A fast-thinking pilot, with the help of passengers, fooled a gunman who had hijacked a jetliner flying from Africa to the Canary Islands, braking hard upon landing then quickly accelerating to knock the man down so travellers could pounce on him, Spanish officials said Friday.
Spending more than one has is never wise or good. If this continues, we will dig our very foundations out from under ourselves, and our society will crumble.
This kind of monster is what stoning was made for. Seriously, he isn’t really worthy of any lesser punishment. South Carolina, the state where I live is ahead of the curve in this respect: South Carolina just recently passed a law allowing the death penalty for second-time sexual predators. Mine is the [...]
This is an amazing example of the power of the Realm of the Neighbor when it is fully unleashed for a good cause and amplified by the internet.
(HT: James Lileks)
Like WizBang says, “Some things you post just for the headline.”
It is truly amazing how much the freedom of the internet is being assaulted lately and from all sides. Here’s one example…
In PCWorld, Bruce Sterling
asks if the Net is doomed by the eventual conflict between criminal elements and over-zealous bureacrats.
Here are more examples…
