Children Have Rights In Society

Does today's society favour the criminal?

I thought I would open this thread on behalf of one of our new members, Robert Argiz. Subject, do we think society now favours the rights of the criminal over the victim? If so, why? Is it burocracy, cost, lack of determination, or is there something

Marx meets a Networked Society

Welcome to our future, where "Social Production" replaces the traditional paradigm of Marx's "Material Production", where inherent human behavior and exchange is measured, commodified and monetized via a system of computer networks.

Bronx Pipe Smoking Society

This just in via New York Times: a positive (or at least not negative) pipe related story. http://levysuniqueny.com/1221/the-first-annual-bronx-pipe-smoking-society-small-game-dinner-party/ It might be a bit of a goof, but it's still a good idea.

Does gays have more rights in certian states.

So was thinking yesterday on the way home from work. Do gays have more rights certain states where gay marriage is legal? Let's say you have 2 gays in prison and they decide to get married. Do they get to share the same jail cell? If it is allowed for

Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord

http://www.amazon.com/Society-Spectacle-Guy-Debord/dp/0934868077/ Paperback: 124 pages Publisher: Rebel Press,London; New edition edition (Jan 1992) Language English ISBN-10: 0946061122 ISBN-13:

Crack Down on Illegal Immigrants using abuse of Human Rights

Theresa May plans to direct judges rather than introduce fresh legislation 4:42am UK, Sunday April 08, 2012 Home Secretary Theresa May plans to crack down on the "abuse" of human rights laws that prevent foreign criminals being thrown out of

Law Society in Wales Annual Lectures

Each year, the Law Society in Wales arranges a lecture to coincide with the National Eisteddfod. Here's a list up to 2006, with links to download the lecture. I think you'll find the 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2006 lectures address how Wales might develop i

Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society auditions held

Open auditions are being held to find a child to appear in the film adaptation of the novel, the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Filmmakers are looking for a girl from Guernsey to play the part of Kit, who is aged between four and

CANADA KATELYNN SAMPSON - 7 yo (8/2008) Toronto ON

Katelynn Sampson, 7, was abused for days before she died at the hands of a caregiver. Now advocates want answers. Tamara Cherry reports. Wednesday May. 2, 2012 6:48 PM ET There are calls for an inquest into the murder of Katelynn Sampson, 7, on

Dick Gregory, Civil Rights Icon...

....talking about Ernie Withers, photographer trusted by MLK who was an FBI informant and 9/11.

Casual sex,One night stands,College hookups-your take on promiscuity in today's society.

I found this article/video discussion on CNN quite interesting: http://drdrew.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/30/college-hookups-in-dating-out/?iref=allsearch Let me very blunt,this generation as the generation before it lost and going to hell in a

Breaking: Two British Toddlers Dead In Spanish Hotel

Two British toddlers have been found dead in a hotel room at a Spanish seaside resort. The children, believed to be aged one and three, were found at a popular seafront hotel in the Costa Brava village of Lloret de Mar. The mother of the youngsters,

THE JERSEY CHILDREN - still unidentified

merlynsam Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:00 am Originally posted by hippy Sky News 23/2/2008 Child's Skeleton Found In Jersey http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1306592,00.html