Now somebody’s saying that solitary confinement is torture.
Can’t say I agree.
It’s certainly a more severe form of incarceration, but what exactly are we supposed to do with folks who might put others at risk (or be at risk of taking a shiv between the ribs themselves) in the general prison population?
Deus Indicat. Deo Ducente Nil Nocet
I forgot to comment on this the other day. About HBC--I agree! I've often thought: how did the ...
UK classes killing kids' interest in tech
A great post. Your technical skills, on which you've built a career, dwarf mine, but my experien...
Canadian defense procurement shocker
I agree, I will address it at length in the future.
The short version is that the F-35 will be...
Canadian defense procurement shocker
Hi Chris,
I don't believe I've seen what you've thought of this purchase in terms of the actua...
Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths
Chris, this is a really outstanding post, and I learned a lot from it. Very timely, too, given t...
Chris is most often found flying a desk, but he delights in studying the Golden Age of Aviation (1919-1939). He admires all the pioneering men and women who navigated the skies with nothing more sophisticated than a map, compass and sextant—and the conviction that there was no place they could not reach.
#PhotoOfTheDay – Officers of 1 Bn, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) taking a tea break in the trenches, May 1915: http://t.co/AvxsNis2TX #WW1 Lieutenant H Blake served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. See his photo in Faces of #WW1: http://t.co/rjUfUUInnb Find out about Antwerp’s #WW1 experiences and the region's centenary plans in a new site from the Belgian Govt: http://t.co/bIFkEqVQB3 Can you find out more about Lt D Abel, Royal Field Artillery, for Faces of #WW1? http://t.co/nUj3GbDE0d #OnThisDay 1916, the Second Military Service Act was passed by the British parliament, extending #WW1 conscription to married men.
Gee, prison can be unpleasant.
Who knew?
Yeah. I’m cancelling my golf trip to Millhaven. I hear they don’t have Swedish Bikini Team caddies after all.