No mate, we have come so far, as a people, we will never get rid of the worst of us, all we can do is look after what WE do.
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No mate, we have come so far, as a people, we will never get rid of the worst of us, all we can do is look after what WE do.
fine words young Goat, and heartening to hear
In my more optimistic moments I wonder if it is a function of being able to access information so easily - for instance not sure that abductions of kids by strangers are any higher than they were when I was growning up but because when one happens the news is easier to spread it seems like there is a higher risk.
But that is in my more glass half full moments
I remember reading evidence that there are less violent deaths now than ever before, but of course they are now more sensationalized, well at least if they happen to white western folk. That being said we also see evidence for an increase in hate crimes, especially in america, that seems to correlate the attitudes I'm witnessing. About a year ago for work purposes myself and about 25 colleagues had to undergo training for the possibility of picking up refugees. I would say about 20% had at least some sympathy towards their potential plight, these are people of a mixture of western countries (all white privileged backgrounds mind), it just feels from an attitude point of view somewhat endemic in my experiences and I wonder what that will lead to. Hopefully I'm just exposing myself to too much of itIn my more optimistic moments I wonder if it is a function of being able to access information so easily - for instance not sure that abductions of kids by strangers are any higher than they were when I was growning up but because when one happens the news is easier to spread it seems like there is a higher risk.
But that is in my more glass half full moments
In my more optimistic moments I wonder if it is a function of being able to access information so easily - for instance not sure that abductions of kids by strangers are any higher than they were when I was growning up but because when one happens the news is easier to spread it seems like there is a higher risk.
But that is in my more glass half full moments
Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.
The world has always been a cesspit, that might seem a negative view, but consider what you know, think about ALL the terrible things you remember growing up, all the horrible things that you hear on a daily basis, sadly these things have been going on since forever, do they happen more? Has the world changed? I dunno, it doesnt seem like it to me, ever since I can recall bad things have always happened to good people.
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The rain, it raineth every day
No idea who this chap is, but he's not happy.
My state legislature sucks
This is why the NHS must not be allowed to fail(ran badly/sold off)
Two different stories but both horrible and only happened because health care is a business here
Two different stories but both horrible and only happened because health care is a business here
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Basketball and ice hockey are the only American based sports that have an element of free play in them even then they are highly structured
Seems to only be giving video on iphone
“Four US paramedics accused of racially profiling and failing to provide medical care to a dying woman face a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday.
Crystle Galloway's mother says medics assumed the Tampa, Florida, family could not afford the ambulance cost.
The 30-year-old's mother drove her to hospital instead. Ms Galloway slipped in to a coma after suffering a presumed stroke, and died five days later.
Hillsborough County officials have already accepted responsibility.
The incident occurred early on the morning of 4 July this year, days after Ms Galloway had given birth by Caesarean section.
Her mother, Nicole Black, called 911 after finding her daughter slumped in the bath, drooling from swollen lips.
The ambulance crew arrived at Ms Galloway's third-floor apartment, and carried her downstairs.
Ms Black told US media. "They kept asking her over and over, 'Do you want to go to the hospital? Do you want to go to the hospital?' She kept begging and telling them yes."
But instead of the ambulance, Ms Black said they placed her daughter in her car.
"They never took blood pressure," said Mrs Black. "They never took her temperature. They never checked any of her vitals.
"They were too busy or too caught up in convincing us that she couldn't afford it.
"There was reference to, 'Didn't you just have a newborn baby? Do you really want to spend $600 to go three blocks?'
"'Oh, have you been drinking? Were you guys celebrating Fourth of July? Is that why your head hurts?'"
Ms Black said the medics spent 12 minutes urging her to drive her daughter to hospital herself, as Ms Galloway lay on the ground "in the foetal position".
Ambulance transport in the US, where many citizens lack healthcare coverage, can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
According to a GoFundMe page, she leaves behind two children, including a five-day-old baby.
Hillsborough County Administrator Mike Merrill acknowledged in a press conference on Monday that "we did in fact fail to provide good care to this woman".
"My guys did a lot of things wrong here and we take responsibility," he said, acknowledging that the medics had failed to even check the woman's vital signs.
He added that medics also falsified a report to claim they were unable to locate the patient.
