Posts by "chris"
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Keep warm!
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Up Front: It's Complicated, in reply to BenWilson,
I’m tired of the thread too :-)
Not to stretch a point, but I do believe you are right Ben, it’s comical that the thrust of the law prohibits those most predisposed i.e. those with the unbounded energy and flexibility, while pharmaceutical companies profit enormously from our need to perform in variously decrepit states. Take care.
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Hard News: Not good enough, Eden Park, in reply to Angus Robertson,
I’m afraid I’d need more specifics to inform my feeling on the situation there Angus.
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Hard News: The United States of Surveillance?, in reply to Russell Brown,
Should we be less acquiescent about the bill going through under urgency to legitimise illegal surveillance of New Zealanders?
Being indifferent, distracted (by I-don’t-know a rugby test), practising non-confrontational behaviour, embarrassment, fear of public speaking, possessing insufficient English, politely not wishing to disrupt anyone-else’s rugby watching, not having a formed opinion, being hard of hearing or whatever – none of these things confer acquiescence to me ;)
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Hard News: Not good enough, Eden Park, in reply to Angus Robertson,
Being indifferent,
…to verbal and physical abuse of a third party? Behaving indifferently for whatever reason, ok, hands tied etc, but actually “being indifferent”, I’m not sure if it’s assent but whatever that is, maximum props for having the stones to pull it out and wave it around.
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Hard News: Not good enough, Eden Park, in reply to Russell Brown,
The were kicked out after they went to work on someone else, but yes, it was better handled. In total fairness to Sofie who I love, I was glad to get a response at all. I found the general lack of kind of intimidating. So I'm pleased you're giving this issue exposure Russell and I agree strongly with Emma's second paragraph.
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We’re back to kids/ children swimming? because teen pregnancy, exposure to STDs, parental consent required for under 16s medical treatment, minimum age of 16 for holding a full time job/ leaving school/ getting married/ leaving home = derail
Emma linked to on the first page
Police national youth aid co-ordinator Inspector Chris Graveson said yesterday children aged 10 to 14 could not be convicted of a criminal offence unless they had committed manslaughter or murder.
Instead they were dealt with by the Family Court, which could make orders.
After nine years in the job he struggled to remember cases of consensual sex between under-16s reported to the police.
If they were lodged the police, under the act, were obliged to first consider other options, such as family group conferences.
Which sounds suspiciously like underage couples being allowed to… experiment, without being criminalised. I’m happy to be corrected, unfortunately I can’t recall or google any recent cases of underage couples/ triples being prosecuted.
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Hard News: Not good enough, Eden Park, in reply to Russell Brown,
Hannah was subject to unacceptable behaviour. Tapping on the head or whatever, no one is allowed to physically (or verbally) harass anyone else in a crowd. It may be difficult to police, but the principle is not at all difficult. It is very, very simple.
I don’t know. When I posted this on one of Hadyn’s Publicaddress RWC threads back in ’11:
You’d think. Everything seemed rosy until I chatted to a friend who’d been at the stadium with her 10 year old to watch their “first (and last) rugby game” ever. Harassment from a drunk group behind them, pulling their hair tipping off their hats and when challenged claiming – “I do whatever I want to do”. caused them to leave the game 20 minutes in, her son in tears.
On that occasion the antagonists were later kicked out of Eden Park. The only response that post got was:
I really think it’s a numbers stats game. Included, it’s a game of Rugby, commercial as it is, it is commercial. Welcome to our universe, Ireland won man :)
The difference a headline or two will make..
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Well that was odd, both my question(s) and whatever just happened to the site. I thought I may have had a point regarding my failure to notify my sexual partner, but that probably says more about me than anything.
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Can you ever be ready for an STD?
No, you're quite right Ben you certainly can't, though I would contend that in some cases the recklessness of youth does seem to dull with age to some extent. it's unwise of me to assume, but based on your school's denomination, I feel compelled to ask; were your friends being cautious for the sake of it or because they'd failed to take adequate precautions?