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Mafia Sinks Ships Containing Toxic Waste
Hugh Pickens writes "For years there have been rumors that the mafia was sinking ships with nuclear and other waste on board as part of a money-making racket. Now, BBC reports on a sunken vessel that has been found 30km off the coast of Italy. Murky pictures taken by a robot camera show the vessel intact, and alongside it are a number of yellow barrels with labels indicating the contents are toxic. The ship's location was revealed by Francesco Fonti, an ex-member of Calabria's feared 'Ndrangheta crime group, who confessed to using explosives to sink this vessel and two others as part of an illegal operation to bypass rules on the disposal of toxic waste. Experts are now examining samples taken from the wreck, and an official says that if the samples prove to be radioactive then a search for up to 30 other sunken vessels believed scuttled by the mafia would begin immediately. 'The Mediterranean is 0.7 percent of the world's seas. If in this tiny portion there are more than 30 (toxic waste) shipwrecks, imagine what there could be elsewhere,' says Silvestro Greco, head of Calabria's environment agency."
That whole country is corrupt as hell. Did you know that most merchants will claim their visa /debit machines are broken so you have to pay cash? Did you know that you have to pay 3+ euros in most places just to sit down?
A friend of mine went to italy and he says it was NOT worth it. There is so much crime, and even the "honest" shopkeeps constantly overcharge you, 10 euro for a fanta after you have already drank it, etc...
As a potential lottery winner, I totally support tax cuts for the wealthy
Wikipedia says -
You shall kill.
You shall steal.
Just because morals and ethics aren't absolute doesn't make them trivial. There are very good reasons why we find it immoral to have sex with a 14 year old today, just as there were very good reasons 40 year old men were marrying 14 year old girls hundreds of years ago.
What other religion has the "say you're sorry and we'll pretend it didn't happen" approach to sins? again and again and again.
"Forgive me father for I have sinned"
"what, again? that's the 30th ti... you know what, never mind, go sing 30 hail mary's"
"thank you for your forgiveness"
Beats me how it's an "example" but if you think I'm going to let some guy drive-off with a year's worth of my earnings, forget it. Besides it's a matter of self-defense: If I didn't act he'd have killed me (although I suppose I could have run away). You can read more about this story here - http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bal-md.samurai16sep16,0,114199.story
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
Cry me a river. It's easy for smug wankers to judge what's sufficient from a comfy jury box in broad daylight with several armed cops between you and the criminal.
The fact that it's after the event helps too.
In the case of the Baltimore Ninja, considering the record of the "victim", my verdict is good riddance.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."