politicians? then who would claim the 50k no questions asked expences?
SOME FACTS BEFORE YOU DECIDE IF THIS IS A GOOD IDEA – More than half the members are over 70; the Lords are 94 per cent white and 73 per cent male. Even more than the Commons, it represents the old establishment.
The argument against cameras are pretty feeble, to be honest, what have they got to hide exactly? Everyone else has a job that requires being responsible and accountable…. and humane!
The laws aren’t keeping up with the scandals at the moment. its a good idea for sure, but will it be possible to insist you add a camera to you relative’s room? Or will they just abuse them in another room instead?
Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t. Govt is at the whim of rich lobbyists that won’t give up on the dreaded weed gravy train. Good idea though, not gonna happen.
Evidence suggests that taxes can stop people smoking – but tobacco firms play price games such as cutting the number of cigarettes in a pack to disguise increasing prices
At least 10% of Americans ages 60 and older are believed to have been the victim of some form of elder abuse, whether physical, sexual or psychological, or in the form of financial mismanagement or a deprivation of resources such as food or medication. (Cases are believed to be underreported, making the 10 percent figure a low estimate.)
Jail breeds crime = more customers for the businesses that profit from correction facilities…. “A U.S. Sentencing Commission report on recidivism among federal prisoners, released on January 24, 2019, showed that nearly 64% of prisoners who had been convicted of violent offenses were arrested within eight years compared with about 40% of those convicted of nonviolent offenses”
Genital mutilation as it is called when its a girl. Crazy world, yep the surgeon should have the same done to them by a bunch of religious nutters from another faith.
Smokers pay more than they spend in the NHS. Put that in your pipe and have a good ole drag!
“The government takes in a total of about £9.5 billion in tobacco duties, and the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association has told us another £2.5 billion goes to the Treasury in VAT. So the Treasury is taking in about £12 billion directly from tobacco sales.”
More bums on seats, more money – the consequences don’t matter the idea of prison needs to be looked at again – especially in the US.
Who thought prisons were about correction? They are a money-making op
Protect the children from abuse – unless its in the name of God. THE US IS FUCKED UP.
Barbaric is the word. Can’t believe its legal outside of Israel.
The similarities between the two practices are glaring. Both procedures vary in severity. Both involve painful and usually permanent surgery on a non-consenting child. Both are medically unnecessary. And both are risky
Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t. Govt is at the whim of rich lobbyists that won’t give up on the dreaded weed gravy train. Good idea though, not gonna happen.
They exist and they are incentivised to catch you. Maybe a good thing, dunno.
I am eco-aware, but F*** the litter police!
lol – against your rights – urr the bill of rights 1689, when things were a bit tidier in town.
Class struggle and Class war unite!
“Andrew Fisher is facing calls for his expulsion after a tweet emerged in which he appeared to back the Class War general election candidate over Labour in Croydon South.”
So far, none of the top brass has even come close, you just resign if it looks like it’s going to hit the fan.
Nothing a good lawyer can’t fix for you, especially when you choose the judges.
omg lol “(this) will involve encircling the earth with a network of satellites capable of delivering silly string to any location on Earth at a moment’s notice.”
Interesting stuff silly string, could hold the key to lots of uses in the future, maybe.
It’s a set of group of people, not an ideology btw. but interesting how they think this could work, with no money in the system…
Great idea but exploited by every side since it was coined.
“Margaret Thatcher criticised the use of the slogan by the left in a 1986 speech: “Socialists cry ‘Power to the people’, and raise the clenched fist as they say it. We all know what they really mean – power over people, power to the State.”
“You can do anything.”
“When you’re a star, they let you do it,” Donald Trump boasts of sexually assaulting women in the recently leaked Access Hollywood tape. “You can do anything.”
Kinda depends on WHICH people you give power to – and how they got it from you.
Why was ‘Under God’ Was Added To The Pledge Of Allegiance?
ONE God man… https://globalnews.ca/video/2935104/well-be-one-people-under-one-god-saluting-one-american-flag-trump
How are YOU giving your power away?
This is one of the top things that must change in the ever-expanding capitalist society.
God battles!!!
“Over the last few decades we have seen an unrelenting class struggle ‘from above’, with neoliberal transformation generating staggering levels of inequality and marginalisation. These processes have been backed by authoritarian states and the widespread deployment of violence.”
🙂 heh
Interesting… “my freedom to swing my arms about my person ends before it gets to your chin”
The Catholic Church holds the view of natural law introduced by Albertus Magnus and elaborated by Thomas Aquinas, particularly in his Summa Theologiae, and often as filtered through the School of Salamanca.
most lawless countries – give it a try if you fancy your chances!
The Universe was totally lawless for all forms of life until… God created the first rule that was broken by Adam and Eve. “You can eat from all the trees in the garden, but you cannot eat from the tree in the middle of the garden. If you do you will die”. The rest is history!
The first rule in politics is that there are no rules, at least not in the sense of inevitable defeats or inevitable victories. If you have the right policy and the right strategy, you always have a chance of winning. Without them, you can lose no matter how certain the victory seems.
Tony Blair (Sociopath/Warlord)
Australia has a similar system – Smart cameras for detecting distracted drivers.
The UK has AI-powered cameras on roads that can catch drivers using their phone
Check this out! Microsoft and Shell have developed an AI camera system to detect reckless behaviour in gas stations.
AI-powered cameras can be very useful for detecting and clamping down on bad driving habits, especially in countries with high traffic volumes.
Why not invest in smart gun technology to make firearms safer?
Banning guns will not make guns safer. In fact, it is more likely to lead to an increase in illicit firearms in the hands of criminals.
Guns are a way of life for most Americans, and this is unlikely to change any time soon.
And one of the leading causes of death
Here’s another one.
https://www.wetip.com/submit-a-crime-tip/
Found this app that allows you to send anonymous tips about crimes to the police.