Raven Paradox

And in the news of the indescribable, this exceptionally odd case:

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN0337093620070404

TORONTO (Reuters) - A Toronto school principal who pleaded guilty to throwing human excrement at a 12-year-old boy may get her job back, officials said on Tuesday.

“It’s quite possible she’ll end up back in her old position,” said Grant Bowers, a lawyer for the Toronto District School Board.

Maria Pantalone, 49, a sister of Toronto’s deputy mayor, was granted an absolute discharge on assault charges Monday after a judge said she “had already suffered enough,” according to court documents.

The charges stemmed from an incident on July 30, 2006, in which police said Pantalone threw feces at the boy, who was not one of her students, hitting him on the shoulder.

The circumstances of the assault cannot be described due to a court publication ban designed to protect the identity of the victim. The judge in the case, however, said they were unique.

“I couldn’t take it anymore. It was total, total frustration,” Pantalone testified, according to media reports.

She was suspended with pay from her position as an elementary school principal in August 2006.

In his ruling, the judge said Pantalone was “publicly embarrassed, if not humiliated. She has suffered more than most.”

Pantalone is on alternate assignment at school board offices and has no contact with students, Bower said.

Once the school board completes its own investigation, she could return to her previous duties.

“The investigation won’t take long,” Bower said. “The fact that she admitted to the offense is certainly a factor.”

A Toronto school board policy document details rules for the school at which Pantalone was principal that include the need to “show respect for yourself and others,” and “keep hands, feet and objects to yourself.”

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Those crazy bastards over there in the sub-continent love their effigies don’t they?

It has always amused me the burning of effigies - even more so because it tends to be quite prolific amongst cricket fans. This is as amusing as it is confusing.

The poor old Pakistanis and Indians have suffered humiliating defeats at the hands of Ireland and Bangladesh respectively (I don’t know which would be worse considering Jason Gillespie’s double ton against Bangladesh)

It has gotten even worse though with Indian fans not only drowning pictures of their players:

… but storming and trashing the home of one of them:

What a bunch of fucking muppets!

I wonder what would happen if they were as mad about soccer as they are of cricket…

It is time that we introduced the art of effigy burning to Australia I believe - the Rugby World Cup should give us a great opportunity to hone our skills.

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Just a quick post to discuss the insanity of our world…

In a week where:

- QANTAS was put on the open market (yet another Australian assett up for grabs…)

-Â A Garuda Airlines plane burst into flames

-Â A woman was killed by a cyclone in WA

- Brian Burke wasn’t mentioned in parliament

- Our lord and master Paul Keating made a foray into politics again

Things just didn’t make sense.

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Sheik Taj Din al-Hilali is quickly becoming the clown prince of Australia.

He would almost be amusing if he didn’t have the capability of being quite dangerous… actually, his latest speech is pretty funny.
In his latest speech, Hilali promises to “place a masking tape on my mouth in public for a period of 6 months, to discipline this mouth for uttering these words” if he is found by an independent panel to be:

“… guilty of giving justification for the crime of rape, that I have given incitement for the crime of rape, that I have claimed that any woman without the veil deserves to be raped or that she is the one responsible for the occurrence…”

Whilst it is debatable that his original speech could be said to be an incitement to rape, it certainly appeared to justify it on the grounds that the woman, as an “weapon of Satan” sashayed about suggestively with the sole intention of inviting Neanderthal knuckle dragging animals to do to her what they pleased. It also seemed to suggest that rape was never the mans fault as the woman had lured him into acting in such a manner.

This man is a liability to all Australians - but especially to the majority population of moderate Muslim Australians…

I really hope that an independent panel takes him up on his offer, it would be really funny seeing him walking around with a taped up mouth for six months… better still, one of those Pulp Fiction pool ball gags - that would be great!

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There has been a lot of talk about why The Glass House was axed - most of it supportive of the cast and crew and critical of the ABC board, and rightly (no pun intended) so.

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… what opinions are aired on the ABC and the shows upon which they are voiced.

The news that the Glass House has been axed is somewhat perplexing:

ABC stones Glass House

Glass House gets axed

I have somewhat of a scoop though:

Right click on the image and select “view image” for a full size version.

The Glass House - a highly amusing, topical comedic talk show - in a period that it was enjoying its best ratings, has been inexplicably axed.

