Re: [CTRL] Vigilante Vigil (1st 2nd)
From: "Robert F. Tatman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Carrying this a little further, it seems that modern corporations, and by extension modern government, offer a safe haven for many psychopaths, whose antisocial or asocial conduct goes unnoticed or at most subsumed under the rubric of good, aggressive business practices. Yes! In fact I would make an argument that the modern corporate mentality (which has been adopted by modern politics) REWARDS certain psychopathic behaviors "Workaholism" can be as debilitating and destructive as any other "-aholism", yet it is the one addictive behavior which is nurtured and encouraged in our society, especially by business. Long gone are the days where a company "looked after" their workforce...now the driving force behind a company's business plan is how much money can be made for the executive board, and perhaps the investors -- and if that requires laying off long-time workers, so be it. And amongst the first to get the pink slip are anyone who dared to try to have a private life outside of the office. I'm not talking about slackers here -- I'm talking about good, productive workers who routinely work their full shifts, pitch in when needed and work necessary overtime...but who DO leave at the end of the work day to pick up their kids and who spend time with their families on weekends instead of coming in to work when such OT isn't needed... These are the people who are seen as 'not being team players', and who get the walking papers first...while those who perhaps aren't as productive, but spent their time goofing off with the 'right people' retain their positions... I work at a small company which is seen as an 'up and comer', where this mentality is rife...the company designed a 'rec room', complete with pool table, for employees to be able to take a break during the day...all well and good, but what you see are the 'in' crowd playing pool most of the day, and then staying after hours so that it seems they are putting in OT (BTW, this is a customer-service company, so when these people are playing pool, customers are not being serviced) But while it is acceptable to play pool for hours during the workday because the big bosses like to play pool, we are having a hard time trying to get the company to institute flextime; just this past week they sent out a questionaire to employees, where on one question we had to explain to them just what we would do with flextime if we had it. I consider such a question an invasion of privacy; I don't feel it's any of the company's business WHAT any employee would do outside of work with the flexible hours. But it demonstrates this company's attitude that we don't -- or shouldn't have -- a life outside of work. This place forces us to attend meetings and classes after hours, and we aren't paid extra for it. It is a real hardship for people with children, but everyone HAS to attend, and if you don't you're marked as someone who 'doesn't fit into the team'... And so you have children being raised by parents who are either successful at playing this game, and so get the message that such antisocial and asocial behaviors (as applied to workers' families and society at large) are to be encouraged because they are rewarded; or you have children being raised by parents who have not succeeeded at playing the game, who have either been routinely passed over for promotion or laid off outright, and so the same message is driven home to the next generation... June A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Vigilante Vigil (1st 2nd)
From www.wsws.org There must be an island where they can send these individuals to keep them apart from otherwise normal people. I would be concerned with recidivism. However, the Britlanders seem to have evolved into a mob rule (from too much soccer?) society, which might be slightly contrary to "family values". AER }}Begin WSWS : News Analysis : Europe : Britain British media incites lynch-mob atmosphere over child sex abuse By Julie Hyland 12 August 2000 Back to screen version For weeks the emotive issue of child sex abuse has dominated public discourse in Britain. This followed a sensationalist campaign initiated by the Sunday tabloid newspaper News of the World to name and shame convicted sex offenders. The News of the World, published by Rupert Murdoch's News International, has been an outspoken defender of draconian law-and-order measures introduced by successive governments, with one criticismthat they do not go far enough. Its latest campaign was aimed at forcing the Labour government to introduce stricter sentencing against sex offenders. Under the 1997 Sexual Offenders Act, those convicted of imprisonable sex offences must register their names and addresses with the police. Their names can remain on the register indefinitely, depending on the seriousness of the offence. Despite warnings from police and child welfare agencies that its actions could endanger children by driving offenders into hiding, the News of the World began publishing