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We're not the only ones who are outraged - here are some outside outrages that caught our eye!
- Keeping America Safe from...Australians
Internet dating at its worst leads to detention and deportation. - And You Thought Tasers Were Bad...
Instead of using Taser guns, police in Nashville (and other cities) now inject "unruly" subjects with an amnesia-inducing sedative. That's legal, right? - Big Bad Texas Cop Murders Teacup Poodle
“Chill out, it’s just a dog, you can buy another one.” - NYPD's 'Operation Sentinel' To Track EVERYTHING
NYC is going to install cameras to track EVERY vehicle that enters Manhattan. - John McCain - Maverick & Spammer
Sign up to spam for John McCain and get a free red hat! Do we really need more spam...or a red hat? - Unlikely Suspect Charged With Murder
A young man is in jail for murder because he defended his home. Now the prosecutor wants to up the charges to seek the death penalty against him. - No Cancer Treatment For You!
Immigration authorities allegedly denied a man treatment for cancer saying that a biopsy is an "elective procedure." - Cut the Drama
Is our biggest problem not being able to post anything we want, anywhere we want? Honestly. I hope so. - 4-Year-Olds Handcuffed
These little criminals refused to take a nap. - Petty Leaders
Is it too much to ask that our leaders act like adults? - Your Vote is Your Voice
How much weight does your vote actually carry? - Lies and consequences
How much of what we read is outright plagiarism? - The Question Asked
Does society care more about homeless pets than homeless people?
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One Minute Outrage - Cultural
Issue: The world is on the lookout for the quick and easy way to make a buck--or a million--with as little effort as possible, and there's someone around every corner willing to sell us the secret to earning six figures in just a few hours a week.Impact: Wasted time, energy and money in the quest for something that doesn't exist--and thank goodness. Because if we ever do discover the secret to raking in the cash without creating or providing anything of value...what will be left to spend all that paper on?
Read More: Get Rich Blogging (and Destroy the Economy)
One Minute Outrage - Political
Issue: President Bush signs Executive Order allowing the federal government to freeze without notice the assets of various classes of people and organizations “destabilizing” the effort in Iraq—and no one notices.Impact: Unknown; the possibly impact under the terms of the order is much more far-reaching than the quick description at the press briefing would indicate.
Read More: Invisible Executive Order - Look Closer
One Minute Outrage - Legal
Issue: Police departments in major cities across the country aren't content to arrest self-made criminals, but have decided to hit the streets and see whether they can create some more.Impact: Time and tax dollars poured into sting operations designed to test ordinary people and create crimes that would never have been; meanwhile, who's minding the store? Hundreds of thousands of unserved felony warrants lie inactive across the country while police experiment in subways, department stores and on streetcorners.
Read More: Make Your Own Criminal – It's So Much Easier than Chasing the Real Ones
One Minute Outrage - Cultural
Issue: Righteous indignance and the spirit of protest sweep us away for the pettiest of reasons; hundreds of thousands of complaints pour in and a dozen attorneys work for more than four years to hash out the consequences of a half-second view of a pop star's breast.
Impact: We use up our time, energy, and money on the easy battles while the ones that could change the world languish, unfought, because they weren't as spicy or as simplistic and they required that we do more than pick up the phone or dash off an email.
Read More: Janet Jackson’s Breast Eclipses World Issues
Organic Outlaws!
With all of the pressures and dangers in the world around us, it's always good to know that our public officials are hard at work protecting us from those risks. I know we'll all rest just a little bit easier knowing that officials in one New Jersey county wasted no time in bringing to justice a renegade blind couple who had the audacity to use compost in their vegetable garden. Unfortunately, it took a court appearance and the intervention of an attorney, a good samaritan, and a local vendor to get these outlaws off the hook for using a popular, organic method to fortify their soil.
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I recommend you find someone else's PC and look at the blog there. You will get a very different perspective then. It may seem great to you on your PC but when away from your environment you may see what I am talking about.
Keep up the good blog work!