How utterly brainless and inhumane is this? "Hi, I'm a serial killer, but you can't arrest me. I am not giving you permission!" (Consider this next time you're trying to figure out what is wrong with this world). This is not the proper response to such a situation. Neither is a unilateral response. When situations like this one occur, it is, imho, the International community as a whole (or the majority of civilized nations) that must act - regardless of whether permission is granted. How many innocent lives could have been saved? Maybe you don't consider them because they are not your countrymen. How about when it is happening in YOUR backyard? Double standards? We should be doing a lot better than this, humans... O_o

How utterly brainless and inhumane is this? "Hi, I'm a serial killer, but you can't arrest me. I am not giving you permission!" (Consider this next time you're trying to figure out what is wrong with this world). This is not the proper response to such a situation. Neither is a unilateral response. When situations like this one occur, it is, imho, the International community as a whole (or the majority of civilized nations) that must act - regardless of whether permission is granted. How many innocent lives could have been saved? Maybe you don't consider them because they are not your countrymen. How about when it is happening in YOUR backyard? Double standards? We should be doing a lot better than this, humans... O_o - BREAKING NEWS: Syria has agreed to allow weapons inspectors full access to any site of a purported chemical weapons attack, effective immediately, Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al Mekdad tells CNN's Fred Pleitgen. http://on.cnn.com/QZYZDc

Here's a pretty fascinating (and a bit frightening) article... O_o

Here's a pretty fascinating (and a bit frightening) article... O_o - Today I found out what happens when you stick your head into a particle accelerator.

How tragic... :o(

How tragic... :o( - A disturbing letter targeting a teen with autism has shaken the boy's family and rallied the local community to their defense. The anonymous note was sent to 13-year-old Max's grandmother's house in Newcastle, Ontario, on Friday. Signed, "One pissed off mother," the letter refers to Max as a neighborhood "nuisance," "retarded" and a "dreadful" noise polluter. A photo of the letter was tweeted over the weekend by You...

All the money in the world (most of it from America, no doubt) can't buy you an education. It also can't buy you a properly functioning government or legal system. Therein lies the root of a great many problems in China (not to mention other countries - America, are you listening?). First, education is being exploited for profit - and at the cost of the futures of every student...who will later be leaders of the country. Not wise... Second, those in power will not fix corruption as long as the people are not wise enough to notice and react to it...and they are profiting wildly from it. Economics is either managed wisely or it is destroyed...and I think we will probably be seeing the fastest rags to riches back to rags story in history, as a result of this. I hope I am wrong, as I've spent the last decade in China, trying to help them develop. Anyone who knows anything about economics should know that, if 40% of the world is Chinese and they have a broken economy, everyone on the planet is going to suffer. I suppose, however, that the (younger) Chinese people, themselves, may not know what it is like to suffer anymore and - for those who remember (the older ones) - maybe they are blinded by new profit and opportunity. I hope they don't forget where they came from...or they may end up there once again. I suppose time (and the intelligence level of the Chinese people) will determine that...

All the money in the world (most of it from America, no doubt) can't buy you an education. It also can't buy you a properly functioning government or legal system. Therein lies the root of a great many problems in China (not to mention other countries - America, are you listening?). First, education is being exploited for profit - and at the cost of the futures of every student...who will later be leaders of the country. Not wise... Second, those in power will not fix corruption as long as the people are not wise enough to notice and react to it...and they are profiting wildly from it. Economics is either managed wisely or it is destroyed...and I think we will probably be seeing the fastest rags to riches back to rags story in history, as a result of this. I hope I am wrong, as I've spent the last decade in China, trying to help them develop. Anyone who knows anything about economics should know that, if 40% of the world is Chinese and they have a broken economy, everyone on the planet is going to suffer. I suppose, however, that the (younger) Chinese people, themselves, may not know what it is like to suffer anymore and - for those who remember (the older ones) - maybe they are blinded by new profit and opportunity. I hope they don't forget where they came from...or they may end up there once again. I suppose time (and the intelligence level of the Chinese people) will determine that... - There's no denying China's place among the topmost world powers—that being said, there's also a steadily growing property bubble that's just about ready to burst. There's no greater testament to this over-supply and over-valuation than the intricately detailed, horrifically sad ghost towns modelled…

I decided to re-post this with my comment for two reasons; The first, because I believe it's an interesting topic for discussion/debate (that means no asinine, immature remarks in the comment section!) and second, because I believe my comment is very fair, in contrast to the personally irresponsible, biased, ridiculous comments that are usually so familiar in the comment sections of Facebook posts like this. In fact, I'm almost sure there will be some here, too. Call me clairvoyant (Hehe). I hope not - I'd rather have a productive discussion. Anyway, if you'd like...please join the discussion, but don't make me remove your comments. ;o)

I decided to re-post this with my comment for two reasons; The first, because I believe it's an interesting topic for discussion/debate (that means no asinine, immature remarks in the comment section!) and second, because I believe my comment is very fair, in contrast to the personally irresponsible, biased, ridiculous comments that are usually so familiar in the comment sections of Facebook posts like this. In fact, I'm almost sure there will be some here, too. Call me clairvoyant (Hehe). I hope not - I'd rather have a productive discussion. Anyway, if you'd like...please join the discussion, but don't make me remove your comments. ;o) - Police hit 8 year old child in the face - Starts at 1:05 - Eugene Oregon

I can't wait for the day that Americans finally find the motivation and responsibility to do something about this tragic situation that is America. I'm beginning to think that people forgot what democracy is - and it's time for a revolution. When we repeatedly have consecutive reports coming out of further - and even more devious than the last - activities being practiced by our leaders, who are supposed to be 'of the people, by the people and for the people' ...and none of those 'people' are doing anything about it, it's way past time to be deeply concerned. I can't be the only one that notices this. That would mean the situation is far worse than suspected. O_o

I can't wait for the day that Americans finally find the motivation and responsibility to do something about this tragic situation that is America. I'm beginning to think that people forgot what democracy is - and it's time for a revolution. When we repeatedly have consecutive reports coming out of further - and even more devious than the last - activities being practiced by our leaders, who are supposed to be 'of the people, by the people and for the people' ...and none of those 'people' are doing anything about it, it's way past time to be deeply concerned. I can't be the only one that notices this. That would mean the situation is far worse than suspected. O_o - Credit: Reuters/John Shiffman By John Shiffman and Kristina Cooke | (Reuters) - A secretive U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration unit is funneling information from intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, informants and a massive database of telephone records to authorities across the nation to help...