the names, photographs and approximate whereabouts of 200 of the 12,000 individuals recorded on the Sexual Offenders Register. It promised to continue publishing the list, and justified this on the grounds of public concern following the abduction and murder of 8-year-old Sarah Payne in July. Under the headline If you are a parent you must read this, the News of the World claimed that there were thousands of paedophiles preying on the young. Other newspapers joined in, orchestrating a climate of frenzied retribution. The Daily Mirror July 18 edition front-page led with the demand that whoever had murdered Sarah should spend his life dodging razor blades in his food, needing an armed guard when he takes a shower and fearing his throat being slashed every night. Hanging these bastards really is too good for them. The lynch-mob atmosphere encouraged by the tabloids sparked a series of brutal attacks across the country. On one housing estate in Portsmouth, rioting ensued for seven nights outside the homes of suspected child sex offenders, forcing four innocent families into hiding. Those demonstrating, including young children, carried placards saying Don't house them, kill them and other incendiary slogans. Elsewhere in the country, several individuals were wrongly identified as offenders and subjected to arson attacks on their homes. Two men killed themselves as a direct result of the campaigna 57 year-old grandfather with convictions for child abuse and a 49-year old family businessmen accused of sexual offences. The government refused to condemn the disclosures and instead organized a series of compromise meetings with the News of the World, children's agencies and Sarah's relatives. Only when the campaign led to serious disturbances involving hundreds of people did some Labour MPs call for an end to mob rule and for legal action against the News of the World. The News of the World finally called a halt to its campaign earlier this week, but made clear that it was only temporary and would be restarted unless the government adopted the measures it demanded. Any politicians who obstructed this would be named and shamed the tabloid threatened. With the support of many children's agencies and the Payne family, News of the World is demanding the introduction of a Sarah's Law, modelled on Megan's Law in the United States. This was implemented by the Clinton administration in 1994 following the murder of 7-year-old Megan Kanka in New Jersey by a convicted sex offender. Under Megan's Law, states are able to circulate details of convicted sex offenders to schools and youth organizations, and the police can conduct door-to-door notifications in the paedophile's neighbourhood. The law takes different forms in different states. Offenders in Louisiana can be made to wear special clothes or carry sandwich boards announcing their crimes. Sex offenders in Oregon can be forced to display a sign in their windows. The measures being argued for by the News of the World pose a serious threat to democratic rights that goes far beyond the relatively small number of individuals ostensibly being targeted. Under existing legislation, those employed in children's services in Britain are already subject to police checks and child welfare agencies have access to the Sexual Offenders Register. What is contentious in the Sarah's Law proposals are the public availability of the register and calls that indeterminate sentences be imposed in appropriate
Re: [CTRL] Vigilante Vigil (1st 2nd)
The issue of child molesters and other sex offenders is more complicated yet. According to some material I posted to CTRL a few months ago and don't have immediately at hand (I'll dig it up and repost it), psychopaths such as child molesters routinely fake out their therapists by mastering the lingo of recovery, convincing the therapists that they have been "cured." Once released back into the community, they calmly resume their earlier behavior without qualm. Carrying this a little further, it seems that modern corporations, and by extension modern government, offer a safe haven for many psychopaths, whose antisocial or asocial conduct goes unnoticed or at most subsumed under the rubric of good, aggressive business practices. (Albert "Chainsaw" Dunlap is the classic example of this type of psychopath.) The psychiatrist who discussed these findings suggested that the only long-term solution to the problem posed by psychopaths, since their response to therapy cannot be trusted, may be either permanent incarceration or permanent close monitoring. - Original Message - From: "Alamaine" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 9:10 PM Subject: [CTRL] Vigilante Vigil (1st 2nd) From www.wsws.org There must be an island where they can send these individuals to keep them apart from otherwise normal people. I would be concerned with recidivism. However, the Britlanders seem to have evolved into a mob rule (from too much soccer?) society, which might be slightly contrary to "family values". AER snip A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
