Epicurus and Tasers

Tasers are supposed to disable people without causing long-term harm.  In the US during the last 12 months there have been 260 deaths apparently attributed to Tasers. The attitude of some is,  “You shouldn’t be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Tough.”   Alternatively, others seem to think, “You must have done something wrong …

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Sloppy, inaccurate English

" There is three ways things can improve…""What does these three men think?""If there is advertisements like that…..""He hasn’t had to answer for these questions" I wanted to test over a ten minute period the extent of the misuse of the English language on an average news program (a news program because you expect sloppy …

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It couldn’t happen in the U.S!

The British Red Arrows aerial acrobatics team have been banned from appearing at the  2012 London Olympics because they are deemed "too British".   Organisers of the event say that the Arrows military background  might be  "offensive" to other countries taking part in the Games. The display team have performed at more than 4000 events worldwide, …

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