If you haven’t watched the show - go grab a copy now

Whilst large parts of it are scripted, the humour is more often than not, quite clever and certainly pulls no punches - but when it truly comes alive is when guests such as Arj Barker, Pinky Beecroft, HG Nelson and their ilk pick up the ball and run (away) with it.

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The “Mufti of Australia” (yes, the guy who telly school kids when they can wear casual clothes to school instead of a uniform) has released a statement “clarifying” his comments.

Sheik al-Hilali’s statement

Interestingly enough, apparently it wasn’t he who filled his words with the context of violent crime and degrading attitudes toward innocent women - no, it was:

“some devious groups which lurk in the dark watching me, and who cannot tolerate the moderate, balanced way which I adopt to advocate for women’s issues [italics mine], national harmony and co-existence, and to hold fast to the love of our Australian home, to protect it from all forms of extreme thoughts and to reject all acts of violence and any act that breaches the rule of law.”

Hmmm… well, I tend to believe him, he is an Aussie after all - I mean, he has to be - he supports the Swans and no non-Aussie would even think twice about bothering to even pretend to enjoy AFL.

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What scum…

The kids who made and participated in the abuse and degradation of the young girl on the now infamous Werribee DVD should be popped in a cell with a violent, lecherous life term inmate in Long Bay Gaol for at least a week.

One really has to wonder what kind of depraved and indifferent people their parents are - raising such filthy, ignorant, immoral animals.

Sadly however, this kind of behaviour is being fostered not only by indifferent parents, but by a vicarious society that in itself is so completely desensitised to anything that doesn’t directly affect it that it will lock children up behind razor wire in the desert…

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… hmmm, maybe I should rethink the heading - some sects may take that literally - speaking of which, what is the difference between a religion and a cult? A couple of thousand years I would say, but I digress…

Sheik Taj Din al-Hilali is a bloody idiot. It is reported that during a Ramadan sermon, he suggested that perhaps women were somehow responsible for being raped because they “sway suggestively” and wore make-up and immodest dress.

For Satan’s sake, what good is global warming if women have to cover themselves up? The one good thing about the hole in the ozone layer is the fact that it gets hotter earlier and stays so for longer… attractive women dressed appropriately for the season is one of the great things about the Australian summer - and it isn’t just good for the typical hetrosexual male and lesbian - with shirtless young men parading about, women and gay gentlemen (resplendent in flared trousers and orange cravats) also have a veritable visual feast to gorge themselves upon.

But that is the point - is is a visual feast, not a smorgasboard for rapists.

No one can deny that you see many more shirtless men in summer than you do women (which is a pity), yet how often do you hear of gangs of women raping men? You don’t - (and not because such things are considered as fantasy by many men) - but because most women are able to maintain a modicum of decorum (except on hen’s nights) and behave in a socially acceptable manner. (more…)

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Alan Jones - or The Parrot - as he is affectionately known has gone into hiding.

This is by no means a bad thing, especially those with whom he works who are forced to put up with his foul mouth, impatience and bad temper.
Whilst Jones’ relevance in an age where people are becoming less reliant on the opinions of aging conservatives is on a slippery slope to nowhere, he does hold the ear of a noisy minority who seem to have the ability to drive public debate and shape public opinion.

It may be coincidental that he chose the week in which the unauthorised biography “Jonestown”, written by Chris Masters, was released to disappear, however it is unlikely.

Jones has made a career (and a lot of money) out of making public his (quite conservative) views on many public matters and indeed on persons both public and private yet has traditionally been hyper-sensitive to any kind of analysis or criticism of himself.

The Sydney Morning Herald published an excerpt from the book, a brief, somewhat amusing snippet of which is seen below:

“On the first Saturday of the school year King’s held its Commemoration Day. Parents were invited along to inspect the school, meet the teachers and observe emerging talent. Everyone remembers Commemoration Day 1970, according to one of the minglers: “The whole school was flabbergasted.” Resplendent in flared trousers and orange cravat Alan, unannounced, got to his feet and belted out a number from the West End musical Pickwick, If I Ruled the World. His choice of song still amuses. “His prayer, you might say,” murmured one of those who would later clash with Jones. The aspiring tenor, who takes his singing seriously, was devastated when a few of the staff burst out laughing. The King’s community had not waited long to experience their first Jones moment.”

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