Who is the real enemy here?
Here's 1000s of reasons not to blindly trust your goverment.
I'd like to see Bush answer to these questions.
Note, this movie is very long, one hour and 23 minutes, but it is worth your time, please share.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Friday, January 19, 2007
Waterintoxication - they knew it was dangerous!
So most people are already familiar with the case about Jennifer Strange, but for those that aren't: Strange died from waterintoxication after having participated in a competition hosted by the radiostation KDND 107.9. The contest was "Hold your wee for a Wii", the person who could drink the most water without going to the bathroom would win a Nintendo Wii.
Strange felt sick and stopped participating, she went home and was later found dead. She died from waterintoxication.
Now, I'm sure alot of people weren't even aware that you can die from drinking too much water, afterall water is healthy for you, right?
So if the radiostation didn't know, their flaw was just being crappy researchers. But the latest news proves that they KNEW! They knew it very well! And they joked about it. They also didn't make sure Jennifer Strange saw a doctor when she told them she had a massive headache, just listen to the clip below.
10 people have been fired, but I hope they get to spend some time behind bars aswell, now that this has come out, cause this is completely immature and irresponsible. They were playing with peoples lives! And that cost a mother of three, hers.
Strange felt sick and stopped participating, she went home and was later found dead. She died from waterintoxication.
Now, I'm sure alot of people weren't even aware that you can die from drinking too much water, afterall water is healthy for you, right?
So if the radiostation didn't know, their flaw was just being crappy researchers. But the latest news proves that they KNEW! They knew it very well! And they joked about it. They also didn't make sure Jennifer Strange saw a doctor when she told them she had a massive headache, just listen to the clip below.
10 people have been fired, but I hope they get to spend some time behind bars aswell, now that this has come out, cause this is completely immature and irresponsible. They were playing with peoples lives! And that cost a mother of three, hers.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
No seatbelt, no excuse
I want to post a video, but I will warn first, it's not for everyone. It's tough to watch, but the message is so very important!
Pass it along, show it to everyone you know.
This is exactly why no one gets to sit in our car without using the seatbelt!
USE SEATBELTS, DAMMIT!
Pass it along, show it to everyone you know.
This is exactly why no one gets to sit in our car without using the seatbelt!
USE SEATBELTS, DAMMIT!
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Death penalty: Death is not a punishment
Saddam Hussein is dead and everyone's happy about that, well most people are.
First of all, I have to say that I do agree with the death penalty of Saddam Hussein, not because I think killing him is the most fair thing to do, but because he might escape from prison if he was sentenced to life in prison - no matter how high the security is, a guy like him has resources.
Facts
Now, I'd like to talk a little about Death Penalty and the fairness of it.
First of, here are some facts taken from Amnesty International (www.amnesty.org)
- a total of 128 countries which have abolished the death penalty in law or practice.
88 of which are for all crimes, 11 for all but exceptional crimes, and 29 CAN use death penalty but hasn't carried out any executions in the past 10 years.
- 69 other countries can and still use Death Penalty.
- During 2005 at least 2148 people were executed in 22 countries and at least 5186 people were sentenced to death in 53 countries.
These were all the LEGAL executions and sentences, the actual number is probably much higher.
- 60 prisoners were executed in the USA in 2005!
- 38 of 50 states in US CAN use the Death Penalty.
- Since 1973, 123 prisoners have been released in the USA because evidence was found that they did not commit the crime for which they were sentenced to death.
Fair?
After looking at those facts, the first I think about are those that are innocent, spend years in prison and come close to be executed or actually ARE executed ... For a crime they didn't do? How is that fair?
In my opinion, if 1000 guilty people are executed it does not make up to the fact that ONE innocent is executed.
Also, guilty or not, the executed prisoners have family that are being punished for the crime their son/daughter/brother/sister/father/mother whatever it may be, did or did NOT commit.
Death is not a punishment
I do realize that those that are sentenced to death, spend many years in prison knowing they are going to die. And most don't know when, it might be 5 years, 10 years or 20 years! That is probably a rough thought.
But it is something to get used to and to look forward to. After spending so many years in a prison with smelly violent people and cranky prison guards, death is more like a reward than a punishment.
This must especially go for those that killed and/or molested children. Those do not have a fun time in prison. They are hated and are beaten up, some are even raped by their fellow prisoners.
Death will be a welcome gift, a way out of the hell they find themselves in.
Fair, for a person who's killed and/or molested another person, would be for him to spend a lifetime in hell... in prison.
The guilty person will know he/she will never see freedom again - he/she will probably eventually try to kill him/herself. Sort of puts things into perspective, doesn't it?
The innocent will know, that they have a lifetime to get out. For evidence to show up and they can get back to freedom. (They'll come out rich too, not that it makes up for staying in prison for something you didn't do, but it's a bandaid at least.)
Yes, there will be prisoners that are set free after many many years in prison, but they will be old and gray and they won't have a life or get one, when they get out.
It's also possible to take away that option for them to ever get out, if what they did was bad enough for it.
Death is not a punishment...
First of all, I have to say that I do agree with the death penalty of Saddam Hussein, not because I think killing him is the most fair thing to do, but because he might escape from prison if he was sentenced to life in prison - no matter how high the security is, a guy like him has resources.
Facts
Now, I'd like to talk a little about Death Penalty and the fairness of it.
First of, here are some facts taken from Amnesty International (www.amnesty.org)
- a total of 128 countries which have abolished the death penalty in law or practice.
88 of which are for all crimes, 11 for all but exceptional crimes, and 29 CAN use death penalty but hasn't carried out any executions in the past 10 years.
- 69 other countries can and still use Death Penalty.
- During 2005 at least 2148 people were executed in 22 countries and at least 5186 people were sentenced to death in 53 countries.
These were all the LEGAL executions and sentences, the actual number is probably much higher.
- 60 prisoners were executed in the USA in 2005!
- 38 of 50 states in US CAN use the Death Penalty.
- Since 1973, 123 prisoners have been released in the USA because evidence was found that they did not commit the crime for which they were sentenced to death.
Fair?
After looking at those facts, the first I think about are those that are innocent, spend years in prison and come close to be executed or actually ARE executed ... For a crime they didn't do? How is that fair?
In my opinion, if 1000 guilty people are executed it does not make up to the fact that ONE innocent is executed.
Also, guilty or not, the executed prisoners have family that are being punished for the crime their son/daughter/brother/sister/father/mother whatever it may be, did or did NOT commit.
Death is not a punishment
I do realize that those that are sentenced to death, spend many years in prison knowing they are going to die. And most don't know when, it might be 5 years, 10 years or 20 years! That is probably a rough thought.
But it is something to get used to and to look forward to. After spending so many years in a prison with smelly violent people and cranky prison guards, death is more like a reward than a punishment.
This must especially go for those that killed and/or molested children. Those do not have a fun time in prison. They are hated and are beaten up, some are even raped by their fellow prisoners.
Death will be a welcome gift, a way out of the hell they find themselves in.
Fair, for a person who's killed and/or molested another person, would be for him to spend a lifetime in hell... in prison.
The guilty person will know he/she will never see freedom again - he/she will probably eventually try to kill him/herself. Sort of puts things into perspective, doesn't it?
The innocent will know, that they have a lifetime to get out. For evidence to show up and they can get back to freedom. (They'll come out rich too, not that it makes up for staying in prison for something you didn't do, but it's a bandaid at least.)
Yes, there will be prisoners that are set free after many many years in prison, but they will be old and gray and they won't have a life or get one, when they get out.
It's also possible to take away that option for them to ever get out, if what they did was bad enough for it.
Death is not a punishment...
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