Archive for the ‘Panic’ Category
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
When common contributors to youth crime like drug and alcohol abuse, poverty, and family dysfunction seemingly become impossible to combat, what can those responsible for fixing it do? In the Victoria Police's case, you take a tired and unproven old excuse from the 90s and rewrap it: you blame the ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
This little man (or man of below average height) is causing big outrage.
Alcohol 'education' groups and Government bureaucrats are up in arms over a dwarf pouring free alcohol into the mouths of bar patrons. They say it's an offensive example of our binge drinking culture, but readers of News.com.au want ...
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Those wacky family groups are at it again. This time it's over a Vodka Cruiser promotion where customers at thirteen liquor outlets across Sydney were given free condoms and the chance to win a pole dancing kit.
Angela Conway from the Australian Family Association told the media that the offer was ...
Posted in Panic, Politicians and Prudes | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Leslie Benzies, President of Rockstar North (developer of GTA) says that some of those who criticise his games are unnerved by progress.
?There is a big fear factor here. It?s the coming of the railways, it?s Elvis shaking his hips. It?s cars going over 25 miles per hour and making people ...
Posted in Game Censorship, Panic | 2 Comments »
Monday, April 14th, 2008
New laws allowing bosses to read your private emails without your consent could be passed as early as next year in order to protect Australia from terrorist attacks. I kid you not.
Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland told the media he is aware of the potential invasions of privacy that the ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Calling for stricter regulation of treadmills because children have been injured by them is like calling for stricter regulation of kitchen knives.
They are both items intended for adults. Any injury a child sustains from them is likely because the parent wasn't supervising them or didn't take proper measures to prevent ...
Posted in Panic, Parental outrage | 2 Comments »
