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BYU goes beyond blaming the victim

jeudi 21 avril 2016 à 02:00

Beyond blaming the victim: investigating the victim. Students at Brigham Young University who report being raped are suspected of violating the "honor code", and are investigated for this.

This reminds me of countries where, under unjust Islamic law, women who are raped are convicted of having sex outside marriage.

Tropical deforestation

jeudi 21 avril 2016 à 02:00

Beef, soy, palm oil, and wood products are the main causes of tropical deforestation.

Chinese human rights lawyer arrested

jeudi 21 avril 2016 à 02:00

A Chinese human rights lawyer has been arrested, apparently for posting information about the secret offshore bank accounts of relatives of high officials.

Death squads sent to Tanzania

jeudi 21 avril 2016 à 02:00

Burundi's tyrant is sending death squads into refugee camps in Tanzania.

Those of help the rich dodge taxes

jeudi 21 avril 2016 à 02:00

The chutzpah of those who help the rich dodge taxes: "If it isn't illegal, you can't blame me."

What nonsense! Impoverishing the rest of society does not become ok just because the rich procure a law that lets them do it.

When it isn't illegal, we cannot prosecute them for it. But we can condemn them as enemies of society, boycott them, shun them and ostracize them — as part of the movement to make their tax-dodging illegal.