I’m angry and disgusted to read of the case of Ian Patterson. A district judge today criticised sentencing powers which left him unable to jail a 17-year-old youth for making a hoax call to the fire service that led to a woman’s death. Nicola Stacy, 36, from Sheffield, died last month when her car was… Continue reading He caused her death – but the judge can’t jail him
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Academic cheats get more creative
We’ve all been exposed to the old-fashioned methods of cheating at exams, I’m sure. “Crib notes” written inside the cuffs of shirt-sleeves, or the underside of the peaks of ball caps; bits of paper concealed in clothing; looking over the shoulder of the student in front of or next to you; they’re all well-known. In… Continue reading Academic cheats get more creative
Of sports, drugs, technology and lawyers
I’m getting more and more fed up by the big-moneyed professional sports – and by the increasingly tangled legal and other shenanigans going on around them. In recent months we’ve seen (across the globe) lawyers filing suit to enable – or restrain – transfers of players between clubs; disputes over how much or what percentage… Continue reading Of sports, drugs, technology and lawyers
Another officer dies
I’m always saddened to hear of the killing of police officers, prison guards and other security personnel. They’re on the front lines of keeping us safe, and risk their lives so that ours are as little threatened as possible. Having worked part-time and full-time with law enforcement officers of various agencies, I think I have… Continue reading Another officer dies
Operation Barbarossa: June 22nd, 1941
Sunday marks the anniversary of the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany, 67 years ago. That was Hitler’s greatest mistake of the war, leading to the inexorable defeat of Germany four years later. We in the West tend to underestimate just how gigantic a killing machine the Eastern Front was during World War… Continue reading Operation Barbarossa: June 22nd, 1941
The reality behind the ‘gay marriage’ fuss
Peter Hitchens has written an editorial in the Daily Mail that, I think, hits the nail right on the head. I think it’s so good that I’m reproducing it in full here. Next, at an Anglican church near you, a traditional service of divorce I wonder how the religious affairs reporters managed to find out… Continue reading The reality behind the ‘gay marriage’ fuss
Another ex-spousal horror story
You’ll recall my post a couple of days ago about former spouses who turn into stalkers. There’s a worse problem – the former spouse who targets his (or, very occasionally, her) children in order to punish the former wife (or, very occasionally, husband). There’s just been another example of this in England. Security guard Brian… Continue reading Another ex-spousal horror story
Soweto, 1976
Today, June 16th, is the anniversary of the Soweto uprising in South Africa in 1976. This was an extraordinary day in that country’s history. The schoolchildren of Soweto, near Johannesburg, the country’s largest city and its commercial hub, rose in rebellion against a requirement of the apartheid government that they learn in Afrikaans, the ‘language… Continue reading Soweto, 1976
A thought-provoking article and blog post
Our friends at Al Fin recently published a post about the ‘Kindergarchy’, referencing this article by Joseph Epstein. A snipped from the Al Fin post: Even only children who are full of self-esteem and their own specialness, are in reality “quite insignificant.” Sequestered in classrooms until their twenties or later, protected from any real responsibilities,… Continue reading A thought-provoking article and blog post
Internet ‘snipers’ face backlash
I’m delighted to read that two Internet ‘snipers’ – people who denigrate, sneer at and seek to tear down others behind the veil of anonymous posting – are now in hot water over their actions. In the murky world of internet blogging, “the Hack” and “Caz” were names to be reckoned with. They ran The… Continue reading Internet ‘snipers’ face backlash