tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215926314312539949.post8142869244482782342..comments2023-11-28T16:35:05.948-08:00Comments on Post-it Notes from Hades: Riotous indignationPersephonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15560178981320189795noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215926314312539949.post-23515985403696806262011-08-14T11:56:48.188-07:002011-08-14T11:56:48.188-07:00A lot of the perpetrators of the arson and looting...A lot of the perpetrators of the arson and looting during Britain's recent outbreak of riotous behaviour have already been caught through a combination of CCTV footage and cellphone pictures. Mostly the pictures seem to have been given to the police, though I think there have been one or two folk delivering private justice. As the riots on this occasion were enabled by social networking its use to catch the perps seems appropriate.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04181616393829854686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215926314312539949.post-41177392100986450212011-07-13T12:46:51.643-07:002011-07-13T12:46:51.643-07:00It really isn't Vancouver: it's the age-g...It really isn't Vancouver: it's the age-group living in this particular age. Everybody gets a chance to be on camera beamed around the world without initially considering the possible consequence. I lived in Los Angeles during the Rodney King riots. I cringe to think how it would have been had we had today's technology then.Crosby Kenyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02518264859721428889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215926314312539949.post-37292479564814459832011-07-01T15:59:10.173-07:002011-07-01T15:59:10.173-07:00By condoning violence in hockey, and holding the p...By condoning violence in hockey, and holding the players up as role models, the NHL teams share the responsibility for fan's thoughtless behavior.JDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215926314312539949.post-7232401722926761362011-06-29T04:53:11.903-07:002011-06-29T04:53:11.903-07:00Elder daughter is (warning: maternal bias kicking ...Elder daughter is (warning: maternal bias kicking in) far more mature and self-disciplined than I recall being at her age. When she was fifteen, she abruptly dropped her father, her grandmother and me as Facebook Pals, saying none of her friends had parents as "friends" on Facebook. When I objected, she declared: "M-u-um...Facebook is private!" "Da-a-aughter," I retorted, "Facebook is the polar opposite of private!"<br /><br />I think she's pretty discreet about what she posts (although how would I know?) being rather private herself, but it's clear from what people put in emails and other social media (like <b>blogs</b>, for example?), that there is a widespread false sense of security when one goes online.<br /><br />I don't think kids are any stupider, it's just with the Internet, we're more likely to hear about it.Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560178981320189795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215926314312539949.post-42807630074905662882011-06-28T17:24:20.974-07:002011-06-28T17:24:20.974-07:00This whole social media thing is a double edged sw...This whole social media thing is a double edged sword, isn't it. On one side, so great for keeping in touch and seeing what absent friends are doing - beats sitting through home films! On the other a terrific avenue for just plain stupidity.<br /><br />Unfortunately I think the majority of young 'uns of all nationalities fall into the latter.<br /><br />I'm sure we were never that bad. And you can't prove otherwise! <br /><br /> :DSOL's viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310018396992885773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215926314312539949.post-30532799700990921712011-06-28T16:46:47.610-07:002011-06-28T16:46:47.610-07:00Well, Joe, I live in Ottawa, so that's rather ...Well, Joe, I live in Ottawa, so that's rather like asking someone in New York whether they made it to the Los Angeles riots. It's a difference of about three thousand miles and three time zones. (Not being a hockey fan nor a violence fan [same difference?)], I would have being steering clear had I been in the area. Even in Ottawa, I avoid downtown during a playoff...)Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560178981320189795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215926314312539949.post-5041292348739559912011-06-28T14:43:47.628-07:002011-06-28T14:43:47.628-07:00Does that mean you weren't down there yourself...Does that mean you weren't down there yourself joining in (this time)?JoeinVegashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613274657685121948noreply@blogger.com