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It’s My Darned Right

The World is populated by people fighting for their rights. The world is populated by people fighting for other people’s rights. The world is populated by people fighting for animal rights.

Until there’s a rights group with some external funding you would never know or appreciate some of these rights. Obviously the vigour sustains until the funds run out but when the funds are still there not many legislators will get to sleep.

There’s no attempt here to demean their importance. Usually after they stir the pot that is when these rights issues are taken seriously and legislators start to take them seriously.

Editor's Comment
Mob justice isn't just

A young man suspected of breaking into a car was seized by residents, severely assaulted, and died in the hospital within an hour. We unreservedly condemn this mob justice. It is not a solution to crime, but a criminal offence that turns citizens into murderers.Residents are understandably angry about theft. The person who raised the alarm at 4am acted lawfully, and the neighbours who rushed to help showed community spirit. But what followed was...

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