It’s been a bad week here in Sydney, a bad week in Peshawar, and news from the rest of the world has mostly not been great, either.
What news story/commentary/analysis has grabbed your attention lately?
shootings
Unleashed Guns: One More Massacre
Those who fight for the right of [anyone] to have as many people-killing weapons as they want share moral responsibility for what happened last night—as they will when it happens again. And it will happen again.
The Massacre in Norway
The shock and horror I’m feeling must be a pale shadow of what those in Norway are feeling. My thoughts are with them all.
Sunday Soapbox – Shooters join with Fred Nile on Ethics Classes
NSW Shooters and Fishers Party throw their support behind Fred Nile on ethics classes.
Latest from WikiLeaks: Collateral Murder
The so-called weapons that the gunship soldiers thought they saw were all in fact cameras. They shot to death a group of people walking down the street, and then slaughtered people with children coming to help the wounded, just because some of them had cameras.
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. “
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 ›
Hoyden About Town 