"Capitalism generally refers to an economic system in which the means of production are mostly privately owned and operated for profit, and in which distribution, production and pricing of goods and services are determined in a largely free market." - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism)
It's a free market. You can't be a "nice guy" and survive in business.
I believe that China and India are exempt as they have only been "developed" nations for a short period of time, whereas the western world has been churning out carbon and other green house gases for almost a century. If the US or Australia had had to reduce emmissions 50 years ago I doubt their economy would be where it is now. Lead by example and all that.
China and India have ratified the Kyoto Protocol, something which the US and Australia have yet to do. They are, however, exempt from reducing carbon emmissions, but at least they have are not just signatories.
It seems that the reaction to every civil problem in the US, from someone living elsewhere, is a lawsuit. Suspend the kids, or even expell them, but don't try and sue the parents for "damages".
How can they be sued? Now my law knowledge is second to none, but it doesn't seem right to me. With these types of cases I always liken them to an extreme...
Say a child takes a knife from home (logs onto his/her computer), goes out one night and murders someone (posts stuff about his/herteacher on a website), returns home and cleans the knife (wipes the browser history) and replaces it in the draw (logs off his/her computer).
Is the parent negligent? We're they supposed to roam the town (trawl the web) looking for dead bodies (blogs) that they're son/daughter may have killed (posted on)?
The best thing a parent can do is bring them up with ethics and morals, but in the end they are responsible for their own actions.
I'm guessing she's sueing the parents because you can't sue a child, but that's just a stab in the dark....
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The spirit of Human Compassion is alive and well.
"Capitalism generally refers to an economic system in which the means of production are mostly privately owned and operated for profit, and in which distribution, production and pricing of goods and services are determined in a largely free market." - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism) It's a free market. You can't be a "nice guy" and survive in business.
...but an Axion isn't a Neutron.
HGV = Heavy Goods Vehicle, not Human Guided Vehicle... this might be British terminology, i'm not sure.
I believe that China and India are exempt as they have only been "developed" nations for a short period of time, whereas the western world has been churning out carbon and other green house gases for almost a century. If the US or Australia had had to reduce emmissions 50 years ago I doubt their economy would be where it is now. Lead by example and all that.
China and India have ratified the Kyoto Protocol, something which the US and Australia have yet to do. They are, however, exempt from reducing carbon emmissions, but at least they have are not just signatories.
Hear, hear!
It seems that the reaction to every civil problem in the US, from someone living elsewhere, is a lawsuit. Suspend the kids, or even expell them, but don't try and sue the parents for "damages".
How can they be sued? Now my law knowledge is second to none, but it doesn't seem right to me. With these types of cases I always liken them to an extreme... Say a child takes a knife from home (logs onto his/her computer), goes out one night and murders someone (posts stuff about his/herteacher on a website), returns home and cleans the knife (wipes the browser history) and replaces it in the draw (logs off his/her computer). Is the parent negligent? We're they supposed to roam the town (trawl the web) looking for dead bodies (blogs) that they're son/daughter may have killed (posted on)? The best thing a parent can do is bring them up with ethics and morals, but in the end they are responsible for their own actions. I'm guessing she's sueing the parents because you can't sue a child, but that's just a stab in the dark....