It appears that the man who killed 12 people in the Naval Yard in Washington DC was mentally disturbed. Most of the deliberate (as opposed to accidental) gun killings in the US are committed by sick people (by definition) who should be in safe environments where they can do no harm. Back in the days …
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The greatest threat to the future of the human race is the number of humans. And yet this subject is rarely raised. Businesses want a growing population to swell the growth of demand, and thus profits. But a growing population requires an expanding social and physical infrastructure, such as roads, schools and hospitals. It is …
The line between police officers and soldiers has become dangerously blurred in the US with the rise of paramilitary SWAT teams whose gear – M16 rifles, battering rams, flashbang grenades (and mindset) is “more appropriate for a battlefield”. In the 1970s, they made a few hundred raids a year, but by 2005, this had grown …
“In my quest, I found and then became active in Jewish Voice for Peace. I would describe my involvement in JVP as a spiritual journey of thought and action, which empowers me to live according to the principles at the core of my Jewish identity: What is hateful to you, do not do to others. …
Officers at UK borders can detain and question travellers at will – “with or without good reason”. Some 60,000 people are stopped each year under the sweeping powers granted by Schedule 7. They have no right to legal representation; no right to silence; and no right to know the reason for their detention. The vast …
