Why set Phillip Garrido’s bail at $30million except to get a headline? Why not just hold him without bail (as with his spouse Nancy)?
violence
Horrendous abuse of PWD in NSW State hospital
Concord Hospital in Sydney has admitted that they did neglect an elderly, ill man, and the New South Wales government is once again feeling the heat over healthcare standards. Cut with WARNING, for horrific negligence-inflicted injury to a person with… Read More ›
Credit where credit is due, says judge to child rapist
You know, I don’t even blog most of the instances I come across of “it’s not sex, it’s rape”, because there’s so bloody many of them. This one cheesed me the fuck off tonight. [Child sexual abuse warning.] Police decry… Read More ›
An old story: the cruel and unusual punishment of prison rape
The distinctively memorable phrase “cruel and unusual punishment” may only appear in the USA’s bill of rights rather than within our own legal system, but surely that is something that any prisoner should be protected from? What else is a routine expectation of sexual assault within prisons but cruel and unusual punishment?
Quote of the Day: Domestic terrorist networks
“Make no mistake, these are domestic terrorists,” says Spillar. “And we feel the DOJ and the FBI must treat them as such. “
Diplomacy, Kid-Style
We were planning to start watching some Star Trek. Lad: Do they have laser guns? Me: Let me think. Yes, they do have laser guns of some sort. Blasters, I think they call them. And they’ve got communicator devices, and… Read More ›
Violence by Numbers
People who followed White Ribbon Day a few months ago will remember that WRD was bitterly resented by (a) many members of the public who saw it in impossibly crude terms – but, but, but, you mean men are all… Read More ›
Getting angry at women who don’t fulfil your expectations
BBC: A 48-year-old US man who opened fire in a Pennsylvania gym, killing three women and himself, appeared to have written about his plans for the attack. […] Sodini appeared to have planned the attack since at least November 2008,… Read More ›
The fruits of intolerance
As the dead from Saturday night’s shooting attack in Tel Aviv are buried and mourned: In the aftermath, representatives of the gay community have met with Social Affairs Ministry officials and presented them with daunting information: According to their data,… Read More ›
15th Down Under Feminists Carnival – submit your posts now!
The Fifteenth Down Under Feminists Carnival is upon us, and I’m hosting it at Hoyden About Town. The deadline for post submissions is the end of the 2nd of August, so you only have a couple of days. ** Submit… Read More ›
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