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  UK justice..

  by zeb in

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  tommie robinson has reported often about what he sees as the demise of british society by the imposition of 'sharia' norms.. https://www.infowars.com/update-tommy-robinson-gets-13-months-for-livestreaming-outside-courthouse/?utm_source=nightly+newsletter&utm_campaign=9e3ceb30f6-email_campaign_2018_05_25_03_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e12661a83c-9e3ceb30f6-38680565.

  yesterday he was jailed for 13 months for reporting outside a court in the uk.

  his was a non violent offence.. what no community service?

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  cofty

  Why did the rape gangs go on so long?

  Because 'leftie' social workers were too afraid of being accused of racism and too indoctrinated with multiculturalism to make a stand.
  
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  Why Are Schools Targets Of So Much Gun Violence?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  why are so many youth flipping out and gunning down fellow students?

  is there something seriously wrong with society?

  does the public education/indoctrination system need some serious tweaking?

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  cofty

  there are also mitigating factors such as racism, economic inequality etc

  Have any of the mass shootings in American schools been motivated by a reaction to racism?

  Have any of them been carried out by kids who were from particularly poor families?

  Are you grasping at straws?
  
  
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  Why Are Schools Targets Of So Much Gun Violence?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  2. current

  why are so many youth flipping out and gunning down fellow students?

  is there something seriously wrong with society?

  does the public education/indoctrination system need some serious tweaking?

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  cofty

  So Fink are you saying that if Canadian youths had access to guns as freely as American youths the incidence of mass shootings would be the same?

  Is there nothing different about the USA apart from the quantity of guns?
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  UK justice..

  by zeb in

  1. social
  2. current

  tommie robinson has reported often about what he sees as the demise of british society by the imposition of 'sharia' norms.. https://www.infowars.com/update-tommy-robinson-gets-13-months-for-livestreaming-outside-courthouse/?utm_source=nightly+newsletter&utm_campaign=9e3ceb30f6-email_campaign_2018_05_25_03_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e12661a83c-9e3ceb30f6-38680565.

  yesterday he was jailed for 13 months for reporting outside a court in the uk.

  his was a non violent offence.. what no community service?

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  This idea that Muslims are/were the only ones that did this is absolutely stupid. Really stupid. - Humbled

  Except for the inconvenient fact that multiple pedophile gangs in multiple UK cities are 99% Muslim.

  No wonder the govt are terrified of the potential for riots.
  
  
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  UK justice..

  by zeb in

  1. social
  2. current

  tommie robinson has reported often about what he sees as the demise of british society by the imposition of 'sharia' norms.. https://www.infowars.com/update-tommy-robinson-gets-13-months-for-livestreaming-outside-courthouse/?utm_source=nightly+newsletter&utm_campaign=9e3ceb30f6-email_campaign_2018_05_25_03_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e12661a83c-9e3ceb30f6-38680565.

  yesterday he was jailed for 13 months for reporting outside a court in the uk.

  his was a non violent offence.. what no community service?

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  If there is a court order on reporting how come it is a lead article on The Independent website?
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  Why Are Schools Targets Of So Much Gun Violence?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  why are so many youth flipping out and gunning down fellow students?

  is there something seriously wrong with society?

  does the public education/indoctrination system need some serious tweaking?

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  cofty

  Interesting points Pete Zahut and truth_b_known

  If the problem is a combination of factors then that those observations have to be a strong candidates.
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  Why Are Schools Targets Of So Much Gun Violence?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  why are so many youth flipping out and gunning down fellow students?

  is there something seriously wrong with society?

  does the public education/indoctrination system need some serious tweaking?

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  cofty

  but more to the accessibility to guns - Fink

  Canada has no shortage of guns.

  Of course it's a truism that if these kids had no access to guns they wouldn't commit mass shootings but that hardly addresses the question.
  
  
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  Why Are Schools Targets Of So Much Gun Violence?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  why are so many youth flipping out and gunning down fellow students?

  is there something seriously wrong with society?

  does the public education/indoctrination system need some serious tweaking?

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  cofty

  dare I say " cult " type thinking - Flipper

  That's EXACTLY what the Watchtower does - Neuela

  I really HATE it when people accuse those who disagree with them to be cult-like. It is the worst possible insult you could use on an ex-cult forum.
  
  
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  Why Are Schools Targets Of So Much Gun Violence?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. social
  2. current

  why are so many youth flipping out and gunning down fellow students?

  is there something seriously wrong with society?

  does the public education/indoctrination system need some serious tweaking?

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  cofty

  Mass shootings are mostly, but admittedly not exclusively, an American phenomena. So what factor - or combination of factors is unique to the USA?

  It's not caused by violent entertainment - the world is awash with violent media.

  It's not caused by neglectful or over-indulgent parents - Europe has no shortage of those.

  It's definitely not about 'haves versus have-nots'. Inequality is universal and the perpetrators are frequently among the 'haves'.

  Could it be a part of a narcissistic obsession with fame (infamy will do) and celebrity?
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  The Threat From Ebola by Somebody Who Discovered It

  by cofty in

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  this interview in der spiegel is well worth your time.... peter piot was one of the scientists who discovered ebola in 1976. turns out it was the fault of catholic nuns who coldn't be bothered to sterilise the needles they were using to administer vitamins to pregnant women.. he describes the present outbreak as "a perfect storm" which could claim a frightening number of lives in africa and india.

  he doesn't see it as a serious threat to countries with a modern health care system.. "i still remember exactly: one day in september, a pilot from sabena airlines brought us a shiny blue thermos and a letter from a doctor in kinshasa in what was then zaire...".

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  I mean, what's the purpose of those virus? - mikeflood

  A virus has no purpose. Arguably it isn't even 'life', it's just a chunk of DNA (actually RNA in the case of ebola) that gets replicated by hijacking the cellular machinery of its host.

  Just to be killing humans for the sake of killing?

  It lives harmlessly in fruit bats. It transfers to humans through bushmeat after which it becomes lethal and passes on through bodily fluids.

  Could be an evolutionary purpose?

  Human DNA has evolved to maximise its chances of being passed to future generations. But like every organism so has virus DNA. Unfortunately the relationship between our genomes is not symbiotic. Virus DNA/RNA does not intend to kill its host but neither does it care. From the perspective of ebola human death is collateral damage.

  The risk of a global epidemic is real.