@barrysaunders Well maybe when sexual assault victims all wear a badge so we know to just agree with everything they say, it’ll be easier.
@barrysaunders “Often”? But since you’re deliberately conflating risk assessment with half-arsed rhetoric I’ll leave you to it.
@barrysaunders I’ve no emotional engagement with street lamps. Actually I do. I sometimes get frustrated that they destroy my night vision.
@barrysaunders Understanding why a fucked-up procedure is supported is no excuse for it to continue. The opposite, I’d say.
@barrysaunders In all of this, basing procedures on paranoia and misinformation rather than risk assessment is the unacceptable error.
@barrysaunders Again ignoring the counter-stat: How many random men in the street are NOT about to attack? But let’s all praise paranoia.
@barrysaunders The old “It’s OK to discriminate against Muslims until they stop all their terrorists” argument. Expected better.
I don’t know if I can catch a plane any more because of all the men fucking six-year-olds in the aisles.
@hopeinhell Then you truly are a fuckwit. Jesus wept.
@hopeinhell It precisely this poisonous pedophile-paranoia that’s made it impossible for adults to have normal interactions with kids.
@hopeinhell And to top it all off, bullshit “statistics”. Kids’ PARENTS are the biggest risk, not random passengers. Get a fucking grip!
@hopeinhell In brief, how fucking very dare you!
@hopeinhell “Safeguard that needs to be in place”? What utter paranoid bullshit! We don’t move bus passengers, and they live local!
@hopeinhell If you can’t see that a [plicy that assumes all men are a threat, all women not, is deeply prejudiced then I am without words.
@hopeinhell Yeah well bigots never agree that their fucked up worldviews are bigoted, do they? All women are weak and hysterical too, right?
@hopeinhell All men are pedos, all Muslims terrorists, all gays carry disease, assume that until labelled? Worst kind of prejudice!
@hopeinhell Do you have any idea how outrageously fucked up your comments are? I am truly fucking disgusted. @smperris
@joshgnosis How do you knit a lesbian? Do you need special wool?
RT @kcarruthers: good idea! Repeat After Me: Your Company Needs A Mantra kcar.me/OP61rG [Yes. STFU And Get On With Your Job.]
There are “civil” and “respectful” ways of treating all men as pedophiles, @juhasaarinen @joneaves @smperris? Well that’s OK then.
So, the Mars panorama image has a caption…
@Wendycarlisle @AndrewBartlett And it’s not Mars Curiosity… :/
@franksting @R_Chirgwin I’m no expert, but I gather the snow here rarely lasts more than a couple hours. I haven’t seen any yet though.
@Pollytics @SnarkyPlatypus Sounds like bullshit. There isn’t any fat in cheese.
smperris Interesting to see Virgin copping all the pain when Qantas has the exact same policy about men sitting next to unaccompanied minors.
@expectproblems I am the world. You must face your reality. Also not sit next to unaccompanied children.
Indeed, @VirginAustralia @SisterMorphine, to pre-judge men as always dangerous, women always not, is the very definition of prejudice.
SisterMorphine How can you say that your intention wasn’t to discriminate, when you create a policy that explicitly states that you intend to discriminate?
VirginAustralia Regarding concerns raised around our policy for children travelling alone, our intention was not to discriminate virg.co/HsnVk
Hang on. The thing about only believing @TonyAbbottMHR when in writing. Did he put that in writing?
Does that mean all Liberal MPs get their instructions in writing?
Imagine a Prime Minister that there’s no point talking to, because he wouldn’t stand behind his word. Drug dealers are more trustworthy.
But @TonyAbbottMHR has already told us that it’s only true if he writes it down. Journalists should not interview him such that he speaks.
I would appear that @TonyAbbottMHR is the true embodiment of the Dunning-Kruger Effect, @R_Chirgwin
RT @leslienassar: Helicopter! theonion.com/video/search-c… [Agreed. Helicopter.]
People choose to do this, and take it very very seriously. buzzfeed.com/gavon/synchron…
Yes, Anonymous, let’s show how we don’t need more law enforcement online by… smashing up more websites. Arsehats.
@SisterMorphine No. Rocket, into Sun. It’s the only way.
Oh FFS just launch all these arseholes into the Sun.
@penjakti “Yuppies”? No, not even remotely the same species as hipsters.
RT @puzzlement Dads and wee ones always have a bit of extra squee, y/n? flickr.com/photos/aenigma… [Unless flying @VirginAustralia , I guess.]
