Tag: WEAPON
Japan's military blasting off to space
Japanese MPs have backed plans to scrap rules restricting the use of military technology in space.While I think Japan's desire to go Star Wars is largely defensive (China's been pretty active on this front as well),...
Why I Hate Cops
"I don't hate cops. I've had friends who were cops in every town where I've ever lived. One pal o' mine--Cuddles to his friends--drove the meat wagon (picking up corpses) for the Chicago police department. Another was Ziggy, a ex-junkie who submitted an application to the...
New Playstation 3 Game Bad Company preview and in...
"Last week, Electronic Arts held a showcase for its latest titles, jamming journalists into a small Islington studio, where we sat on an exciting revolving auditorium that juddered round to face the various game demos in turn. Each title got its own stage area, sort of like a...
Armed Former Wal-Mart Worker Arrested in Texas Store
What do you call 'going postal' when it's at a Wal-Mart? Going retail?"Austin — A former Wal-Mart employee was arrested in the crowded store where he once worked, armed with a 9 mm handgun and an "unreasonable amount of ammunition" that police believe he intended to use,...
British Columbia to question Taser use today
To Taser or not to Taser, that is the question being discussed in British Columbia today."The first phase of a public inquiry into the use of Tasers in British Columbia begins today.This first phase will look at the...
Medical Journal Calls for Taser Safety Review
I don't expect much traction from the opinion piece described below: at issue isn't the lethal potential of Tasers (that's pretty much self-evident at this point). The real issue is that the use of these...
Five charged over '87 private eye axe murder
One of the most notorious unsolved murders in UK history may finally be coming to a conclusion. More than 20 years after the fact, five men are being charged in connection with the murder. It's really the gruesomeness of the murder that has always attracted so much attention,...
Pakistan Testes Shaheen-2 Missile Successfully
"Islamabad (ABC live): Pakistan on Saturday morning tested Shaheen-2, Nuclear war head capable ballistic missile successfully."
Wal-Mart agrees to tighten rules on firearm sales
Good news for anti-gun lobbyists--the largest American seller of firearms has agreed to tighten controls on the sale of guns."Campaigners pressing for tougher controls on the sale of guns in the US notched up a big...
Killing Children In The Name of Justice
OPINION PIECE:Disclosure: I'd like to say up front that I have moral and religious issues against the death penalty. To me, it's not our decision whether or not to kill people - that is purely the domain of one's...
Lipstick Stun Gun
"A powerful rechargeable stun gun with safety cord now in the size and shape of an ordinary lipstick. It does not get any better than this. Womens self defense in the 21st century.You have to see this to realize the...
Small Spiny mammal "Offensive Weapon"
I suppose if it is established that the hedgehog was alive at the time of the assault, this guy could be charged for animal cruelty offences too?"A man in New Zealand has been charged with using a hedgehog as a...
Army of Ohio attorneys battle foreclosures pro bono
"COLUMBUS -- Ohio's top government officials announced a new weapon for battling the state's foreclosure crisis on Tuesday and its army is comprised of at least 1,100 Ohio attorneys. The Save the Dream initiative,...
Anthrax? Time for Tea!
An interesting find, born from a bet between Welsh and American researchers... Tea has long been known to have health-boosting properties, but new tests show that English Breakfast tea can actually defeat anthrax, as...
IRAN & A Weapon Of Mass Destruction :: MAXINE
"It’s true and can be mentioned in the same breath. The fields in IRAN are producing a weapon of mass destruction and it is not what you think.
This weapon of mass destruction is aimed directly at IRAN itself and...
