http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2009/12/ericka-tazi-case-closed/ The official site of the Merseyside Skeptics Society Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:03:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2009/12/ericka-tazi-case-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-2459 Dionigi Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:34:53 +0000 http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/?p=389#comment-2459 I would think that hoteliers who do not know when to keep their mouth shut would quickly lose guests anyway regardless of religion. I would think that hoteliers who do not know when to keep their mouth shut would quickly lose guests anyway regardless of religion.

]]> http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2009/12/ericka-tazi-case-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-2413 Orang Putih Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:36:43 +0000 http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/?p=389#comment-2413 Here in Indonesia there has been an interesting - though secular - case. A woman criticised a hospital on her blog and the hospital sued for defamation. I forget the woman's name, but she is not well off, and there has been a coin collection for her. Quite a good idea, spell out her name in huge letters made by contributions of small change. There has been such an outcry that there is a good chance the hospital will back down or the case will be dropped. Another case that hit the news here was an old lady charged with stealing 3 cocoa pods worth.... about 5p. But that was theft plain and simple. Like scrumping. Use of the law to suppress freedom of speech, libel laws and anti-terrorism law, is a serious issue. We expect it in places with oppressive and corrupt governments but not in our western democracies. I read earlier about a student arrested in London for filming certain buildings. Aren't almost all the buildings in Central London suitable targets for terrorism? This might not seem to have much to do with skepticism but I feel there is a very close connection between rational, sceptical thought and freedom of speech and action. Here in Indonesia there has been an interesting – though secular – case. A woman criticised a hospital on her blog and the hospital sued for defamation. I forget the woman’s name, but she is not well off, and there has been a coin collection for her. Quite a good idea, spell out her name in huge letters made by contributions of small change. There has been such an outcry that there is a good chance the hospital will back down or the case will be dropped.
Another case that hit the news here was an old lady charged with stealing 3 cocoa pods worth…. about 5p. But that was theft plain and simple. Like scrumping.
Use of the law to suppress freedom of speech, libel laws and anti-terrorism law, is a serious issue. We expect it in places with oppressive and corrupt governments but not in our western democracies. I read earlier about a student arrested in London for filming certain buildings. Aren’t almost all the buildings in Central London suitable targets for terrorism?
This might not seem to have much to do with skepticism but I feel there is a very close connection between rational, sceptical thought and freedom of speech and action.

]]> http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2009/12/ericka-tazi-case-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-2412 Orang Putih Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:35:32 +0000 http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/?p=389#comment-2412 Here in Indonesia there has been an interesting - though secular - case. A woman criticised a hospital on her blog and the hospital sued for defamation. I forget the woman's name, but she is not well off, and there has been a coin collection for her. Quite a good idea, spell out her name in huge letters made by contributions of small change. There has been such an outcry that there is a good chance the hospital will back down or the case will be dropped. Another case that hit the news here was an old lady charged with stealing 3 cocoa pods worth.... about 5p. But that was theft plain and simple. Like scrumping. Use of the law to suppress freedom of speech, libel laws and anti-terrorism law, is a serious issue. We expect it in places with oppressive and corrupt governments but not in our western democracies. I read earlier about a student arrested in London for filming certain buildings. Aren't almost all the buildings in Central London suitable targets for terrorism? This might not seem to have much to do with skepticism but I feel there is a very close connection between rational, sceptical though and freedom of speech and action. Here in Indonesia there has been an interesting – though secular – case. A woman criticised a hospital on her blog and the hospital sued for defamation. I forget the woman’s name, but she is not well off, and there has been a coin collection for her. Quite a good idea, spell out her name in huge letters made by contributions of small change. There has been such an outcry that there is a good chance the hospital will back down or the case will be dropped.
Another case that hit the news here was an old lady charged with stealing 3 cocoa pods worth…. about 5p. But that was theft plain and simple. Like scrumping.
Use of the law to suppress freedom of speech, libel laws and anti-terrorism law, is a serious issue. We expect it in places with oppressive and corrupt governments but not in our western democracies. I read earlier about a student arrested in London for filming certain buildings. Aren’t almost all the buildings in Central London suitable targets for terrorism?
This might not seem to have much to do with skepticism but I feel there is a very close connection between rational, sceptical though and freedom of speech and action.

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