I must not stab the hipsters they are guests in our country. I must not stab the hipsters they are guests in our country. [Breathe]
Right slogan, wrong product instagr.am/p/OIrAIICFmr/
Supermarket :(
Passing tra(in|de), Bullaburra instagr.am/p/OIokKjiFlZ/
Oink oink oink you’re nicked.
Investigapig.
RT @glengyron And as usual, @stilgherrian is lock-step with Andrew Bolt “Protecting children by vilifying men?” blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andr…
@bernietb I knew this guy who always drove slowly past schools. He spun some shit about speed limits but yeah like sure.
If America is Land of Individuality, why do all the music videos have ranks of people dancing exactly the same way?
My laughing has subsided to a quiet, intermittent chuckle.
Fri plan, updated: 1309 train from Central to Leura; shopping; return to @bunjaree; stay warm, if possible.
Still laughing.
I was fairly sure it’s possible to tell the difference between Twitter and Disneyland.
I’m shattered. Just shattered.
@Adelaidetweetie An apology for swearing? Oh get a grip.
@Adelaidetweetie BTW, I’ll swear if and when I think it’s appropriate to convey the mood of what I’m saying.
@Adelaidetweetie I was wondering when the “You don’t have a child” card would be played. Only parents can have opinions on our society? Hah!
@Adelaidetweetie Quite frankly I’d want any child of mine to have a healthier attitude to new situations.
@Adelaidetweetie You seem to be working very hard to persuade me to agree with this paranoid psychotic “beware men are dangerous” notion. :/
Meeting someone new is not “strange”, it’s perfectly normal.
The very term “strange man” is pretty fucking loaded. Try “new friend” for size.
RT @BXGD @en_gy @stilgherrian Perhaps @VirginAustralia could make women and children wear veils, to not excite men. For their own safety.
SisterMorphine @stilgherrian I don’t know what you’re complaining about. Everyone knows men don’t have feelings. They’re just walking penises with wallets
RT @intrepidfear I’ve been made to swap seats with wife so I was not next to unaccompanied minor. Wife wasn’t suspicious until then.
Oh it’s a bit windy out here.
I’ve always assumed that talkback hosts that go on and on about pedophiles are projecting something more personal than community concern.
RT @iain_chalmers: And we accuse Al Queda of terrorism! When do we send the fear-mongering media to Guantanmo and waterboard them?
RT @glengyron: Typically paedophiles take time to groom victims. They slowly build trust (which they then abuse). Not on one flight.
I’m reminded of the US kid who hid and stayed lost in the woods for days, despite searchers nearby, because “never talk to strangers”.
Think it through, folks. Whenever a pedophile is convicted it’s major news. So, how common must it be? Vanishingly uncommon, perhaps?
@Adelaidetweetie Yes, and what is the percentage of men or women who are NOT pedophiles? Possibly… the vast majority? Paranoia FTL. :/
Must write up the time I was all but assaulted by Newcastle surf lifesavers because I had “a serious looking camera”… photographing ships.
RT @joneaves: Try being a single/separated dad picking up your own child from school. Glad I’ve got a thick skin. [I’ve seen this, yes.]
I’m being told that @QantasAirways has the same policy as @VirginAustralia, so time for you to take a good hard look at yourselves too.
It’s now impossible to pause on a daily walk and smile with simple joy at kids playing in the park. “WHY ARE YOU STOPPING?”
It does disturb me that the lens through which we observe society, almost as a priority, is “All unaccompanied males are a pedo threat.”
Maybe I’ll just assume all @VirginAustralia pilots are alcoholics and catch another airline.
So @VirginAustralia assumes all men are pedophiles. brisbanetimes.com.au/travel/travel-…
San Francisco and Bay Area people, it’s confirmed. I have dates free in your locale Thu 30 Aug to Mon 3 Sep. You know what to do.
Maybe I should have lunch in Sydney before heading back to the Blue Mountains?
Me on @RNDrive last night about “that” Facebook page. (ABC page doesn’t mention me, I’m after the Commissioner.) abc.net.au/radionational/…
trevortimm This Week in US Justice: Warrantless wiretapping OK’d, Blackwater gets no jail time for 17 crimes, DOJ refuses to prosecute Goldman Sachs.
My last tweet seems to display wrong in Twitter’s web interface ‘cos of an HTML entity error. $8.4B company makes WebDev 101 error. Sigh.
Fri plan, semi-ordered: Research & planning; return to Mountains; shopping in Leura, probably; stay warm; minor client webby works; TGIF?
Yeah, OK, Friday. Give me a moment.