How To Make Money As A Zombie
Apparently, some people arrested because they were dressed as zombies have received substatial compensation in Minneapolis.
What a simple way to earn money by being silly!
Jim Swire’s Web Site
I’ve just found this site, which has been setup by Dr. Jim Swire and Peter Biddulph.
The material on the site forms the basis of the one man show Lockerbie:Unfinished Business, which I saw at The Gilded Balloon.
An important witness in the trial of Megrahi was Thomas Hayes. Read his Wikipedia entry. I know this can be suspect, but his involvement in other cases; Maguire Seven and Judith Ward, is a matter of public record.
My question about Hayes is why did he not give truthful evidence to the Court? Scientists are brought up to know that in research evrything must be true and able to be shown to be true. Somehow some seem to develop a theory and then prove it to be true. I prefer the different approach of we have a problem and let’s solve it.
Nairobi’s Two-Wheeled Taxis
I like this story.
We must think creatively about how to deal with young offenders.
A Good Idea from South Dakota?
South Dakota operates a 24/7 sobriety progam for drink-driving and domestic violence, where offenders have to be tested twice a day. You should read this piece in The Guardian, where Kit Malthouse, London’s Deputy Mayor, expands his ideas, based on the South Dakota experience, in detail.
I think that the idea is worth trying.
I also think that it could be applied to some drink-driving cases. I have only been breatherlysed once and I was well under the limit and as at the present time, I can’t drive, it would be no benefit to me personally at the moment. But supposing now, someone is just over the limit and was perhaps caught say because they were stopped because a brake-light was out, would it not be a good idea to fine the driver and put them on a 24/7 sobriety program. It would not mean they lost their job and had problems ferrying children and elderly relatives. They would just have a bit of inconvenience about going to be tested twice a day.
There is also the point, that routine often brings people round and improves their lives. I have mentored people in the past, who’ve asked me how they can get and keep a job. Often it depends on a lot of small things, like being on time, being smart and polite. I’ve told them this and often a few months later, I’ve got a thanks.
The Anonymous Widower 