"If it's a culture of racism," he added, "that's something that needs to be fixed or for the sake of good care for our community."
The four staff, Lt John "Mike" Morris, 36, Fire Medic Justin Sweeney, 36, Fire Medic Andrew Martin, 28, and Acting Lt Courtney Barton, 38, are on paid administrative leave.
Earlier this month, a Massachusetts woman pleaded with fellow commuters not to call an ambulance for her after she suffered a serious accident on a train station platform.
The unnamed woman, who suffered a deep laceration after her leg became trapped between the train car and the platform, reportedly told passengers: "Do you know how much an ambulance costs?"
A journalist who witnessed the accident tweeted: "'It's $3,000," she wailed. 'I can't afford that.'"
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Somewhere between Nickelsville and Bear Wallow Hollow along Virginia state route 71, the remains of a redbrick home smolders on the hillside overlooking the single lane road. Several volunteer firemen sit, drinking water near the remains of the home. It’s over 90 degrees out. The sun and heat are punishing, exaggerating the heaviness of their efforts.
None of these men will get a paycheck for risking their health and possibly their lives. But that’s okay, that’s not why they do it.
An elderly gentleman stands outside of his vehicle along Route 11 West, the Virginia-Tennessee bi-way made infamous in the 1958 movie Thunder Road about moonshine running — he’s not far from a service station. Two young men pull over and offer their help. Minutes later, he is steering, and they are pushing. He makes it to the station; they walk back toward their white service van with two sandwiches in hand he bought them at the lunch counter inside the service station.
A new waitress at a Chattanooga diner drops her tray full of ribs, macaroni and cheese, and wings just as she is about to deliver it to a table filled with family members from out of town. Half of it lands on the father of the family, staining his white shirt and tangling gooey macaroni and cheese in his hair. She is filled with apologizes and tears. They handle it with grace.
When they leave — after they finally have their dinner — they refuse an offer for complimentary dinner and leave her a generous tip.
None of these are extraordinary moments. In fact, they are really quite ordinary things that happen every day in this country. They are the tiny measures of character, which is best measured in such granular increments. Character is the mosaic of tiny acts, rather than a large bold mural making an obvious statement.
Speaking at a bill-signing ceremony last week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, “We’re not going to make America great again. It was never that great” — a line that caused some of those in attendance to gasp, others oddly to cheer, before he continued.
It was a line meant to take on his nemesis, President Trump, and his signature “Make America Great Again” slogan — but keeps with the notion that some in politics truly believe, that America is not all that great.
Perhaps they don’t know what great means.
Or worse yet, what America means.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...e-to-look?_amp=true&__twitter_impression=true
Just some equal time. Thanks.
None of these men will get a paycheck for risking their health and possibly their lives. But that’s okay, that’s not why they do it.
An elderly gentleman stands outside of his vehicle along Route 11 West, the Virginia-Tennessee bi-way made infamous in the 1958 movie Thunder Road about moonshine running — he’s not far from a service station. Two young men pull over and offer their help. Minutes later, he is steering, and they are pushing. He makes it to the station; they walk back toward their white service van with two sandwiches in hand he bought them at the lunch counter inside the service station.
A new waitress at a Chattanooga diner drops her tray full of ribs, macaroni and cheese, and wings just as she is about to deliver it to a table filled with family members from out of town. Half of it lands on the father of the family, staining his white shirt and tangling gooey macaroni and cheese in his hair. She is filled with apologizes and tears. They handle it with grace.
When they leave — after they finally have their dinner — they refuse an offer for complimentary dinner and leave her a generous tip.
None of these are extraordinary moments. In fact, they are really quite ordinary things that happen every day in this country. They are the tiny measures of character, which is best measured in such granular increments. Character is the mosaic of tiny acts, rather than a large bold mural making an obvious statement.
Speaking at a bill-signing ceremony last week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, “We’re not going to make America great again. It was never that great” — a line that caused some of those in attendance to gasp, others oddly to cheer, before he continued.
It was a line meant to take on his nemesis, President Trump, and his signature “Make America Great Again” slogan — but keeps with the notion that some in politics truly believe, that America is not all that great.
Perhaps they don’t know what great means.
Or worse yet, what America means.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...e-to-look?_amp=true&__twitter_impression=true
Just some equal time. Thanks.
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