Former Aston Villa player Dalian Atkinson dies after being Tasered: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37082207 Latest: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-shropshire-37062452
The Constitutional Court has ruled to annul a provision that punishes all sexual acts against children under the age of 15 as “sexual abuse,” stirring outrage from academics and women’s rights activists who warn that the decision will lead to cases of child abuse going unpunished. The Constitutional Court discussed the issue upon an application from a district court, which complained that the current law does not discriminate between age groups in cases of child sexual abuse and treats a 14-year-old as equal to a four-year-old. The local court said the law does not provide legal consequences for the “consent” of victims in cases where the child victim is from 12 to 15 years of age and able to understand the meaning of the sexual act. “This creates an imbalance between legal benefits and sanctions that should be preserved in crime and punishment,” the application stated. With seven votes against six, the Constitutional Court agreed with the local court and decided to annul the provision. The decision will come into effect on Jan. 13, 2017. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/tu...ause.aspx?PageID=238&NID=101607&NewsCatID=509 So Trump gets funded by the Russians and Turkey says "not all abuse is abuse". What a nice news day.
I come home from Turkey tomorrow, have had 10 days where the temperature in the shade has been between 95°f and 104°f so I'm actually looking forward to more normal temperatures for a while. Sunshine is good though. I'm still going to be off when I get home, at least until I find another job so I'm hoping the rest of August will be nice.
The intention was that there would be more phones eventually, and then people realised that they had an idiot who would run around delivering messages so they didn't bother...makes sense to me PM
Pokémon Go is to ban cheaters for life. Why would anyone cheat at what is basically a glorified game for kids? Please tell me there are vast sums to be won....otherwise it makes no sense at all.
What they are getting involved with is a treasure hunt. Why don't they just do proper treasure hunts.? There's usually a load of them ongoing all the time. At least the treasure is tangible.
This was the best treasure hunt I can remember, got thousands of people searching for a buried golden hare: please log in to view this image
Yes, that a bit special. Hunts along similar lines are organised frequently, if not so publicly these days.
That Johnny Depp video... The guy needs a lot of help. To get drunk then take a E, throw stuff at your wife. Then cut your finger tip off and write on the wall in blood....
I was going to put 'like' but that seemed strange when someone is clearly losing it (Depp, not Beefy). Clearly needs help (Depp, not Beefy).
http://astronomynow.com/2016/08/16/fifth-force-of-nature-could-be-key-to-understanding-dark-matter/ A fifth force of nature may have been discovered,,,,a protophobic X boson. I love all this stuff....partly out of interest, but mostly because there are actually people out there who understand it and are now running around their kitchens in excitement.
