India Knight on Moat
India Knight in The Sunday Times, is one of my favourite columnists. Today, she turns her attention to the monstrous Raoul Moat and domestic violence. She feels that we don’t take the latter seriously enough!
We don’t! C practiced at the bar long enough to see this odious crime come down the generations, just as child abuse does.
To me, violence has no place in life, except in somewhere like the boxing ring under the proper rules.
Disabled Thinking
I am by no means disabled, but I am starting to take notice of stories about disabilities. This report about Muslim bus and taxi drivers refusing to take guide dogs got my sttention. Interestingly, when I go to Addenbrookes, I often see a guide dog in training, as obviously the hospital is a difficult environment, with crowds and trolleys everywhere. No-one seems to object there.
Returning to the public transport issue, it is against the law to not take someone with a guide dog. Perhaps, we need a few prosecutions to make sure the law is obeyed.
But it is not all bad news, as Leicestershire now allows guide dogs in training and their trainers to go free according to this report.
I should say that although, I’m pro-dog, you have to make sure your dog behaves properly. I’d also like to see those that keep nasty breeds and use them to intimidate are prosecuted as well.
The Anonymous Widower 