Brooklynite’s new blog is live (Congratulations!). Check it out at studentactivism.net. The entry that leapt out at me: “Arizona Law Would Ban “Race-Based” Clubs” A bill passed by a committee of the Arizona state legislature would prohibit groups “based in… Read More ›
law & order
The law locks up the man who steals the goose from the common, but leaves the greater criminal loose who steals the common from the goose – Australian convict saying
Godbags smacked down: Advertising Standards Bureau
You might remember a discussion on the Cast Iron Balcony about the panty-sniffing godbag scum who recently did a large letter-drop of graphic material advocating forced pregnancy as policy. The anti-abortion culprits call themselves the “Tell The Truth” coalition. Their… Read More ›
The FLDS polygamy and statutory rape farm
Haven’t blogged anything about this, so this is just a quick hit. There’s lots of blogging about this around. AP: Texas polygamist sect is accused of indoctrinating girls SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — Girls in the west Texas polygamous sect… Read More ›
I’ll never look at Tony Hill in quite the same way again
Damn you, Gummo! Seriously, a great post on a skeptical approach to psychological profiling in homicide cases.
Free Speech Frolics
@ndy at Slackbastard is having a few adventures with folks in the UK serving a “cease and desist” letter to his webhosting service based on defamation allegedly contained in one of @ndy’s posts. The “chilling effect” of this notice of… Read More ›
Move to close WA Parliamentary sexual harassment loophole
Remember we were all wondering a few months ago how Troy Buswell had managed to continue his rise to the leadership of the Western Australian Liberal Party, despite his history of sexually harassing colleagues and staffers alike?
Hospital predator’s appeal rejected: blames rape on victim, non-existent mental health disorder
Just another example[1] of the way in which vulnerable girls are used and abused by men who think they’re entitled to their bodies. This particular rapist was supposed to be tending to his hospitalised son overnight, but instead he decided… Read More ›
Prostitution: regulation, exploitation and death
prostitution is literally killing women, by murder more than any other cause, and a whole heap of people simply don’t care.
No other industry with a comparable mortality rate is unregulated by the state, and in none of those industries would the workers be allowed to sign away their basic health and safety guarantees in order for more pay. Employers who try to coerce miners or firefighters to go into work without adequate safety measures are quite rightly prosecuted and socially condemned, yet the workplace death rate of those professions combined does not match just the homicide rate amongst prostitutes, let alone the death rate once drug overdoses are taken into account.
About time
Today’s Australian: A NATIONAL system of registration for doctors is being finalised by federal, state and territory governments, which will help prevent cases such as that of Jayant Patel in Queensland and the “Butcher of Bega” in NSW. Federal Health… Read More ›
Another for the “beware delegating authority to thugs who like uniforms” file
A baby from Samoa who had been approved entry to the USA for heart surgery in Honolulu dies after being detained in the airport without an oxygen mask due to questions over his mother’s visa (the accompanying nurse and the… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 