- A well-meaning socialist I know pointed me to Carlo Giuliani lies bleeding at MP3.com. Don't click that link unless you want to see graphic pictures of gore. Personally, I'm with Dan at Flutterby who commented that: anyone who represents this kid's death as anything other than suicide by proxy or autodarwination loses my attention really quickly in the Flutterby on G8 violence thread. Personally, if you decide to declare war on the state (and attacking a policeman is a good way to do that), you shouldn't expect a lot of sympathy from me when the state replies by crushing you like a grape. Then there's Paul Ford's I must not think bad thoughts which is one of the more thoughtful pieces I've read. I just don't know.
- Australia may try to protect people too stupid to protect themselves. Maybe just letting them get eaten by sharks would be a better answer.
- Many are hurt by the laissez-faire family. Duh. People don't take responsibility for their own actions.
- She should have seen it coming -- Failure to deliver psychic services gets woman 4 years in prison. Good! Especially since the court decided that the only real issue is that she failed to deliver the services she promised.
- One positive thing. It's the 10th Annual Coffee-thon today.