If I was a cynic, I might think it has something to do with the fact that Sarkozy's wife is, amongst other things, a singer / songwriter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/Carla_Bruni
If 90% of people think that an activity is perfectly acceptable, and those opposed consistently fail to prove that it harms them in any meaningful way, then it probably shouldn't be illegal in a democratic country.
Feel free to substitute 90% with "a majority", or even "a significant minority".
A friend of mine used to promote a night in a bar near Shoreditch in London.
One night, he was called to the door because there was some trouble outside. Two drunk guys were scuffling in the street and it was beginning to get vicious.
My friend tried to stop the fight but couldn't, so he called the police on his mobile.
The police promptly arrived, saw my friend - still desperately tring to stop the fight - and assumed he was one of the perpetrators. They immediately beat the living shit out of him. He had a broken nose and numerous bruises when they dragged him down the station, where he was released without charge after an hour or so.
All of this happened in front of a CCTV camera.
When my friend's lawyer attempted to obtain a copy of the footage, they were told that an unspecified technical fault had rendered an hour or so of that evening's footage unwatchable. Guess which hour.
I appreciate this is purely anecdotal. However, I have lived in England all my life, in London for the past three years, and I do not know of a single instance where CCTV footage has helped bring about justice for anyone I know - and that is not for want of people I know getting involved in fights, being beaten up by the police (as above and also during the G20 protests) and in one particularly horrible incident getting stabbed in the leg for refusing to give up a bike to a bunch of teenagers.
I see no evidence whatsoever that CCTV is there to make our streets safer.
That doesn't work.
When the herd immunity drops below a certain tolerance, then the chances of problems increase across the whole population.
In short, it's not only the unvaccinated children who are at risk.
Unfortunately most people rely on the media for those facts.
You can't expect everyone to have a deep understanding in medical biology, or even enough of a passing interest to read the journals. Most people turn to broadcast and print media to get a summary of what's going on in the world.
That's why it's quite so bad that the press routinely ignores the big picture in favour of the hasty headline.
Massive respect to Ben Goldacre - he's one of the few people really pushing for a balance in a world that doesn't really understand the meaning of the word.
The UK civil service is a joke - and I say this having had many friends and family work in all branches from local government, through the NHS right up the houses of parliament.
Once you're a permanent employee it's near impossible to get fired for incompetence, but if you're actually good at your job they will let you quit and train up someone else rather than give you a pay rise or promotion. You can imagine the environment of operational excellence this fosters.
The biggest problem is that they aren't subject to the normal pressures of industry. I've been mucked about an insane amount by various different local authorities with respect to council tax. If I get mucked about by a private company I can just vote with my feet and take my business elsewhere. If I stop paying my council tax there are legal consequences.
You can vote for your councillors, but you can't vote for their staff and they're the people who do the vast majority of the work.
And what percentage of musical artists do you think fit into this "hugely successful" category? I'm willing to bet it's a vanishingly small minority.
So do we configure the music business model to benefit those who already make tons of money, or do we set it up to help those who are struggling down at the bottom of the pile?
For anyone not well versed in the ways of the music industry machine, I strongly recommend a read of an article by a man who knows...
And should you decide that you like it and wish to join that particular church, you're free to leave at any time.
Pretty sure that at least one of the abrahamic faiths has some choice words to say on the subject of becoming apostate.
Agree with the spirit of your post, but there are factions in all faiths who show the same lunatic streak as the Scientology muppets and they're not always far from the mainstream.
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If I was a cynic, I might think it has something to do with the fact that Sarkozy's wife is, amongst other things, a singer / songwriter. http://en.wikipedia.org/Carla_Bruni
Torrent files are very small. They only point to the data, they don't contain it.
I'll take you one further...
If 90% of people think that an activity is perfectly acceptable, and those opposed consistently fail to prove that it harms them in any meaningful way, then it probably shouldn't be illegal in a democratic country.
Feel free to substitute 90% with "a majority", or even "a significant minority".
A friend of mine used to promote a night in a bar near Shoreditch in London.
One night, he was called to the door because there was some trouble outside. Two drunk guys were scuffling in the street and it was beginning to get vicious.
My friend tried to stop the fight but couldn't, so he called the police on his mobile.
The police promptly arrived, saw my friend - still desperately tring to stop the fight - and assumed he was one of the perpetrators. They immediately beat the living shit out of him. He had a broken nose and numerous bruises when they dragged him down the station, where he was released without charge after an hour or so.
All of this happened in front of a CCTV camera.
When my friend's lawyer attempted to obtain a copy of the footage, they were told that an unspecified technical fault had rendered an hour or so of that evening's footage unwatchable. Guess which hour.
I appreciate this is purely anecdotal. However, I have lived in England all my life, in London for the past three years, and I do not know of a single instance where CCTV footage has helped bring about justice for anyone I know - and that is not for want of people I know getting involved in fights, being beaten up by the police (as above and also during the G20 protests) and in one particularly horrible incident getting stabbed in the leg for refusing to give up a bike to a bunch of teenagers.
I see no evidence whatsoever that CCTV is there to make our streets safer.
That doesn't work. When the herd immunity drops below a certain tolerance, then the chances of problems increase across the whole population. In short, it's not only the unvaccinated children who are at risk.
Unfortunately most people rely on the media for those facts. You can't expect everyone to have a deep understanding in medical biology, or even enough of a passing interest to read the journals. Most people turn to broadcast and print media to get a summary of what's going on in the world. That's why it's quite so bad that the press routinely ignores the big picture in favour of the hasty headline. Massive respect to Ben Goldacre - he's one of the few people really pushing for a balance in a world that doesn't really understand the meaning of the word.
...that we know about.
I dread to think what the actual situation is.
It almost sounds like you're suggesting that the UK government needs some kind of information security strategy.
Madness, sheer madness.
The UK civil service is a joke - and I say this having had many friends and family work in all branches from local government, through the NHS right up the houses of parliament.
Once you're a permanent employee it's near impossible to get fired for incompetence, but if you're actually good at your job they will let you quit and train up someone else rather than give you a pay rise or promotion. You can imagine the environment of operational excellence this fosters.
The biggest problem is that they aren't subject to the normal pressures of industry. I've been mucked about an insane amount by various different local authorities with respect to council tax. If I get mucked about by a private company I can just vote with my feet and take my business elsewhere. If I stop paying my council tax there are legal consequences.
You can vote for your councillors, but you can't vote for their staff and they're the people who do the vast majority of the work.
And what percentage of musical artists do you think fit into this "hugely successful" category? I'm willing to bet it's a vanishingly small minority.
So do we configure the music business model to benefit those who already make tons of money, or do we set it up to help those who are struggling down at the bottom of the pile?
For anyone not well versed in the ways of the music industry machine, I strongly recommend a read of an article by a man who knows...